Watching Hurricane Erin; Heavy Rainfall Threat for Upper Midwest; Heatrisk for Mississippi Valley

Hurricane Erin continues to track westward with its outer bands bringing heavy rainfall and gusty winds for Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands. Life-threatening surf and rip currents are occurring and will spread across the Atlantic coasts this week. Meanwhile, heavy rainfall and possible flooding are in the forecast for upper Midwest through Monday. Heatrisk continues for the Mississippi Valley. Read More >

During the evening of April 4th, thunderstorms rumbled across south-central Nebraska. Most storms brought rains and some small hail. One storm did cause some damage near the community of Fairfield in Clay County. A tornado brief tornado touched down south of Fairfield and moved to the northwest. At the start, the twister took the roof off of a barn. Near the end of the tornado's path of distruction, it destroyed three outbuildings and caused damage to two homes. This tornado was rated EF0.

A little later, a second tornado touched down just east of Sutton in northeast Clay County. This tornado was also rated EF0. No damage was reported with the second tornado.

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April 4, 2009: EF0 Tornadoes Touch Down Near Fairfield And Sutton