NASHVILLE, Tenn. — (UPDATE 8 p.m.) The National Weather Service has confirmed two tornado touchdowns in middle Tennessee during overnight storms on Thursday. According to the NWS, an EF-0 touched down in Marshall County on Thursday night. It touched down a half mile south of Belfast and traveled east to the Marshall/Bedford County line. Winds…
Woman describes what it was like living through a tornado
Many Clarks Grove residents knew there was a possibility for storms Monday night, but they didn’t anticipate anything as severe as a tornado. At only the beginning of March, it was an abnormality to see that kind of weather so early in the year. “It was pretty nuts,” said Karen Quam, who lives with her…
Weather Service identifies 10 tornadoes from Monday’s storm
At least 10 tornadoes touched down in Iowa Monday night, according to damage assessments completed by the National Weather Service offices in Des Moines and the Quad Cities. Storm teams are still checking out other locations with damage, so the tornado total could rise. Meteorologist Andrew Ansorge says the most significant damage occurred in the…
Tornado inflicts damage on Greasy area
A preliminary EF1 tornado struck the Greasy community and along Rock Fence Road Monday night, causing major damage to a community center, ball field and several houses. The drone of chainsaws filled the air Tuesday morning as dozens of downed trees were removed from roads and buildings in the area. Crews from the Oklahoma Department…
4th tornado confirmed from February storm
ST JOSEPH CO, MI (WTVB) – The National Weather Service now says there were four EF-1 tornadoes that broke out during the evening of February 28, 2017. They have determined that a tornado was on the ground for two minutes in St. Joseph County. It traveled about two miles and had a top wind speed…
Perryville tornado lasted more than an hour
The historical comparisons are evident. The National Weather Service’s Paducah office – which assessed the damage from the Perryville tornado – released its final storm report on Saturday. According to the NWS, the twister is not only the longest-track tornado in this region since 1981 – spending an incredible one hour and 2 minutes on…
Fat Tuesday tornado upgraded to EF-4
The Fat Tuesday tornado that hit Jackson and Franklin counties has been upgraded to an EF-4, the National Weather service has reported. That tornado started near Perryville, Missouri, where it did significant damage and killed one person, and then traveled more than 50 miles east where it finally dissolved just southeast of Christopher. It was…
A tornado hit Chatsworth on Wednesday
A “brief” tornado rolled through Chatsworth on Wednesday afternoon, with winds reaching 90 miles per hour that caused “significant” damage but no injuries along the three-mile path, according to the National Weather Service. The tornado was classified as EF-1, which is on the lower end of the tornado scale. Winds from an EF-1 tornado are…
Tornado confirmed in Pike County
WILMINGTON, Ohio (WSYX/WTTE) — The National Weather Service confirmed a tornado touched down in Pike County on Wednesday. The twister that struck in Waverly has been registered as an EF1. Officials said the maximum speed was 90 miles per hour with a maximum path length at three-quarters-of-a-mile and maximum path width of 125 yards. A…
Perryville tornado had winds up to 165 mph, meteorologists say
PERRYVILLE, Mo. • The tornado that killed one motorist and destroyed homes in Perryville on Tuesday night packed winds of up to 165 mph and covered nearly 50 miles, weather officials said Thursday. The National Weather Service has preliminarily labeled the tornado an EF-3 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale. A final report is expected by…