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 29, 1963
Counties: Logan
F-scale:  F2
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Time: 8:10pm
Noted discrepancies: SPC and NCDC list this as an F2, Grazulis does not list it. SPC gives a path width of 170 yards and a path length of 9 miles...NCDC gives nothing for either.
Notes:  Storm Data says that the central and northern parts of Russellville were hardest hit, including the Kaintuck Hotel.

April 29, 1963
Counties: Edmonson
F-scale:  F2
Deaths:
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Time: 8:30pm
Noted discrepancies: SPC and NCDC list this as an F2, Grazulis does not list it. SPC gives a path width of 10 yards and a path length of 1/10 of a mile...NCDC gives nothing for either.
Notes:  Storm Data says this tornado struck at Rocky Hill Crossroad.

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

Tornadoes of April 29, 1963