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Dangerous Heat and Possible Flooding This Week

Hot temperatures and high humidity are forecast to continue across much of east Texas into the mid-Mississippi Valley through this week. Heavy to excessive rainfall occurring at times through Friday could bring areas of flooding across parts of the central Plains into the upper Midwest and Four Corners states. Read More >

Tornado damage found so far (as of 11pm Dec 12):

 

*Bowling Green Area:  Confirmed tornado with EF-3 damage and wind speeds of 155 mph. Twelve fatalities.  Still assessing damage.

 

*Ohio County: EF-3 tornado (140 mph winds). Still assessing damage.

 

*Hart County:  EF-1 tornado (90 mph winds) in Horse Cave and EF-2 tornado (115 mph winds) in Hardyville

 

*Western Spencer County EF-1 tornado (95 mph winds)

 

*Breckinridge/Grayson CountiesEF-1 tornado (105 mph winds) near Falls of Rough.

 

*Taylor County: EF-3 tornado (140 mph winds). One fatality. Still assessing damage.

 

Track Map of Tornado Outbreak December 11, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EF-3 damage in Bowling Green (NWS Louisville drone footage):

 

EF-3 damage in Taylor County near Saloma (NWS Louisville drone footage):

 

Radar loop of the outbreak (from UCAR/College of DuPage):