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The strongest tornado of the outbreak was an EF4 tornado that touched down west of Pocahontas, Iowa on April 9, a short-lived satellite to a long-track EF3 tornado. Between 0256 and 0258 UTC (9:56 and 9:58 p.m. CDT) that day, five tornadoes were on the ground simultaneously in Pocahontas County, Iowa , all of which were from one supercell ...
While initial severe weather was limited, a lone supercell broke out ahead of a mesoscale convective system in Pulaski County, Virginia on the eastern end of the warm front that evening. Two tornadoes were confirmed, one of which was an EF2 that caused severe damage in Pulaski, Virginia. Numerous houses were damaged and eight people were ...
Tornado activity continued into early April 5, where an EF2 tornado in Dodge County, Georgia, resulted in one fatality. A couple tornadoes, EF1 and EF2, struck Pulaski County, Virginia, on April 8, ahead of a second outbreak from April 9–11. This outbreak significantly impacted the Upper Midwest, including Iowa and Wisconsin.
Apr. 2—Shortly after 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, a tornado watch — meaning tornadoes are possible but not necessarily imminent — was issued for an area including Pulaski County. Almost immediately ...
The tornado struck Virginia Beach at 5:50 p.m., according to NBC 12. The NWS confirmed the twister late Sunday night. A video shared on social media showed a large tornado in the distance. As the ...
Since its initial usage in May 1999, the National Weather Service (NWS) in the United States has used the tornado emergency bulletin — a high-end classification of tornado warning — sent through either the issuance of a warning or via a "severe weather statement" that provides updated information on an ongoing warning—that is issued when a violent tornado (confirmed by radar or ground ...
This list may be incomplete, as official tornado records only extend back to 1950 in the United States. [1] The surrounding states of Virginia and Maryland average 10 and 6 tornadoes per year, respectively, which is 0.23 and 0.48 tornadoes per 1,000 square miles (2,600 km 2) per year. [2]
The 19-year-old is being held in the Pulaski County Detention Center. Police say she struck a man on a moped, who later died at the hospital. Kentucky woman arrested for vehicular homicide after ...