EUGENE, Ore. – Weather watchers were abuzz Monday with possible funnel cloud and tornado sightings across the northwest corner of the Beaver State, just a day after the first-known tornado to form inside the city limits of Portland since 1972. Firefighters spotted a tornado touch down near Scio, Oregon. And an eyewitness shared a video…
Severe thunderstorms bring tornado concerns to Howard County, leave many dealing with flood water
KOKOMO – A mix of tornado concerns and severe weather Monday evening through Tuesday led to cancellations at the Howard County 4-H fair and significant flooding in parts of the county. After multiple tornado warnings from the National Weather Service, a severe thunderstorm watch and flash flooding warnings throughout Monday night and into Tuesday morning,…
NWS confirms 7 tornadoes touched down in DC area on April 6
WASHINGTON – The National Weather Service now says a total of seven tornadoes touched down in the DC area earlier this month, after initially confirming three. A line of severe thunderstorms was responsible for producing the tornadoes on April 6. There were numerous reports of straight-line wind damage from central Virginia through northern Virginia and…
Arlington Tornado Struck the Pentagon, Followed I-395 Into DC: Report
ARLINGTON, VA — The tornado that wreaked havoc in Arlington and D.C. on April 6 took a path that is familiar to many local commuters, traveling largely along Interstate 395 across the Potomac River. The National Weather Service just released their preliminary damage survey results from the outbreak of seven tornadoes in the D.C. area…
Stormy Saturday night in KMAland
Strong thunderstorms and at least one tornado interrupted the Easter weekend in KMAland. A classic supercell touched off severe weather throughout most of southwest Iowa, southeast Nebraska and northwest Missouri Saturday afternoon and evening. Activities began at around 5 p.m., when spotters reported a tornado one mile north of Dunbar in Otoe County. “From that…
Tornado caused Saturday damage in Southern Maryland
A tornado was responsible for much of Saturday’s storm damage in Charles County, Md., the National Weather Service confirmed on Sunday. With winds as high as 90 mph, the tornado uprooted trees, tore down power lines, and ripped shingles and eaves from roofs along an 8.4 mile northeasterly path from La Plata to Waldorf, the…
Late-season tornadoes move Monday across Butler County
Unseasonably warm and moist weather mixing with cool dry air fueled some funnels across parts of northeast Iowa. Authorities were tracking reports of funnel clouds near Parkersburg in Grundy, Bremer and Butler counties. A confirmed tornado pushed a few buildings off their foundations in the northeast corner of Parkersburg, Butler County Emergency Management Coordinator Mitch…
Funnel clouds, rain and hail strike East Idaho
Thunderstorms moving through East Idaho on Sunday brought rain, hail and winds to the area, and caused multiple funnel clouds to develop. Travis Wyatt, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service forecast office in Pocatello, said a funnel cloud formed south of Roberts around 4:40 p.m. and moved toward Fremont and Clark counties. Two more…
Photos: Funnel clouds witnessed in Oxford, Easton, and Ocean City, Md.
Since Wednesday, thunderstorms developing over the Delmarva Peninsula have spun up a flurry of funnel clouds — some quite dramatic. Today, the National Weather Service filed several reports of funnel cloud sightings around Easton and Oxford, Md., between 12:45 and 1:30 p.m. One funnel, at least briefly, touched the ground. In a warning issued at…