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Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Extreme Cold and Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Multiple clipper systems will bring cold temperatures and enhance lake-effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes. An arctic blast will bring frigid temperatures accompanied with gusty winds that may lead to dangerous wind chills beginning in the Northern Plains Thursday before expanding to the South and East. An expansive winter storm will start Friday in the Southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South. Read More >

April 24, 2010
County: Edmonson
EF-scale:  EF1
Deaths:  0
Injuries:  0
Path width: 50 yards
Path length:  1.1 miles
Time:  5:40pm - 5:42pm CDT
Notes:  A well-built home suffered significant damage and a shed was destroyed.  Several outbuildings were damaged and numerous trees were uprooted or snapped in the Sunfish area.

April 24, 2010
County: Mercer
EF-scale:  EF1
Deaths:  0
Injuries:  0
Path width:  50 yards
Path length:  1.4 miles
Time:  8:25pm - 8:27pm EDT
Notes:  Near Patterson Lane and McAfee Lane between McAfee and Ebenezer a well-built barn had two walls blown out and its roof blown one-half mile downstream.  Two other barns were also damaged or destroyed, and many trees were uprooted or damaged.