Regional Outbreaks of Severe Weather Through Early Next Week; Early Season Heat Wave across the South

Active spring pattern across the center of our nation with several episodes of severe weather and heavy rainfall expected into next week. The potential for very large hail, long track tornadoes, severe wind gusts, frequent cloud to ground lightning strikes and flash flooding are in the outlook. Furthermore, dangerous early season heat wave continues for the Gulf Coast states into early next week. Read More >

Tornado #7
Greene/Scott/Morgan Counties

While investigating the track of the 66-mile-long tornado path, survey teams from the Lincoln and St. Louis NWS offices were able to uncover a separate tornado track, just north of the main track.

This tornado developed in north central Greene County, along county road 2700N, 1/2 mile west of highway 106 (or about 1.5 miles west-northwest of Barow). It developed around 7:20 pm and moved northeast into southern Scott County. The tornado crossed the Alsey-Manchester Road, about 3/4 mile northwest of Manchester, around 7:33 pm., and continued northeast, crossing the Scott/Morgan County line 2.75 miles west-southwest of Murrayville around 7:35 pm. It finally lifted about 1.25 miles west of Murrayville at 7:40 pm.

The intensity of this tornado was determined to be F1, with a width of 75 yards and a path of 9.75 miles.

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Regional Outbreaks of Severe Weather Through Early Next Week; Early Season Heat Wave across the South

Greene/Scott/Morgan County Tornado of 3/12/2006