Heavy Snow Across the Northern Plains and Great Lakes; Strong Winds for the East

Travel conditions will be challenging across the northern Plains, Great Lakes and east coast through Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Heavy snow, blizzard conditions, for the upper Midwest and Great Lakes region through Thanksgiving to be followed by another strong storm for the Plains, Great Lakes and Northeast this weekend. Strong winds are expected with these systems adding to travel difficulties Read More >

Overview

A large and slow moving complex of showers and thunderstorms moved across portions of southeast Kansas and the Missouri Ozarks Monday evening through early Tuesday. This system produced heavy rainfall and flash flooding. An isolated thunderstorm located near the warm front over Bourbon County produced a brief EF-1 tornado and some damage.

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Tornado - Bourbon County, KS

Date	July 29th, 2013
Time (Local)	5:05 PM
EF Rating	EF-1
Est. Peak Winds	90 mph
Path Length	1/2 mile
Max Width	100 yards
Injuries/Deaths	none

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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