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Severe Weather and Heavy Rainfall Potential for the Plains; Coastal Low Across the mid-Atlantic

An upper trough and frontal boundary will focus showers and thunderstorms across portions of the Plains through early Monday; A few severe thunderstorms along with heavy rainfall are expected. Meanwhile, low pressure off the Southeast Coast will bring inclement weather across the mid-Atlantic coast through Monday. This system is forecast to meander off the coast then track inland early this week. Read More >

Overview

Multiple tornadoes with two separate storms tracked across eastern Meade and Perkins Counties, South Dakota, on Monday afternoon, May 24, 2010. At times, two tornadoes occurred simultaneously. The widest tornado was near a quarter mile wide, and two of the tornadoes traveled at least 20 miles. Significant tornado damage occurred with both storms, resulting in EF-2 damage ratings (estimated wind gusts 111 to 135 mph)  by the National Weather Service (NWS) assessment teams.

Tornado photo west of Howes, SD (Bill Hark)
Tornado west of Howes, SD, on 24 May 2010 (courtesy Bill Hark)

 

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