Locally Heavy Rainfall for the Carolinas; Thunderstorms and Fire Weather Concerns for Intermountain West

Heavy rainfall from scattered thunderstorms is expected across the Southwest, Intermountain West, and Plains. Isolated dry thunderstorms may initiate additional fires across the west. The coastal Carolinas may experience flash floods in the coming days due to repeated thunderstorms. Additionally, a wave of intense summer heat will hit the Southern Plains and central Gulf Coast States this week. Read More >

Additional Information About Storm Reports Received Can Be Viewed Here.

Tornado Surveys Completed
(Click on an entry in the 1st column to see an official storm survey summary and under the last column for more detailed tornado track location/data)

Counties Affected	EF Scale/Max Wind Speed (mph)	Injuries/ Fatalities	Path Length (Miles)	Path Width (Yards)	Starting Lat/.Long	Ending Lat/.Long	Track Images/Files
Lincoln/Moore Counties	EF-1 105 MPH	0/0	6.80	400	35.2169 /-86.4448	35.2669 /-86.3351	KMZ - Points

White circle in images above indicates approximate location of the tornado.

One to two inches of rainfall also fell as the strong to severe storms rolled from west to east across northern Alabama and Southern Middle Tennessee. Below is an image of rainfall totals from 7 am on Thursday (April 18th) through 7 am Friday (April 19th). Most of the heavier rainfall fell in a short 2 to 4 hour period.