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Heavy Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorm Threats for the Plains and Southeast

A frontal boundary extending from the western High Plains to the Southeast will focus additional showers and thunderstorms this weekend. Some of these storms may become severe, alongside frequent lightning, and isolated instances of flash flooding. Meanwhile dry conditions will continue for the Great Basin where fire weather concerns linger. For the mid-Atlantic and Northeast, seasonable weather. Read More >

Counce, TN EF-2 Tornado

 

Tornado Track Map:

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Survey Results:

 

...PRELIMINARY EF-2 TORNADO IN HARDIN COUNTY TENNESSEE...
* COUNTY: HARDIN
* LOCATION/TIME OF EVENT: COUNCE AT 510 PM ON APRIL 27 2011.
* BEGINNING POINT: 35.0248, -88.2735
* ENDING POINT: 35.0368, -88.2072
* RATING: EF-2
* ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 125 MPH
* PATH LENGTH: 3.85 MILES
* MAXIMUM WIDTH: 200 YARDS
* FATALITIES: 0
* INJURIES: 2 MINOR
* SUMMARY OF DAMAGES: HARDWARE STORE DESTROYED. NUMBER OF HOMES DAMAGED.

 

Radar Images:

Tornado in Counce, TN at 5:10 pm. Tornado in Counce, TN at 5:10 pm.