Heat Continues for the East and South-Central U.S.; Strong to Severe Storms Across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast

The extremely dangerous heat wave continues across the East Coast and much of the South-Central U.S. today. Record high temperatures are expected for some areas especially across the Mid-Atlantic where extreme heat risk conditions reside. There is a Slight Risk (level 2 of 5) of severe thunderstorms today for the northern Mid-Atlantic into portions of southern New England. Read More >

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
505 PM CDT WED MAY 10 2006

...INITIAL RESULTS FROM DAMAGE SURVEY IN COLLIN AND GRAYSON COUNTIES
FROM STORMS ON MAY 9TH 2006...

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUE TO SURVEY DAMAGE
FROM TUESDAY EVENING`S TORNADOES ACROSS COLLIN AND GRAYSON COUNTIES.
THE SURVEY TEAM FOUND DAMAGE FROM APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES
EAST-NORTHEAST OF ANNA IN COLLIN COUNTY TO 2 MILES SOUTH OF
WHITEWRIGHT IN SOUTHEAST GRAYSON COUNTY. A SMALL BREAK IN THE
DAMAGE PATH EAST OF ANNA WAS RECENTLY FOUND...SUPPORTING SPOTTER
REPORTS OF TWO SEPARATE TORNADOES. THE WORST DAMAGE TO SINGLE FAMILY
HOMES...JUST NORTH OF WESTMINSTER NEAR AND EAST OF FM 3133...HAS
BEEN RATED UPPER F3 ON THE FUJITA SCALE.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUE TO SURVEY THE
DAMAGE NEAR AND WEST OF ANNA TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THERE WAS
AN ADDITIONAL TORNADO TRACK.

A MORE DETAILED DAMAGE ANALYSIS AND SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY LATE
WEDNESDAY EVENING.

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Heat Continues for the East and South-Central U.S.; Strong to Severe Storms Across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast

NWS Ft. Worth