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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

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 >

Looking Back at May 30-31, 2004

Tornado Surveys Completed

(Click on the entries in the first column to see a official storm survey summary and under the last column for track information and pictures)

 Location
EF Scale/ Max Wind  (mph) 
Injuries/
Fatalities
Path Length (Miles)
Path Width (Feet) 
Starting Lat/.Long
Ending Lat/.Long
Description

Lauderdale County
(Murphy Crossroads)

EF-1/
73-112 MPH

0/0

 3.2 miles

 210

34.98/-87.95

34.99/-87.88

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Lauderdale County
(Florence)
EF-1/
73-112 MPH

0/0

 6.0 miles

 450

34.80/-87.95

34.80/-87.68

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Lauderdale County
(Killen)
EF-1/
73-112 MPH

0/0

 4.0 miles

 300

34.84/-87.51

34.82/-87.39

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Lauderdale County&
(Anderson)
EF-1/
73-112 MPH

0/0

 2.5 miles

 225

34.97/-87.27

34.98/-87.23

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Limestone County
(Elkmont)
EF-1/
73-112 MPH

0/0

 9.0 miles

 300

34.83/-87.13

34.92/-87.00

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Madison, AL/Lincoln, TN /Franklin,TN
(New Sharon to 2 E Huntland)
EF-1/
73-112 MPH

0/0

 23.5 miles

 450

34.95/-86.64

35.05/-86.23

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Moore, TN/Franklin, TN
(Center Grove)
EF-1/
73-112 MPH

0/0

 6.0 miles

 450

34.30/-86.35

35.32.-86.23

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Surface Analysis at 7 AM on 5/30/20004 850 mb Analysis at 7 PM on 5/30/2004
300 mb Analysis at 7 PM on 5/30/2004 Surface Analysis at 7 AM on 5/31/2004