Heavy Rainfall Continues in Hawaii; Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall in the Plains and Southern Appalachians

Areas of gusty winds, heavy rain leading to flash flooding, and high surf continue across portions of Hawaii as Tropical Storm Lala continues to move away from the islands. Severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall will shift into the southern Appalachians today. Strong to severe thunderstorms may produce large hail, scattered wind gusts, and heavy rain today across the northern and central Plains. Read More >

April 25, 2015
Counties: Edmonson
EF-Scale: EF2
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 220 yards
Path length: 0.2 mile
Time: 7:12pm - 7:14pm CDT
Notes: A narrow tornado developed quickly just west of 3667 Grassland Black Gold Rd (Highway 1365) and snapped a few softwood and few large limbs. It then grew in width and intensity as it crossed Highway 1365 and uprooted, snapped and twisted over 200 trees in a heavily forested area around a deep karst ravine. A drone was used to pinpoint the exact storm end point which was about 100 yards east of Highway 1365 near a farmer's field.

April 25, 2015
County: Adair
EF-Scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 150 yards
Path length: 3.8 miles
Time: 8:29pm - 8:36pm CDT
Notes: This tornado touched down 6 miles southeast of Columbia along Dale Morrison Road. Numerous trees were uprooted, a 145-foot barn was destroyed, and the top was sheared off an adjacent silo. The tornado then moved east into a wooded area, snapping and uprooting trees. It damaged three more barns and uprooted more trees along Montpelier Rd. A home near the intersection of Montpelier Rd and Old Montpelier Rd sustained minor siding damage.

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Heavy Rainfall Continues in Hawaii; Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall in the Plains and Southern Appalachians

Tornadoes of April 25, 2015