Power Pacific system will continue to bring significant impacts for Pacific Northwest into northern California the remainder of the week. Dangerous coastal affects, heavy rain, flooding, strong winds, and higher elevation mountain snow continues. Meanwhile, a storm across the east is set to bring the first accumulating snow to many higher elevations of the Catskills into the central Appalachians. Read More >
Overview
Two overnight tornadoes that occurred during the early morning hours Wednesday have been confirmed. A relatively rare meteorological setup provided an environment favorable for overnight tornadoes in the strongest storms. One particular supercell moved from Armstrong County through Donley County and into Gray County spawning these two EF1 tornadoes and dropping tennis ball sized hail in western Donley County.
Goodnight 4 ENE Tornado
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Lake McClellan Tornado
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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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