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Satellite image of the storm system responsible for the tornado outbreak that occurred on April 25–28, 2024. On April 20, 2024, the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center (SPC) first delineated a severe weather risk for April 25–26, highlighting a zone extending from the Central Great Plains northeastward to the Midwestern U.S.
A tornado inflicted roof damage to a home as soon as it formed. Moving east, an anchored mobile home was lifted and tipped over, sustaining major damage. Another home northeast of the mobile home had significant soffit and porch damage. An old TV tower was toppled on the property. Numerous pine trees were snapped along the tornado's path. [30] EF0
The day 1 outlook for December 28, issued by the Storm Prediction Center. A moderate (4/5) risk was issued by the Storm Prediction Center for December 28, as a shortwave trough was expected to move through Texas and Louisiana, with the risk area also extending into Mississippi and extreme south bringing the expectation of large hail and multiple tornadoes, some being strong (EF2+).
NWS rates the force of a tornado by wind speed and the damage it leaves behind on a scale named for meteorologist Ted Fujita and refined in 2007 as the "Enhanced Fujita" — EF — in categories ...
The maximum path width of the storm was three-quarters of a mile, and the tornado lasted for approximately 70 minutes. The tornado was given an EF4 rating, with estimated peak wind speeds of 170 mph.
The tornado was the first of two EF4 tornadoes during the tornado outbreak of April 25–28, 2024. The tornado reached peak intensity in the neighborhood of Elkhorn and south of the city of Blair, leading the National Weather Service in Omaha, Nebraska to assign a rating of low-end EF4 on the Enhanced Fujita scale , with maximum wind speeds ...
The tornadoes that tore through Kentucky Friday night across more than 220 miles left communities unrecognizable. Here's a map showing the tornadoes' path through Kentucky, Illinois, Tennessee and ...
Along the final portion of the path, the tornado inflicted EF0 to EF1 damage to many trees, several power poles, and a few homes and outbuildings. It dissipated south of Burlison at 5:54 p.m. CDT. The tornado had a total path length of 73 miles (117 km) and reached a peak width of 1,600 yards (1,500 m).