Heat Wave Expands to the East Coast; Flash Flooding Likely in the Central Plains into the Midwest; Severe Thunderstorms in the Northeast

Dangerous, prolonged heat is ongoing in the Mid-South to Mid-Mississippi Valley and heat expands into the Northeast for a brief period today. Widely scattered instances of flash flooding due to heavy rains are forecast from northeast Kansas to much of Indiana. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of New England, northern Mid-Atlantic, and North Dakota. 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.

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Heat Wave Expands to the East Coast; Flash Flooding Likely in the Central Plains into the Midwest; Severe Thunderstorms in the Northeast

Topeka EF0 Tornado

Brief Weak Tornado in Topeka

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

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