Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall Across the South; Heat Spreads Across the West and Southern Plains

A couple of frontal boundaries will move east and south from the Plains to the Gulf and Atlantic coastlines. These boundaries will focus showers and thunderstorms through the weekend, with scattered severe thunderstorms from the Southern Plains and across the Gulf Coast states. Locally heavy rainfall may also occur, which may be welcome news across drought areas. Meanwhile, heat spreads westward. Read More >

Overview

Two EF-1 tornadoes struck southwestern Cherry county on the evening of July 6th. The first tornado moved roughly west to east and damaged a horse barn and several outbuildings at two different ranches, as well as snapping several large trees. A second EF-1 tornado moved from east to west and partially lifted a roof off of a residence, as well as damaging several outbuildings.

Tornado
Photos & Video

Tornadoes:

Tornado - 1
Cherry County

Date	July 6, 2016
Time (Local)	525 PM MDT
EF Rating	EF1
Est. Peak Winds	100 MPH
Path Length	4.2 Miles
Max Width	75 Yards
Injuries/Deaths	0/0
Summary: Tornado touched down near the Chris Cover ranch north of Ashby and traveled 4 miles to the east northeast toward the Bill Adam ranch. This tornado destroyed a horse barn and damaged several outbuildings at both ranches. Several large trees were snapped off and a windmill destroyed.

Track Map-Click to magnify

Downloadable KMZ File

Tornado - 2
Cherry County

Date	July 6, 2016
Time (Local)	530 PM MDT
EF Rating	EF1
Est. Peak Winds	90 MPH
Path Length	0.5 Miles
Max Width	50 Yards
Injuries/Deaths	0/0
Summary: Tornado touched down and moved west across the Olson ranch. This tornado blew out several windows at the homestead in addition to damaging several outbuildings at this ranch.

Track Map-Click to magnify

Downloadable KMZ File

The Enhanced Fujita (EF) Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories:

EF0 Weak 65-85 mph	EF1 Moderate 86-110 mph	EF2 Significant 111-135 mph	EF3 Severe 136-165 mph	EF4 Extreme 166-200 mph	EF5 Catastrophic 200+ mph

Photos & Video:


EF1 Tornado in Southwest Cherry County (Courtesy of Jason Cogar)	Destroyed Shed at the Bill Adam Ranch (Courtesy of Jason Cogar)	Wood driven into the ground (Courtesy of Jason Cogar)	Swing set was anchored to the ground-now gone. (NWS)