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 >

May 1-2, 2008 Severe Weather Outbreak

Severe thunderstorms erupted along a dry line across Central and Eastern Oklahoma on the evening of May 1st . These storms produced tornadoes across Pawnee and Osage Counties in Northeast Oklahoma before dissipating. Another round of severe thunderstorms occurred during the early morning hours of May 2nd as a potent cold front swept through the region. Several tornadoes were produced by these thunderstorms along with large hail and damaging winds.

Multimedia Review of the May 1-2, 2008 Severe Weather Event

May 1-2, 2008 Tornadoes
County	Location	Time	Rating	Length	Width
Pawnee	1 mile NE of Pawnee	Approx. 830 pm	EF-0	brief touchdown
Pawnee	5.5 miles NE of Pawnee to 4.5 miles S-SE of Ralston	Approx. 830 pm	EF-1	3 Miles	300 Yards
Osage	9 miles S-SE of Fairfax to 8 miles S-SW of Pawhuska	838-912 pm	EF-1	17 Miles	450 Yards
Osage	9 miles SW of Pawhuska to 5.5 miles W of Pawhuska	906-915 pm	EF-0	5 Miles	100 Yards
Creek	1 mile S of Bristow to 6.75 miles E-NE of Bristow	145-151 am	EF-0	7 Miles	250 Yards
Rogers/Mayes	9.5 miles E. of Claremore to 5.5 N-NW of Pryor	303-315 am	EF-1	9 Miles	500 Yards

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