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 >

Overview

A strong Spring like upper level and slightly negative tilted trough moved across the Ozarks region Sunday evening. The atmospheric environment was highly sheared with low instability. There was a marginal risk of strong to severe storms. There was a couple reports of wind damage and one confirmed EF-1 tornado south of Mount Vernon.

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Tornadoes:

Tornado - 2 SE Hoberg
Lawrence County, MO

Date	01/21/2018
Time (Local)	8:04 PM CST
EF Rating	EF-1
Est. Peak Winds	95 mph
Path Length	1.4 Miles
Max Width	75 Yards
Injuries/Deaths	0
Summary: A NWS storm survey revealed that an EF-1 tornado touched down approximately two miles southeast of Hoberg. The tornado path was approximatel one and a half mile in length, and roughly 75 yards in width. four outbuildings, an irrigation system, two ski boats, and numerous trees were destroyed. other minor damage occurred to a house and a larger outbuilding.

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The Enhanced Fujita (EF) Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories:

EF0 Weak 65-85 mph	EF1 Moderate 86-110 mph	EF2 Significant 111-135 mph	EF3 Severe 136-165 mph	EF4 Extreme 166-200 mph	EF5 Catastrophic 200+ mph