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
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St. Francis/Rosebud tornado. During the early morning of April 28, a Quasi-linear convective |
 Radar image of storm approaching St. Francis |
Tornadoes
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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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| Tornadoes that fail to impact any ratable structures on the EF-Scale are rated EF-Unknown (EF-U) | |||||
Wind
Damaging winds associated with a Quasi-Linear Convective System (QLCS) produced damaging straight-line winds across the St. Francis area. Local storm reports (LSR) in the area reported wind gusts over 65 mph with one report 6 miles west of Parmelee of a 77 mph wind gust. These wind gusts produced widespread wind damage across the central and eastern portions of St. Francis.
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| Rolled over mobile home. | Tree damage in St. Francis | Fallen tree on truck in St. Francis | Uprooted tree in St. Francis |
Photos
Damage near Spring Creek
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| Destroyed mobile home near Spring Creek (Rosebud EM) |
Tossed and twisted mobile home undercarriage (Rosebud EM) |
St. Francis Damage
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| Roof damage to the St. Francis Elderly 20-Plex (Rosebud EM) |
Roof damage to St. Francis Community Center (Rosebud EM) |
Toppled windmill west of St. Francis (Rosebud EM) |
Roof damage to structure in St. Francis (Rosebud EM) |
Rosebud Damage
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| Large section of roofing removed from water system building (Rosebud EM) |
Major roof damage to a supply building in Rosebud (Rosebud EM) |
Roof damage to storage building (Rosebud EM) |
Roof damage to storage building, side perspective (Rosebud EM) |
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