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Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall in the Southern Plains; Heat Continues in the West

Strong to severe thunderstorms may bring areas of excessive rainfall and flooding over parts of the southern Plains today through Friday. Hot to dangerously hot temperatures are forecast across portions of the Pacific Northwest and southern Great Basin today. Gusty winds, dry, and hot conditions will bring critical fire weather to parts of central Washington state today. Read More >

April 28, 2002
Counties:  Perry, Breckinridge, Meade
F-scale:  F2
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Injuries:  7
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Time:  2:05am
Noted discrepancies:  SPC lists a path width of 50 yards, NCDC and Storm Data list 150 yards.  Storm Data takes this tornado from 3/10 of a mile southwest of Tobinsport to 1.8 miles east northeast of Tobinsport.  Storm Data mentions that this tornado crossed into Kentucky from Perry County...hitting Irvington, two miles east northeast of Cloverport, and two and a half miles south of Garrett.

April 28, 2002
Counties:  Ohio
F-scale:  F1
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Time:  2:40am
Noted discrepancies:  SPC lists a path width of 30 yards...NCDC and Storm Data say 100 yards.
Notes:  Storm Data takes this tornado from five miles west of Centertown, on Shrull Lane, to Hartford.

April 28, 2002
Counties:  Hardin
F-scale:  F1
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Time:  2:55am
Noted discrepancies:  SPC lists a path width of 20 yards, NCDC and Storm Data says 50 yards.
Notes:  Storm Data takes this tornado from two miles west of Radcliff to Radcliff.

April 28, 2002
Counties:  Edmonson
F-scale:  F1
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Time:  3:35am
Noted discrepancies:  SPC lists a path width of 30 yards...NCDC and Storm Data say 100 yards.
Notes:  Storm Data takes this tornado from two miles east of Broadway to five miles east of Broadway.