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Flooding and Rip Current Concerns from Chantal; Lingering Flood Watches in Central Texas

Chantal is now a Tropical Depression. Flash flood concerns continue across portions of central North Carolina into Monday. Life-threatening surf and rip currents conditions are expected to continue at beaches along the U.S. East Coast from northeastern Florida to the Mid-Atlantic states during the next day or so. Flood Watches and recovery continue across central Texas. Read More >

April 8, 1948
Counties:  Fayette
F-scale:  F2
Deaths:  1
Injuries:  4
Path width:  200 yards
Path length: 
Time:   2:00pm
Narrative:  A "bounding-type" tornado destroyed barns and stables at the Keeneland Race Track.  A groom was killed.  Minimal F2.