Heat Persists in the South Central U.S. and Southwest; Heavy rains in the Desert Southwest and Central Plains

Sweltering heat remains across the South-Central Plains, Lower/Middle Mississippi Valley, and the Southwest this week with limited nighttime relief. Thunderstorms will bring heavy rainfall leading to localized flash flooding in portions of the Desert Southwest and central Plains. Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across portions of the central Plains into the Northeast. Read More >

Rating	EF-0	Peak Wind	80 mph
Path Length	1.19 miles	Peak Path Width	100 yards
Beginning Point	34.2846, -86.9189	End Point	34.2968, -86.9042
Event Time	7:09 PM to 7:13 PM

This short-lived tornado touched down nearly 4 miles northeast of West Point and tracked northeast across Interstate 65, just north of the County Road 1282 overpass. Snapped and uprooted trees were seen falling toward the center of the circulation along County Road 1282, with a convergent pattern of damage (mainly smaller trees) noted along County Road 1264, just west of I-65. The damage continued on the east side of I-65 along County Road 1281, where several trees were snapped and uprooted and a house porch was damaged. Little additional damage connected to this tornado was seen northeast of this point along Highway 31.

Radar Data

Columbus, MS, Radar (GWX) radar image of the EF-0 tornado. The imagery on the left is reflectivity, while the imagery on the right is storm-relative velocity.

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Heat Persists in the South Central U.S. and Southwest; Heavy rains in the Desert Southwest and Central Plains

EF0 West Point April 27th, 2011 Tornado

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