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Erin Strengthens to a Hurricane; Heavy Rainfall Possible in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, the Upper Midwest, South Texas

Hurricane Erin may bring isolated flash and urban flooding, landslides or mudslides, and possible tropical storm conditions to Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands this weekend. Scattered thunderstorms and heavy rainfall may bring areas of flooding this weekend over the Upper Midwest. A tropical disturbance will bring locally heavy rain and mainly urban flash flooding to far southern Texas. Read More >

 

Brief Weak Tornado in Topeka

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Tornado tracks and damage are based on individual damage points and should not be expected to be fully precise down to the neighborhood level.

 

BRIEF WEAK EF0 TORNADO IN NORTH TOPEKA...  
RATING:                 EF-0 ESTIMATED 
PEAK WIND:    65 MPH 
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/:  1.6 MILES 
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/:   30 YARDS    
START DATE:             6/29/2014 
START TIME:             9:20 PM CDT 
START LOCATION:         LOWER SILVER LAKE ROAD   
END DATE:               6/29/2014 
END TIME:               9:25 PM CDT 
END LOCATION:           NEAR ROCHESTER CEMETARY  
BRIEF WEAK TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN AROUND 920 PM NEAR LOWER SILVER LAKE ROAD AND 
SKIPPED ALONG A PATH AROUND 1.6 MILES LONG DAMAGING TREES AND TREE LIMBS ALONG THIS PATH. 
 EF0...WEAK......65 TO 85 MPH 
EF1...WEAK......86 TO 110 MPH 
EF2...STRONG....111 TO 135 MPH 
EF3...STRONG....136 TO 165 MPH 
EF4...VIOLENT...166 TO 200 MPH 
EF5...VIOLENT...>200 MPH  
NOTE: THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE
PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN NWS STORM DATA.