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Back-to-Back Pacific Storms to Impact the West Coast; Heavy Snow in the Central Appalachians

Back-to-back powerful Pacific storm systems to impact the Pacific Northwest and northern California through the end of this week with heavy rain, flooding, strong winds, and higher elevation mountain snow. A strong, long-duration atmospheric river will accompany the Pacific storms, bringing excessive rainfall and flash flooding to southwest Oregon and northwest California through the week. Read More >

On Sunday, April 8, National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed tornado reports that occured on April 7 along State Highway 163 in southern Mitchell county.

Eyewitness accounts indicated that two tornadoes occurred over Mitchell county. Both tornadoes remained over ranch land adjacent to and west of State Highway 163 and no tornado damage was identified. Based on this information, the tornadoes will be rated as EF-0.

Below is a detailed overview and radar image showing the location of the tornadoes.

Mitchell County tornado #1...

start date  April 07 2012
start time  4:23 PM CDT
start location 18 S Westbrook/Mitchell County/TX
start lat/lon  32.11N/ -101.02W

end date April 07 2012
end time 4:27 PM CDT
end location 18 S Westbrook/Mitchell County/TX
end lat/lon  32.09N/ -101.03W

Rating EF-0

Mitchell County tornado #2...

start date April 07 2012
start time 4:38 PM CDT
start location 18 S Westbrook/Mitchell County/TX
start lat/lon  32.09N/ -101.03W

end date April 07 2012
end time 4:48 PM CDT
end location 19 S Westbrook/Mitchell County/TX
end lat/lon  32.09N/ -101.05W

Rating EF-0