Dangerous Heat in the Southwest; Severe Thunderstorms from the Central Plains into the Ohio Valley

Dangerous heat will build across the Southwest U.S. through the end of the week with daytime highs of 110-115°F. Isolated to widely scattered severe storms are expected across parts of the central and southern High Plains, Great Lakes into the Ohio Valley, and parts of the Ozarks to Lower Mississippi Valley today. Read More >

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May 8, 1918
Counties: Warren
F-scale: F2
Deaths: 2
Injuries: 7
Path width:
Path length: 5 miles
Time: afternoon
Narrative: Barns or outbuildings were destroyed on eight farms. Two people died in a turnip house on the Wright Farm near Oakland. Wheat, orchard grass, strawberries, and garden crops were ruined near Smith's Grove. The Cook Hazelip Building in Smith's Grove was unroofed. Trees and telephone poles were knocked down.

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Dangerous Heat in the Southwest; Severe Thunderstorms from the Central Plains into the Ohio Valley

Tornadoes of 1918