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 3, 2007
County: Taylor
EF-Scale: EF0
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 25 yards
Path length: 1.3 miles (skipping)
Time: 8:01pm EDT
Notes: This small tornado first destroyed a 2-car garage 0.4 miles south of KY 744 on Smith Chapel School Road. It skipped northeast, damaging trees and two homes. It lifted just north of KY 744. Wind speeds were estimated around 85 mph.

April 3, 2007
Counties: Casey
EF-scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 200 yards
Path length: 13 miles (skipping)
Time: 8:23pm EDT
Notes: The tornado touched down four miles northwest of Dunnville and skipped along ridgetops to the east-southeast, exiting Casey County at Mintonville. The worst damage, near the upper bound of EF1 around 105 mph, was done to a well-constructed home west of Mintonville.

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

Tornadoes of April 3, 2007