February 5-6, 2008 Hart County

Heavy Rain From the Central Plains to the Mid-Atlantic; Heat Wave Begins This Weekend

Strong to severe thunderstorms and heavy rain will impact portions of the central Plains into the Upper Midwest and the Mid-Atlantic through the weekend. A stretch of unusually hot and humid weather is expected across portions of the central U.S. and the Southeast beginning this weekend and continuing through next week. The heat may reach dangerous levels, particularly mid to late next week. Read More >

EF1 Tornado

Path length: 11 miles (skipping)

Path width: 150 yards

Injuries: 0

Deaths: 0

Touchdown: 12:32am EST

Liftoff: 12:43am EST

The tornado first touched down three and a half miles northwest of Bonnieville, destroying several barns and a mobile home on and neat Lone Star Road. It then lifted and touched down briefly again 2.1 miles north of Bonnieville along US 31W. There it damaged or destroyed several more barns and mobile homes. It next touched down six miles northeast of Bonnieville near the intersection of Bacon Creek and Hammonville roads where it destroyed one barn and damaged the roof of another, as well as causing minor damage to nearby homes. After lifting again, the tornado touched down near US 31E where it again damaged several barns.