Severe Weather, Tornadoes & Flooding

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 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 600 PM EDT MON APR 25 2011 ...TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR VISALIA IN KENTON COUNTY KENTUCKY... LOCATION...VISALIA IN KENTON COUNTY KENTUCKY DATE...APRIL 23, 2011 ESTIMATED TIME...3:14 PM EDT MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF1 ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...95 MPH MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...50 YARDS PATH LENGTH...1000 FEET BEGINNING LAT/LON...38.9123N/84.4522W ENDING LAT/LON...39.9129N/84.4492W * FATALITIES...0 * INJURIES...0 * THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT(S) AND PUBLICATION IN NWS STORM DATA. ...SUMMARY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON OH HAS CONFIRMED A TORNADO NEAR VISALIA IN KENTON COUNTY KENTUCKY ON APRIL 23, 2011. THE TORNADO BRIEFLY TOUCHED DOWN AND CAUSED NUMEROUS TREES TO BE BLOWN DOWN, MINOR DAMAGE TO THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND AN OUTBUILDING TO BE DESTROYED. THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ILN. FOR REFERENCE...THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES: EF0...WIND SPEEDS 65 TO 85 MPH. EF1...WIND SPEEDS 86 TO 110 MPH. EF2...WIND SPEEDS 111 TO 135 MPH. EF3...WIND SPEEDS 136 TO 165 MPH. EF4...WIND SPEEDS 166 TO 200 MPH. EF5...WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 200 MPH. $$ KH/JF

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

Severe Weather, Tornadoes & Flooding - April 23, 2011