September 2006 National Storm Summary
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- Date: 7 Oct 2006 10:05:45 -0700
NATIONAL STORM SUMMARY
SEPTEMBER 2006
1st-9th...The remnants of Ernesto brought rain to the Northeast on
Sunday. While most flood watches and warnings expired, wind advisories
were still in effect.
Another low-pressure system could cause showers and thunderstorms in
the
Northern Plains and the Upper Midwest. The Southwest and Rocky
Mountains experienced scattered showers and thunderstorms, while severe
storms hit Utah. Some showers also crept into the Central and Southern
Plains.
10th-16th...Steady rain fell from Nebraska to Iowa Sunday, while
thunderstorms hit the Tennessee Valley, Gulf Coast and parts of the
Southwest. Rain and thunderstorms affected much of the country's
midsection Tuesday, while scattered
showers and storms hit the Gulf Coast. Rain spread from the
mid-Mississippi and western Ohio Valley to the Southern Plains. Some
strong storms produced hail that measured up to an inch and wind gusts.
Hail-producing storms also fired up in the Four Corners region.
Showers and scattered thunderstorms affected much of the nation
Wednesday, including the Midwest to the Gulf Coast. Isolated showers
and thunderstorms in the Southwest produced severe storm and tornado
warnings. A storm pushed through the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes,
dumping rain in Michigan, Indiana and Ohio. Showers and thunderstorms
also hit the Appalachians, Southeast, Mid-Atlantic and eastern Gulf
Coast.
17th-23rd...Rain soaked the eastern half of the country and the
Northwest on Tuesday. Light to moderate rain spread across New England,
while scattered showers and thunderstorms developed throughout the
Mid-Atlantic and Southeast. Heavier thunderstorms fired up across the
eastern Gulf Coast states and extreme southern Texas.
A low pressure system moved through the Great Basin and into the Rocky
Mountains on Wednesday and provided the nation's second early season
snowstorm. Snow Advisories were in effect for higher elevations of Utah
and Colorado into the early evening and into Thursday in Colorado as
several inches of snow fell in these regions.
Two tornadoes swept through south-central Missouri Friday afternoon,
damaging more than 100 homes and tearing off part of a roof at a middle
school moments after a tornado drill. No deaths had been reported. A
firefighter videotaped two twisters moving through the town, said
Phelps County emergency management director Bruce Southard. He
estimated the tornadoes were on the ground for about 10 minutes. "It's
devastating," he said. "We've got nice houses that are just tore to
pieces." Twelve-year-old Devin Wilburn said students at St. James
Middle School had just completed a tornado drill. Thirty seconds later,
they interrupted their science test to rush back into the hallway for
the real thing. The children knelt down and put their hands over their
heads, he said.
"I just heard a bunch of thunder and ripping, because the top of the
roof came
off," Devin said. No teachers, children or staff members were injured.
Preliminary information indicates a tornado warning was issued about 30
minutes
before the storm hit, said Gino Izzi, a meteorologist with the National
Weather
Service in Springfield. A tornado also destroyed about half of the
Manchester Packaging Co. plant, which makes polyethylene film and
bags, according to its Web site. Southard said the twister ripped
70-foot-by-70-foot holes in the main building of a Wal-Mart
distribution center and another Wal-Mart building used to service
trucks. Devin's father, Chuck Wilburn, was sleeping when he was
awakened by a "roaring wind noise." Wilburn, 42, said he ran to let
the dogs in from outside.
"I opened the door and saw the barbecue grill flying across the yard,"
Wilburn
said, whose house lost a window and some siding.
Southard estimated between 100 and 125 homes were damaged. He said most
the
damage was to roofs but some porches also collapsed.
The storm also ripped down trees, blocking traffic and leaving about
half the
city of about 6,000 people without power. St. James is 86 miles
southwest of St.
Louis.
Authorities also reported that two other small tornadoes downed trees
and took
off shingles in rural parts of southeast Missouri. Tornadoes and hail
were also
reported in northern Arkansas.
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