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Tracking Storm System Across the Central U.S.

A storm system will slowly continue to press across the central U.S. Friday and Saturday with widespread showers and thunderstorms. Slight risks for severe thunderstorms and excessive rainfall have been issued Saturday from the Ozarks into the mid-Mississippi River Valley with potential for damaging winds, large hail, tornadoes, and flash flooding. Read More >

Morgan County Tornado

Representatives from the National Weather Service and Morgan County Emergency Management Map of damage areacompleted a survey of damage in the city of Trinity on Tuesday afternoon. The damage occurred with a line of showers that moved through the Trinity area at approximately 11 am CDT. The survey found evidence of an EF-0 tornado on the Enhanced Fujita scale, with highest winds of 65 mph. The tornado was approximately 25 yards wide, with a path length of 1/4 mile. The damage was confined mostly to uprooted trees and snapped limbs. One residence sustained some damage, mainly to sheds and fencing at the back of the property.

 

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