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Excessive heat returns for portions of the Plains today where heat indices will likely climb above the century mark. Furthermore, warm temperatures, strong winds and dry fuels may result in rapid spread of wild fires across the western High Plains today. For the east coast, lingering storm with onshore flow will bring high surf, dangerous rip currents and coastal flooding, especially at high tide. Read More >

Overview

Thunderstorms developed over Northeast Texas during the afternoon of April 13, 2014. Damage was reported near Pittsburg, TX. A survey team from the National Weather Service office in Shreveport investigated the damage and viewed video taken by a bank security camera. The team determined that an EF0 tornado occurred just north of Pittsburg. Estimated peak wind speeds were around 70-75 mph.

TOTAL TORNADO COUNT = 1

EF0 = 1

Tornado Table

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Damage Map

TOR. #	START POINT	END POINT	RATING	PEAK WIND	START TIME	END TIME	LENGTH/ WIDTH	FATALITIES/ INJURIES	REMARKS
#1	2 miles N of Pittsburg, Camp County, TX	2 miles N of Pittsburg, Camp County, TX	EF0	70-75 mph	3:46pm CDT	3:47pm CDT	500 yards/ 25 yards	None	A few businesses along Highway 271 were damaged. A number of billboard signs were damaged and a few businesses sustained roof and wall damage. A local bank captured video of the small tornado with its outside security system.


Photos of the tornado just north of Pittsburg, TX. Courtesy of Byron Beene.

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Heat and Fire Weather Concerns for the Center of the Nation; Coastal Impacts Across the East

April 13, 2014: EF0 Tornado Near Pittsburg, TX