Figures about the tornado that ripped through Joplin, Mo., on Sunday and the 2011 tornado season. All statistics represent the official record of the National Weather Service, which covers 1950 to present day. CLEVELAND - The National Weather Service has confirmed two tornadoes in southwest Ohio as part of storms that sent trees crashing down and left thousands without power across the state. With massive floods and catastrophic storms in the news these days and Memorial Day Weekend travel ahead of us, it's a good opportunity to stop and consider what the prudent course of action would be if your car suddenly becomes inundated in water. According to the National Weather Service, nearly half of all flood related deaths occur in vehicles. The National Weather Service says the tornado that swept through the southwest Missouri town of Joplin was a highest-rated EF5 storm, with winds greater than 200 mph. (The Associated Press) Rising waters left Montana farm fields and other low lying areas submerged on Sunday, and prompted authorities to close a roughly 70-mile stretch of Interstate 90 as they contended for a second day with swelling rivers. Meteorologists with the National Weather Service also blanketed much of eastern Montana with flood warnings, and warn motorists to be alert for flash floods. (By Steve Lyttle, slyttle@charlotteobserver.com) One person was injured Sunday night when severe thunderstorms pounded a six-county area along and north of Interstate 40, the National Weather Service and county emergency management officials say. The storms moved out of the North Carolina mountains in the evening hours and roared across Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Iredell, Davie and Alexander counties. The injury was in Catawba County, but the worst damage might have been in Alexander County. The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for parts of Northern Kentucky until 6:15 a.m. BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 210 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... EXTREME SOUTHERN ANOKA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... EAST CENTRAL HENNEPIN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... NORTHWESTERN RAMSEY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... * UNTIL 245 PM CDT * AT 209 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THE MOST DANGEROUS PART OF THE STORM WAS NEAR ST LOUIS PARK...OR OVER ST LOUIS PARK...AND MOVING NORTH AT 40 MPH. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE... NEW HOPE... ROBBINSDALE... CRYSTAL... COLUMBIA HEIGHTS... BROOKLYN CENTER... HILLTOP... NEW BRIGHTON... FRIDLEY... BROOKLYN PARK... ARDEN HILLS... SHOREVIEW... MOUNDS VIEW... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON RADAR...IT MEANS THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. The National Weather Service has confirmed that Monday's strong front of thunderstorms produced three tornadoes in our region. Levels on the swollen Ohio River at Cairo, Illinois, have fallen more than a foot since the Birds Point levee was breached, according to the National Weather Service. The action sacrificed 130,000 acres of farmland and about 100 homes in Missouri in order to spare Cairo, a town of 3,000 residents. River levels were starting to fall Tuesday after the Army Corps of Engineers blew a hole in a Missouri levee to prevent the Ohio River from overrunning the small Illinois town of Cairo. The wind caused the National Weather Service to issue Red Flag Warnings for all of southern New Jersey, from Monmouth County southward Lightning damaged at least two central Indiana homes overnight as violent storms raced through the area. More storms could be in store today, according to the National Weather Service. JOPLIN, Mo. - A tornado that killed 117 people in Missouri was the single deadliest twister in the past 60 years, according to National Weather Service. Residents in northwest New Jersey have to break out their shovels after spring got off to a snowy start today. The National Weather Service says 4.5 inches of snow fell in Wantage, 3.5 inches in the Flanders section of... A flood watch for the Warren County area goes into effect Tuesday morning. The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for the Warren County area. The watch is in effect from Tuesday morning through late Wednesday night. From...
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Tuesday, May 24, 2011
By the Numbers 2011 tornado season Ohio storms bring tornadoes power outages What to Do if Your Car is Suddenly Under Water NWS Joplin Mo. was highestrated EF5 Officials contend with rising rivers in Mont. 1 hurt severe N.C. thunderstorms Parts of NKY under Tstorm warning Tornado Warning Immediate Metro Area Tornadoes touched down region levels falling after engineers blast holes Mississippi River levee Missouri High winds result multiple fires downed trees across N.J. Lightning strikes two area homes; more possible single deadliest US since 1950 Weather More than four inches snow falls northern parts state National Service issues Warren County flood watch
