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 >

March 22, 1991
Counties: Logan, Warren (from Todd)
F-scale: F2
Deaths: 1
Injuries: 12
Path width: 400 yards
Path length:
Time: 5:50pm
Grazulis narrative: Skipped northeast from 6 1/2 miles southeast of Trenton to southwest of Allensville to near Lickskillet to near Auburn and Richardsville. Southeast of Trenton the tornado was on the ground for a mile and a half and destroyed a barn and a trailer. Twelve homes were destroyed in the touchdown near Allensville. Churches and a tied-down trailer were destroyed near Lickskillet. An 11-year-old boy was killed in the trailer. Several barns were destroyed farther to the northeast.
Noted discrepancies: SPC and NCDC give a path length of 39 miles, Grazulis gives 45 miles, and Storm Data says 25 miles.

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

Tornadoes of March 22, 1991