Heavy Rainfall and Flooding Threats in the Midwest and Ohio Valley; Heat Continues in the Plains and Southeast

An active pattern will continue to bring heavy to excessive rainfall and flash flooding threats to the Midwest and Ohio Valley over the next couple of days. Dangerous heat continues across the central/southern Plains and Southeast U.S. into next week. There is potential for record-tying/breaking temperatures with many areas forecast to see their hottest temperatures so far this year. Read More >

Overview

A short wave trough lifted north across northeastern Kansas through the late afternoon and evening. Thunderstorms developed along the associated warm front, with isolated strong storms moving northeast across northeastern Kansas into northwestern Missouri. One storm resulted in a brief tornado in Atchison County Kansas, near Effingham, KS. More information via the Kansas City Star Article

Photo Outside Effingham, KS via Twitter from @cjkc63

Tornado

Tornadoes:

Tornado - LOCATION
COUNTY NAME

Date	21 May 2019
Time (Local)	7:07 PM CDT
EF Rating	1
Est. Peak Winds	90
Path Length	5.4 Miles
Max Width	30 Yards
Injuries/Deaths	0

Track Map

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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Heavy Rainfall and Flooding Threats in the Midwest and Ohio Valley; Heat Continues in the Plains and Southeast

21 May 2019 Atchison County Kansas Tornado