Draft:2006 Millsfield tornado
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Date | April 2, 2006 |
| F3 tornado | |
| on the Fujita scale | |
| Highest winds | >150 mph (240 km/h) |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 16 |
| Injuries | 70 |
| Damage | $20 million (2006 USD) |
| Areas affected | Dyer and Gibson counties, located in Tennessee |
Part of the Tornado outbreak of April 2, 2006 and Tornadoes of 2006 | |
Meteorological synopsis
[edit]The outbreak was caused by a cold front that tracked across the central United States, triggered by a deep low-pressure area in the Upper Midwest. The warm humid air mass ahead of the cold front, along with high upper-level wind shear, produced supercells across the region.[1]
The outbreak was expected to have started the previous day in the High Plains as the cold front tracked across that region. The supercells didn't really fire up as expected and only one small tornado was reported in Pawnee County, Kansas on April 1. Severe weather that day was largely restricted to significant microbursts and large hail.[2]
The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) issued a moderate risk of severe weather for April 2, with the main risks being tornadoes and large hail.[1] The primary risk area was the central Mississippi Valley and lower Ohio Valley up to central Illinois, where most of the tornadoes touched down. Many tornado watches – if not any PDS watches – were issued across the region. While a significant severe weather event was expected, the extreme nature caught many forecasters by surprise, based on the risk levels and the probabilities estimated by the SPC in the area primarily affected.
Farther north, the initial thunderstorm development in eastern Missouri quickly developed into a squall line, eventually becoming a derecho that produced many embedded – and generally weak – tornadoes and widespread wind damage across Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio. Springfield, Illinois, which was struck by two tornadoes less than a month earlier, was hit again by tornadoes and damaging straight-line winds of up to 80 miles per hour (70 kn; 130 km/h), as was the St. Louis, Missouri area.[3] Wind damage was reported in Cincinnati, Louisville, Kentucky, and Indianapolis, among other cities.
Tornado summary
[edit]Aftermath
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Storm Prediction Center Apr 2, 2006 0600 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook". Spc.noaa.gov. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
- ^ "20060401's Storm Reports". Storm Prediction Center. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
- ^ "Severe Thunderstorm Outbreak April 2 nd , 2006" (PDF). weather.gov. Retrieved 9 September 2023.