At 6:32 PM on Monday evening, the National Weather Service issued a Tornado Warning for a storm cell moving through the city of Johnston. The National Weather Service Johnston will do a storm survey tonight and possibly into Tuesday morning to confirm damage from this storm. Rotation started to appear in radar scans just before…
Storms cause flooding, bring tornado, damage homes throughout South Florida
MIAMI (WSVN) – A storm over South Florida caused flooding, saw a tornado touch down in Miami-Dade County and damaged a home under repair in Broward County. Some areas, such as near Bicentennial Park in Miami and the Redlands, bore close to five inches of rain in the past 24 hours, Monday. Residents complained of…
‘Microburst’ of 100 mph winds, not a tornado, was the cause of extensive damage in Massachusetts last week, forecasters say
As thunderstorms swept through the state last week, short bursts of high-speed winds wreaked havoc on three Massachusetts towns, forecasters said. Last Friday’s stormy weather downed trees and knocked out electricity for thousands of Massachusetts households. A tornado watch was also issued for counties across the state. Although there was a risk of a tornado,…
Tornado in Louisiana that threw mobile home into road, killed 1 person was EF-3 with 150 mph winds
One of the tornadoes that ripped through Louisiana Sunday night packed a punch in Acadia Parish, according to forecasters. The National Weather Service (NWS) office in Lake Charles said Monday night the tornado that left a trail of destruction was an EF-3 tornado with winds of 150 mph. The twister touched down around 8:34 p.m.…
Tornado Touched Down In New York, National Weather Service Confirms
A tornado touched down in New York State when a round of severe storms sweep through the region Friday night, May 15, the National Weather Service confirmed. The twister was in one of the northern areas of New York and Connecticut in which a Tornado Watch was in effect. It touched down between 5:59 p.m.…
Remembering the Kalamazoo tornado 40 years after it struck May 13, 1980
KALAMAZOO, MI — When the wind stopped, the people of Kalamazoo emerged to find trees blown down, buildings destroyed and lives lost. It was the afternoon of May 13, 1980, when a tornado touched down in Kalamazoo and began its 11-mile path of destruction. Now, 40 years later, the community is battling a new disaster…
Tornado delivers winds up to 220 km/h, kills 2 in Nuevo León
Howling winds, furiously whirling dark clouds and scraps of sheet metal careening through the skies like confetti were what residents of Apodaca, Nuevo León, faced on Friday afternoon when a tornado touched down, causing extensive damage that was documented in videos shared to social media. Two people lost their lives and at least five were…
Meteorologists have warned about North Carolina’s ‘radar gap’ for years. It’s taking a toll on forecasts.
Rotating supercell thunderstorms barreled across the North Carolina Piedmont on Saturday night, prompting tornado sirens to blare in Charlotte as three dangerous storms targeted the city. A total of 18 tornado warnings were issued for the trio of tempests as they straddled the North Carolina-South Carolina State line and tracked directly into the Queen City…
EF-1 tornado confirmed in Smith, Wilson Counties
WILSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WTVF) — National Weather Service officials say an EF-1 tornado hit eastern Wilson County and the western part of Smith County Saturday with winds reaching up to 90 miles per hour. Officials’ preliminary report states the tornado spun up near Bell Road in far eastern Wilson County where several trees were downed…
Under the radar, tornado season already the deadliest since 2011; twister confirmed in N.J.
With the annual peak period still to come, 2020 already has secured its position as the deadliest tornado year since 2011, and that does have something to do with what has been happening around here. Although the coronavirus likely has deprived them of their fair share of attention, since Jan. 1, tornadoes have killed 73…