Continued Flood and Rip Current Risk from Chantal; Lingering Flood Watches in Central Texas

Chantal now a Tropical Depression. Flash flood concerns continue across portions of central North Carolina into Monday. Life-threatening surf and rip currents conditions are expected to continue at beaches along the U.S. east coast from northeastern Florida to the Mid-Atlantic states during the next day or so. Flood Watches and recovery continue across central Texas. Read More >

Straight Line Wind Damage

Begin Time: 4:48 PM EST
End Time: 5:05 PM EST
Begin Point: 4 NNW Franklin
End Point: 2 SE Alvaton
Wind Speed: 80-90 mph
Injuries: 0
Fatalities: 0

EF-1 Tornado

Begin Time: 5:06 PM EST
End Time: 5:07 PM EST
Begin Point: 2 E Alvaton
End Point: 2.5 E Alvaton
EF Scale: EF-1
Wind Speed: 95 mph
Path Length: 0.5 miles
Path Width: 60 yards
Injuries: 0
Fatalities: 0

Straight line winds along and north of the supercell moving through Simpson County uprooted shallow-rooted hardwood and softwood trees and destroyed a tool shed on Evans Rd. As it moved into Warren County, it damaged barn roofs and produced golf ball size hail which penetrated siding on numerous vinyl sided houses. As it reached 961 east of Alvaton in Warren County, it spawned an EF1 tornado with winds estimated at 95 mph destroying a barn and tool shed.