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Tracking Storm System Across the Eastern U.S.

A storm system will continue to produce widespread showers and thunderstorms as it progresses eastward across the central U.S. into the Northeast through the weekend. There are risks of severe thunderstorms and excessive rainfall on Saturday from the Ozarks into the mid-Mississippi River Valley with potential for damaging winds, large hail, tornadoes, and flash flooding. Read More >

Overview

A potent late winter/early spring storm system brought widespread severe thunderstorms to the Mid Mississippi River valley starting late on Friday, March 14th, continuing into the overnight hours early Saturday, March 15th.

These fast moving storms produced a variety of hazards, including several tornadoes, damaging winds, and sporadic large hail. Large hail damaged windows, siding, roofs, and vehicles in many communities, with the hardest hit being Owensboro. Numerous areas were impacted by damage to homes, machine sheds, power lines, and trees as well. A total of 14 tornadoes have been confirmed by NWS Paducah with this outbreak. This includes five EF-3 tornadoes, five EF-2 tornadoes, and three EF-1 tornadoes. The tornado that impacted parts of Ripley and Butler County, MO, was rated EF-4 based on damage that occurred along a part of its track in Arkansas. A total of seven lives were claimed by these tornadoes in addition to 12 injuries. 

 

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Radar loop from Friday evening (March 14th)
into early Saturday morning (March 15th)
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