Tracking Winter Weather and Frigid Temperatures Through This Weekend

A clipper storm will move across the Great Lakes through this weekend with periods of light snow, gusty winds, and lake effect snow bands which could make for hazardous travel at times. A frigid airmass will spread eastward behind this storm into the Midwest and Eastern U.S. through the weekend. Read More >

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May 2, 1948
Counties: Clinton (to Wayne)
F-scale: F4
Deaths: 5
Injuries: 60
Path width: 300 yards
Path length: 10 miles
Time: 7:00pm
Grazulis narrative: Moved east-northeast, leveling homes near Alpha, Sumter, and Copper. Three people were killed in a home near Alpha and two in a home near Sumter. Most of the injuries were in a church that was torn apart and collapsed during evening services.

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Tracking Winter Weather and Frigid Temperatures Through This Weekend

Tornadoes of May 2, 1948