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 >

Weakley County, TN EF-1 Tornado

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Survey Results:

...PRELIMINARY EF-1 TORNADO IN WEAKLEY COUNTY TENNESSEE...

* COUNTY: WEAKLEY

* TIME OF EVENT: NORTHERN WEAKLEY COUNTY 11:45 PM ON APRIL 25 2011

* BEGIN POINT: 36.396122, -88.804813

* END POINT: 36.499191, -88.693847

* STARTING POINT IN TN: 4.5 MILES NORTHEAST OF MARTIN, TN

* ENDING POINT IN TN: 14 MILES NORTHEAST OF MARTIN, TN

* STARTING POINT IN KY: 1.2 MILES EAST OF DUKEDOM, KY

* ENDING POINT IN KY - 2.6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LYNNVILLE, KY

* RATING: EF-1

* ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 100 mph

* PATH LENGTH: 15 MILES

* MAXIMUM WIDTH: 225 YARDS

* FATALITIES: 0

* INJURIES: 0

* SUMMARY OF DAMAGES: MANY TREES UPROOTED AND LARGE TREE
LIMBS DOWN...SHINGLE DAMAGE TO HOMES. A GAZEBO AND A HAY
BARN SUFFERED DAMAGE. DAMAGE WAS ALSO NOTED TO METAL ROOFS.

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Heavy Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorm Threats for the Plains and Southeast

National Weather Service - Memphis, TN - Weakley County, TN Tornado