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

Severe thunderstorms impacted our region on Columbus Day 2014, with 6 tornadoes being confirmed.

Tornadoes

Tornadoes:

Tornado #1 - Puxico, Missouri
Stoddard & Bollinger Counties

Date	10/13/2014
Time (CDT)	1:30 PM - 1:43 PM
EF Rating	EF-1
Est. Peak Winds	107 mph
Path Length	9.5 miles
Max Width	75 yards
Injuries/Deaths	0/0
Summary: THE TORNADO MAINLY SNAPPED AND UPROOTED TREES ALONG THE PATH. TREE DAMAGE INCLUDED ONE TREE FALLING ON A HOME AND DOWNED POWER LINES.

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Tornado #2 - Zalma, Missouri
Bollinger County

Date	10/13/2014
Time (CDT)	1:45 PM - 1:58 PM
EF Rating	EF-1
Est. Peak Winds	107 mph
Path Length	7 miles
Max Width	100 yards
Injuries/Deaths	0/0
Summary: THE TORNADO DESTROYED TWO SMALL BARNS AND A FEW SILOS. A MOBILE HOME WAS SHIFTED OFF ITS FOUNDATION. A HOUSE NEXT TO THE MOBILE HOME HAD ITS PORCH BLOWN OVER THE HOUSE. ANOTHER HOUSE HAD A CARPORT THAT COLLAPSED AND FELL ON VEHICLES. A THIRD HOME SUSTAINED DAMAGE MAINLY TO WINDOWS. OTHERWISE NUMEROUS TREES SNAPPED WERE SNAPPED AND UPROOTED ALONG THE PATH.

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Tornado #3 - Leopold, Missouri
Bollinger County

Date	10/13/2014
Time (CDT)	2:02 PM - 2:03 PM
EF Rating	EF-1
Est. Peak Winds	93 mph
Path Length	2 miles
Max Width	50 yards
Injuries/Deaths	0/0
Summary: THE TORNADO DAMAGED A FEW BARNS, THROWING DEBRIS ACROSS A YARD AND BUCKLING ONE BARN ROOF. SEVERAL TREES WERE UPROOTED AND SNAPPED ALONG THE PATH.

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Tornado #4 - Bluford, Illinois
Jefferson County

Date	10/13/2014
Time (CDT)	4:07 PM - 4:08 PM
EF Rating	EF-1
Est. Peak Winds	105 mph
Path Length	0.5 miles
Max Width	50 yards
Injuries/Deaths	0/0
Summary: THE TORNADO BRIEFLY TOUCHED DOWN ALONG NORTH SEAGULL LANE AND BROUGHT DOWN POWER LINES ALONG THE ROAD. A BARN WAS DAMAGED WITH ITS METAL ROOF PEELED TOWARD THE NORTH. THE TORNADO DAMAGED THE ROOF OF A HOUSE AND DESTROYED A BARN. METAL CHAIRS WERE PUSHED UP ALONG A RAILING NEAR THE HOUSE. TREES WERE SNAPPED AND UPROOTED.

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Tornado #5 - Dix, Illinois
Jefferson County

Date	10/13/2014
Time CDT)	4:06 PM - 4:10 PM
EF Rating	EF-1
Est. Peak Winds	105 mph
Path Length	2.5 miles
Max Width	100 yards
Injuries/Deaths	0/0
Summary: The tornado first touched down just northeast of Dix, snapping a couple of trees and downing large limbs. The tornado moved northeast, uprooting a tree and damaging some others. At a residence at the end of County Road 2330, shingles were blown off a mobile home, several trees were uprooted, and patio furniture was thrown about 25 yards in all directions. This residence is where the strongest winds occurred, estimated near 105 mph. The tornado downed corn, broke large tree limbs, and uprooted a large oak tree as it crossed County Road 32 from Jefferson County into Marion County.

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Tornado #6 - New Harmony, Indiana
Posey County

Date	10/13/2014
Time (CDT)	5:31 PM - 5:42 PM
EF Rating	EF-1
Est. Peak Winds	100 mph
Path Length	5 miles
Max Width	150 yards
Injuries/Deaths	0/0
Summary:

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

Summary of Tornadoes that occurred on Columbus Day 2014