A Pacific storm is bringing areas of low elevation rain, moderate to heavy mountain snow, and high winds to the Northwest. Strong Santa Ana winds and very dry conditions are producing elevated to critical fire weather conditions in southern California. Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible through early Wednesday morning across parts of northeast Texas into western Tennessee. Read More >
Overview
Several rounds of severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall occurred from April 25th - April 28th. A few tornadoes occurred along with several instances of damaging winds. Widespread heavy rainfall over this time frame led to flash flooding of small creeks and streams and major flooding along the Marmaton and Little Osage River basins. Four day storm total rainfall amounts ranged from 1-12 inches with the highest amounts (12 inches) located across portions of Bourbon and Vernon counties.Tornadoes:
Tornado - Uniontown, Kansas
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Tornado - Stotesbury, Missouri
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Tornado - Appleton City, MO
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Tornado - Florence, Missouri
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Tornado - Hurley, Missouri
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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 |
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Flooding
Widespread heavy rainfall over this time frame led to flash flooding of small creeks and streams and major flooding along the Marmaton and Little Osage River basins. Four day storm total rainfall amounts ranged from 1-12 inches with the highest amounts (12 inches) located across portions of Bourbon and Vernon counties.
Hydrographs
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Little Osage River at Fulton, Kansas |
Little Osage River at Horton, Missouri |
Marmaton River near Uniontown, Kansas |
Marmaton River at Fort Scott, Kansas |
Rainfall Totals
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Total Rainfall Amounts April 25 - April 28 |
Storm Reports
Here is a map of storm reports from April 25th through April 29.
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