Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall in the Mid-Atlantic; Fire Weather Concerns in the West

Thunderstorms are expected to bring heavy rain and potential significant flash and urban flooding to the Mid-Atlantic on Thursday, especially along the I-95 urban corridor. Dry conditions, gusty winds, and isolated dry thunderstorms will continue to bring a critical fire weather threat to the northwestern Great Basin into the interior Northwest through Thursday. Read More >

Overview

On the morning of December 23rd 2015, several lines of thunderstorms rolled through our area. Some of these storms quickly became severe. 
The NWS in Paducah discovered eight tornadoes touched down across southeast Missouri, southwest IN and southern IL along with a few downbursts.

Tornadoes
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Tornadoes:

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Tornado #1 - Tamaroa, Illinois
Perry County

Date	12/23/2015
Time (CST)	11:23 AM - 11:28 AM
EF Rating	EF-1
Est. Peak Winds	95 mph
Path Length	6 miles
Max Width	200 yards
Injuries/Deaths	0/0
Summary: NUMEROUS TREES SNAPPED NEAR BASE OR UPROOTED. SEVERAL HOMES WITH MINOR TO MAJOR ROOF DAMAGE. SEVERAL BARNS WITH SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE.

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Tornado #2 - Ava, Illinois
Jackson County

Date	12/23/2015
Time (CST)	11:15 AM - 11:20 AM
EF Rating	EF-0
Est. Peak Winds	75 mph
Path Length	6 miles
Max Width	50 yards
Injuries/Deaths	0/0
Summary: TREES WITH CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES SNAPPED OFF.

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Tornado #3 - Chilton, Missouri
Carter County

Date	12/23/2015
Time (CST)	9:43 AM - 9:49 AM
EF Rating	EF-1
Est. Peak Winds	95 mph
Path Length	6 miles
Max Width	100 yards
Injuries/Deaths	0/0
Summary: OLD SCHOOL HOUSE WAS NEARLY DESTROYED. HUNDREDS OF TREES WERE EITHER SNAPPED IN HALF OR UPROOTED.

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Tornado #4 - Golden Gate, Illinois
Wayne County

Date	12/23/2015
Time (CST)	12:30 PM - 12:35 PM
EF Rating	EF-1
Est. Peak Winds	95 mph
Path Length	5 miles
Max Width	100 yards
Injuries/Deaths	0/0
Summary: A FEW UPROOTED TREES. SEVERAL TREES OR TREE BRANCHES SNAPPED. ONE HOME AND ONE BARN WITH ROOF/SHINGLE DAMAGE.

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Tornado #5 - Carmi, Illinois
White County

Date	12/23/2015
Time (CST)	12:25 PM - 12:28 PM
EF Rating	EF-1
Est. Peak Winds	105 mph
Path Length	1.25 miles
Max Width	100 yards
Injuries/Deaths	0/0
Summary: TORNADO BEGAN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF 1500 N AND COUNTY RD 850 E AND ENDED JUST EAST OF BURRELL WOODS CAMPGROUND ON COUNTY RD 1575. NUMEROUS LARGE TREES WERE UPROOTED OR SNAPPED IN THE BURRELL WOODS CAMPGROUND AREA. NUMEROUS LARGE TREE LIMBS AND EVEN SOME LARGE TREE FORKS WERE ALSO SNAPPED. ONE LARGE TREE WAS UPROOTED AND BLOWN ONTO A DOG POUND NEAR BURREL WOODS CAMPGROUND.

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Tornado #6 - Mill Springs, Missouri
Wayne County

Date	12/23/2015
Time (CST)	9:56 AM - 9:59 AM
EF Rating	EF-1
Est. Peak Winds	90 mph
Path Length	3.5 miles
Max Width	50 yards
Injuries/Deaths	0/0
Summary: Several tree trunks snapped, a few trees uprooted, and several large tree branches broken or snapped.

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Tornado #7 - Patterson, Missouri
Wayne County

Date	12/23/2015
Time (CST)	10:08 AM - 10:11 AM
EF Rating	EF-1
Est. Peak Winds	105 mph
Path Length	3.5 miles
Max Width	75 yards
Injuries/Deaths	0/0
Summary: A couple dozen tree trunks snapped and some large tree branches broken or snapped.

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Tornado #8 - Owensboro North
Spencer County Indiana

Date	12/23/2015
Time (CST)	3:39 PM - 3:41 PM
EF Rating	EF-0
Est. Peak Winds	75 mph
Path Length	2 miles
Max Width	50 yards
Injuries/Deaths	0/0
Summary: Numerous tree limbs broken along with a few smaller trees snapped.

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The Enhanced Fujita (EF) Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories:

EF0 Weak 65-85 mph	EF1 Moderate 86-110 mph	EF2 Significant 111-135 mph	EF3 Severe 136-165 mph	EF4 Extreme 166-200 mph	EF5 Catastrophic 200+ mph

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