Heat Wave Expands to the East Coast; Flash Flooding Likely in the Central Plains into the Midwest; Severe Thunderstorms in the Northeast

Dangerous, prolonged heat is ongoing in the Mid-South to Mid-Mississippi Valley and heat expands into the Northeast for a brief period today. Widely scattered instances of flash flooding due to heavy rains are forecast from northeast Kansas to much of Indiana. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of New England, northern Mid-Atlantic, and North Dakota. 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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Heat Wave Expands to the East Coast; Flash Flooding Likely in the Central Plains into the Midwest; Severe Thunderstorms in the Northeast

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