It was a rare sight for New Mexicans on Thursday afternoon, as a tornado touched down in Eagle Nest. The National Weather Service confirmed the tornado caused damaged, but no injuries were reported. A hay barn was destroyed and an RV was knocked over. There were also reports of a damaged transformer and downed power…
‘Extremely rare’ early-morning tornado touches down in northeast Colorado
WELD COUNTY, Colo. – The tornado that touched down in a field outside of Keota, Colorado Wednesday morning was an “extremely rare” event, according to a National Weather Service meteorologist. The tornado dropped to the ground at 6:37 a.m. about 5 miles northwest of Keota, in northeast Weld County, as an early-morning round of severe…
The NWS explains why no warning was issued for Deerfield tornado
SULLIVAN, Wis (WMTV) – The National Weather Service (NWS) confirmed the damage in Deerfield was caused by a tornado. The EF-Zero tornado touched ground for four minutes and had winds topping 80 miles per hour, damaging the roof of a business and knocking over some trees. NBC15 reached out to the NWS in Sullivan to…
Near record low tornado count so far this year
KMSP – After a fairly busy severe weather year last year nationwide, this year is nearing record lows. So far, through early August, the number of tornadoes stands at just 704. That’s the lowest number of reported tornadoes in the U.S. since 2013, and second lowest since 2005. By this point in the year, we…
NWS confirms EF-0 tornado touched down in Deerfield
DEERFIELD, Wis. (WMTV) – The National Weather Service confirmed that a tornado touched down in Deerfield on Thursday, August 9th. And around 11 a.m. on Friday, August 10th the National Weather Service categorized this tornado as an EF-0. The wind speed was reported to be 80 miles per hour and the length of the tornado’s…
Manitoba residents frustrated they didn’t receive emergency alerts on cellphones before deadly tornado
Pamela Sul, chief administrative officer for the rural municipality near Lake Manitoba, says she saw a tornado warning on television and was able to flee her home. But she didn’t have cell coverage to receive a text-message alert on her phone or even call her neighbors to warn them about the incoming storm. She says…
North America Just Had Its First EF4 Tornado of 2018, and It Wasn’t in the U.S.
North America’s first EF4 tornado of 2018 has been confirmed, but it wasn’t in the United States. Environment Canada said an EF4 tornado touched down last Friday in Manitoba, Canada. The U.S. averages the most tornadoes in a given year, with 1,253 twisters occurring in the country annually, according to NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental…
Tornado touchdown in Steuben County unlikely
STEUBEN COUNTY, Ind. (Steuben Co. EMA) – At 4:52 pm on Tuesday, August 7, the National Weather Service issued a “Tornado Warning” for Steuben County Indiana, prompting an immediate emergency response from Steuben County Emergency Management. Steuben County Emergency Management Director, Randy Brown made contact with Steuben County Communications to confirm they were clear on…
EF1 tornado confirmed in Warsaw Monday
The National Weather Service in North Webster has confirmed an EF1 touched down on the east side of Warsaw during Monday evening’s thunderstorms. There was no warning issued for the particular storm that produced the twister. In fact, there weren’t may warnings in general throughout the evening because the storms were just below severe limits…
Tornado touched down in Warsaw
WARSAW, Ind. (WANE) – An EF-1 tornado with wind speeds up to 90 mph touched down in Warsaw Monday night, the National Weather Service confirmed Tuesday. No one was hurt in the tornado, which touched down at 8:27 p.m. a mile northeast of downtown Warsaw near Pike Lake and drove 4.1 miles east. The weather…