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UNISYS north and west water vapor satellite (click here)
July 8, 2016
7:10 PM EST
Greenwood County, Kansas (click here)
6:00 pm: The National Weather Service says the EF-3 tornado that hit Eureka on Thursday was only the fifth EF-3 tornado to strike in Kansas in the month of July since 1950.
No Kansas tornadoes that have hit in July have ever been rated above an EF-3.
The last EF-3 to hit Kansas in July struck last year on the 13th near Nickerson in Reno county.
The NWS says a July 20, 1958 strike in Wallace County was the latest hit before that.
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UPDATE - 2:00 pm: The National Weather Service says two tornadoes touched down in the town of Eureka Thursday night.
UPDATE - 2:00 pm: The National Weather Service says two tornadoes touched down in the town of Eureka Thursday night.
Two agency says one tornado occurred northwest of Eureka and a second tornado went through the City of Eureka.
The first tornado has been rated an EF-3. The second is rated an EF-2....
In Florida:
July 8, 2016
By Irene Sabs
The work week ended (click here) with the hottest temperatures registered so far this year, and a tornado.
On Friday, the sea breeze developed just after 4 p.m., clearly noticeable on radar. Our team of meteorologists were closely watching this as it had the potential to spark some thunderstorms as it moved closer to the I-4 corridor. Just after 7:30 p.m. the thunderstorms stretched from northern Osceola County to north-central Orange County. Storms topped out about 45,000 feet and produced lots of lightning from Winter Springs to the south of St. Cloud....
In Florida:
July 8, 2016
By Irene Sabs
The work week ended (click here) with the hottest temperatures registered so far this year, and a tornado.
On Friday, the sea breeze developed just after 4 p.m., clearly noticeable on radar. Our team of meteorologists were closely watching this as it had the potential to spark some thunderstorms as it moved closer to the I-4 corridor. Just after 7:30 p.m. the thunderstorms stretched from northern Osceola County to north-central Orange County. Storms topped out about 45,000 feet and produced lots of lightning from Winter Springs to the south of St. Cloud....
