Heavy Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorm Threats for the Plains and Southeast

A frontal boundary extending from the western High Plains to the Southeast will focus additional showers and thunderstorms this weekend. Some of these storms may become severe, alongside frequent lightning, and isolated instances of flash flooding. Meanwhile dry conditions will continue for the Great Basin where fire weather concerns linger. For the mid-Atlantic and Northeast, seasonable weather. Read More >

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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.

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Heavy Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorm Threats for the Plains and Southeast

Tornadoes of April 8, 1948