Extreme Heat in the Southwest; Severe Weather in the Northern Plains; Heavy Rain in the East

Extreme heat continues across the Southwest as temperatures may top 120 degrees. The heat may expand across the West and south-central U.S. into the middle of the month. Severe thunderstorms capable of severe wind gusts and large hail will be the primary hazards today across the northern Plains into the upper Midwest. Rainfall could be locally heavy across the Eastern U.S. today. Read More >

*A List of Tornadoes That Affected the Huntsville Forecast Area*
Counties Affected	Start Time (CST)	F Scale	Injuries/ Fatalities	Path Length (Miles)	Path Width (Yards)	Starting Location	Ending Location	Radar Loop
Lawrence, AL/Morgan, AL/Limestone, AL/Madison, AL	5:15 PM	F5	267/28	52.0	500	Mt. Moriah, AL	Near Harvest, AL	Click Here
Franklin, AL	5:30 PM	F2	4/0	12.8	350	2 miles SW of Phil Campbell, AL	Oak Grove, AL	Click Here
Pickens, AL/Tuscaloosa, AL/Fayette, AL/Walker, AL/Cullman, AL	5:35 PM	F4	178/3	110.6	500	9 miles NNW Aliceville, AL	8 miles N of Cullman, AL	Click Here
Limestone, AL/Madison, AL/Lincoln, TN/Franklin, TN/Coffee, TN	6:35 PM	F5	270/27	98.0	500	8 miles SSW of Athens, AL	SW Coffee County, TN	Click Here
Lincoln, TN/Franklin, TN	6:45 PM	F4	121/11	27.50	800	Near Flintsville, TN	NE of Estill Springs, TN	Click Here
Lamar, AL/Marion, AL/Winston, AL/Lawrence, AL/Morgan, AL	7:50 PM	F5	272/28	79.5	500	14 miles NNE of Columbus, MS	Just East of Decatur, AL	Click Here
Franklin, TN/Coffee, TN	8:00 PM	F3	1/0	20	100	4 miles NE Winchester, TN	10 miles W Altamont, TN	-----
Morgan, AL/Limestone, AL/Madison, AL/Jackson, AL	9:24 PM	F3	7/2	46.5	700	7 miles SE of Decatur, AL	1 mile SW of Baileyton, AL	Click Here

Below is a Radar Loop from Centreville, AL (5:15 PM to 10:21 PM on April 3rd, 1974)

Alabama Statistics From the April 3, 1974 Tornado Outbreak

AL	*# of Tornadoes*	*Fatalities*	*Injuries*	*Avg. Path Length*	*Longest Path Length(Miles)*	*Avg. Path Width(Yards)*
All Tornadoes	10	77	927	37.53	110.6 (Pickens/Cullman)	490
F5's (AL)	3	72	729	57.4	79.5 (Lamar/Morgan)	500
F4's (AL)	1	3	178	110.6	110.6 (Pickens/Cullman)	500
F3's (AL)	2	2	16	33.7	46.5(Morgan/Jackson)	400
F2's (AL)	3	0	4	8.07	12.4(Franklin)	433
F1's (AL)	1	0	NA	1	1(Calhoun)	800
F0's (AL)	0	0	NA	NA	NA	NA

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Extreme Heat in the Southwest; Severe Weather in the Northern Plains; Heavy Rain in the East

April 3-4, 1974 Tornado Tracks

Alabama Statistics From the April 3, 1974 Tornado Outbreak