FRANKLIN COUNTY — Delores Anderson is still in shock after a tornado destroyed her Franklin home Friday morning, but said she is thankful to be alive. “I said ‘God let me live through this. I have grandkids I want to see grow up.’ And he did it. If I’d had stayed in the living room…
At least 3 tornadoes reported in Friday storms
RICHMOND, Va. — Damage reports are coming in after a cold front triggered a powerful line of storms that prompted numerous tornado warnings for parts of Virginia Friday. Significant rain fell, which will lead to flooding issues in the coming days. Most of the storm damage came from strong winds, as gusts neared 70 mph.…
Tornado confirmed in Franklin County
An EF-1 tornado touched down in Franklin County during a series of severe thunderstorms Thursday, according to a National Weather Service report. The tornado, which had winds between 85 and 95 miles per hour, touched down around 1:09 p.m. Thursday and traveled 9.5 miles from its starting point. It damaged trees and structures in its…
County suffers tornado damage
Another damaging storm has hit Franklin County, seven years after the tornado that ripped through parts of the county in 2011. March 19 will go down in history as another moment when buildings and land were destroyed and panic spread. But according to Russellville Fire Chief Joe Mansell, it will also be remembered as a…
“Weak” Tornado Reported Monday Near Gray Summit
An EF0 tornado touched down in a cornfield north of Gray Summit early Monday morning, but was only on the ground for one minute and caused damage to some trees. According to the National Weather Service (NWS) in St. Louis, the tornado touched down between 1:12 and 1:13 a.m. with a top wind speed of…
3 tornadoes touched down in Arkansas storms, damage surveys show
Three tornadoes have now been confirmed in Arkansas storms earlier this week, according to the National Weather Service. An EF-1 twister with estimated winds between 85 and 90 mph traveled Sunday night for about 4.3 miles in Franklin County, the agency’s Tulsa office reported. The weather service said the tornado touched down around 7:40 p.m.…
Weather surveyors confirm 2 northeast Mississippi tornadoes
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The National Weather Service confirms two tornadoes hit Mississippi’s northeast corner on Saturday. A survey shows that a twister with top winds of 90 mph (145 kph) struck Prentiss County around 2:35 p.m. The tornado, rated EF-1 on the enhanced Fujita scale, had a path 6.5 miles (10.5 kilometers) long and up…
UPDATE: National Weather Service confirm tornadoes in Cullman, Franklin and Jackson Counties
The National Weather Service Huntsville forecast office is releasing its findings after Saturday’s severe storms caused damage in several Tennessee Valley counties. The latest find is an EF-0 tornado near Skyline in Jackson County. That tornado had a max width of 200 yards a distance of 2.19 miles and peak winds of 85 mph. The…
Rare tornado hits Massachusetts
CONWAY, Mass. – The National Weather Service has confirmed that a tornado with winds up to 110 mph touched down in western Massachusetts. Meteorologists say the EF-1 tornado touched down Saturday evening in Conway in Franklin County. The weather service says most of the damage took place in Conway, with a brief touchdown in Goshen…
Franklin County school experiences tornado damage from weekend storm
VINA, Ala. – Crews are getting ready to clean-up weekend storm damage in Franklin County. The National Weather Service surveyed the damage on Monday, determining the storm which moved through to be a brief EF-0. Metal is strewn all over the campus of Vina School. Walkway awnings were shredded to pieces when high winds pushed…