Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall in the Central and Southern Plains Through Tonight

Severe thunderstorms capable of very large hail, damaging wind gusts, and a few tornadoes will continue through tonight across parts of the central and southern Plains. Heavy rain will pose a threat for flash flooding across portions of central and coastal Texas. Thunderstorms may also cause isolated wind damage across the Southeast. Read More >

Navarro County Tornado Near Rice, Texas October 24, 2010
INFORMATION FROM THE DAMAGE SURVEY TEAM THAT EVALUATED THE TORNADO DAMAGE NEAR RICE, TX IN NAVARRO COUNTY. THE TORNADO IN NORTHERN NAVARRO COUNTY THAT PASSED NEAR THE TOWN OF RICE HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE A STRONG EF-2 TORNADO WITH ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEEDS OF 135 MPH. THE TORNADO TRAVELED ALONG A 6 MILE PATH AND WAS APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS WIDE. FIVE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCES WERE HEAVILY DAMAGED AND ESSENTIALLY DESTROYED IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO. THREE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCES ALSO SUSTAINED DAMAGE. THE RICE SCHOOL DISTRICT CAMPUS SOUTH OF TOWN NEAR INTERSTATE 45 ALSO RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. THE DAMAGE SURVEY TEAM WILL VISIT THE LONE OAK AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND UPDATES WILL BE PROVIDED AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE.	View RiceTor in a larger map
Reflectivity Image Loop (KFWS Radar) from 5:19pm through 617pm CDT	Tornado Roping Out Near Rice, Texas - Copyright Loree Scott Damage Just Outside of Rice

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Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall in the Central and Southern Plains Through Tonight

Navarro County Tornado - 10/24/2010