Heavy Rain and Flooding Concerns in Hawaii; Severe Weather this Weekend in the Plains; Pacific Storm in the West

A storm system near the Hawaiian Islands is expected to bring periods of heavy rainfall, strong winds, and isolated strong to severe thunderstorms through Friday. Several rounds of severe thunderstorms are forecast to impact parts of the Great Plains into the Midwest this weekend into next week. Moderate to heavy rainfall and high elevation snow is expected this weekend over California and Oregon. Read More >

A tornado moved one mile south of Penfield to seven miles north of Lock Haven. Ten houses were destroyed or damaged. About 88,000 trees were destroyed in Pennsylvania State Forest land. In Clinton County, this tornado also took down a large metal fire tower and at least one cabin. Golf ball size hail fell near Avis. This tornado carved a 75 mile long path of damage; at times this path was 1.5 miles wide.

Source: NCDC Storm Data: May 1985; Volume 27, Number 5

The scar from this tornado can still be seen in satellite imagery. In this Bing map, you can see the scar extending from south of Hollywood, PA to northeast of Jersey Shore, PA.