Strong to Severe Thunderstorms in the East; Heat in the Central and Western U.S.

Strong to potentially severe thunderstorms with damaging wind gusts are forecast Thursday from parts of New England into the Mid Atlantic and Carolinas. Significant heat will expand across the West and Central Plains through Friday, potentially breaking daily high temperature records. Dangerous heat will then build into the Eastern U.S. this weekend through much of next week. Read More >

Houston and New Wren, MS EF-3 Tornado

Tornado Track Map:

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Survey Results:

...PRELIMINARY EF-3 TORNADO IN CALHOUN...CHICKASAW AND MONROE COUNTIES IN MISSISSIPPI...

* COUNTIES: CALHOUN...CHICKASAW AND MONROE

* LOCATION: EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN CALHOUN COUNTY TO COUNTY RD 69 IN 
  CHICKASAW CO TO HIGHWAY 6 NEAR BIGBEE IN MONROE COUNTY.

* TIME: 304 PM ON WEDNESDAY APRIL 27 2011

* BEGINNING POINT: 33.704, -89.311

* ENDING POINT: 34.0078, -88.5186

* RATING: EF-3

* ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 150 MPH

* PATH LENGTH: 49.9 MILES

* MAXIMUM WIDTH: 3/4 MILE

* FATALITIES: 7

* INJURIES: 7

* SUMMARY OF DAMAGES: 15 TO 20 HOMES DAMAGED OR DESTROYED...
  HUNDREDS OF TREES SNAPPED AND/OR DEBARKED...POWER LINES DOWN.
  FATALITIES AND INJURIES OCCURRED NEAR HOUSTON AND NEW WREN.

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Strong to Severe Thunderstorms in the East; Heat in the Central and Western U.S.

National Weather Service - Memphis, TN - New Wren, MS Tornado