Severe Weather and Flash Flooding Potential for the Center of the Nation

An upper level trough coinciding with surface frontal boundaries will focus showers and thunderstorms from the Great Lakes region into the Ohio and Tennessee Valley's, central and southern Plains. Instances of flash flooding, damaging winds and large hail are possible. Meanwhile, increasing waves and rip currents for portions of the eastern seaboard this week as tropical Atlantic is active. Read More >

Overview

A tornado developed in the city of Hazelton Saturday evening, then tracked northeast while producing EF-0 damage. While in Hazelton Sunday, the damage survey team noted several small trees were snapped, along with damage to a metal roofed shed. Northeast of town, there was damage to another metal shed, an uprooted tree and a empty trailer turned over.

Tornado

Tornadoes:

Tornado - Hazelton
Barber County

Date	05/25/2024
Time (Local)	7:15pm-7:18pm CDT
EF Rating	0
Est. Peak Winds	85 mph
Path Length	100 yards
Max Width	30 yards
Injuries/Deaths	0/0
Summary: EF0 tornado developed in Hazelton and went NE 1 mile.

Track Map

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The Enhanced Fujita (EF) Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories:

EF0 Weak 65-85 mph	EF1 Moderate 86-110 mph	EF2 Significant 111-135 mph	EF3 Severe 136-165 mph	EF4 Extreme 166-200 mph	EF5 Catastrophic 200+ mph

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Severe Weather and Flash Flooding Potential for the Center of the Nation

Hazelton Tornado May 26 2024