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Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall in the Central and Southern Plains

Severe thunderstorms capable of very large hail, damaging wind gusts, and a few tornadoes are possible today across parts of the central and southern Plains. Heavy rain will pose a threat for flash flooding across portions of central and coastal Texas. Thunderstorms may also cause isolated wind damage across the Southeast. Read More >

Overview

During the afternoon of June 12th, 2001 a series of supercell thunderstorms produced eight reported tornadoes across northeastern Wyoming and southwestern South Dakota. Fortunately, only isolated areas of damage were reported from these storms.

The map at right shows the preliminary tornado reports (red "Ts"), which eventually were reduced to eight confirmed tornadoes because the same tornado was reported multiple times on several occasions. The green swaths represent the supercell thunderstorm tracks.

Preliminary location map
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