February 5-6, 2008 Hart County

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 >

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.