Tropical Moisture Brings Slight Risk of Excessive Rainfall to the Southwest; Strong to Locally Severe Storms on the Plains

Heavy rain and flash flooding are possible across portions of the Southwest through Friday, where Flood Watches are in effect. Strong to locally severe thunderstorms are possible today across portions of the Plains. A tropical wave is causing heavy rainfall in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, which may cause urban and small stream flooding and landslides today. 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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Tropical Moisture Brings Slight Risk of Excessive Rainfall to the Southwest; Strong to Locally Severe Storms on the Plains

Tornadoes of March 22, 1991