June 2008 tornado outbreak sequence

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June 2008 tornado outbreak sequence

A large tornado in Will County, Illinois on June 7
Date of tornado outbreak:	June 3, 2008 - June 8, 2008
Duration1:	~6 days
Maximum rated tornado2:	EF3 tornado
Tornadoes caused:	81 confirmed, 200+ reported
Damages:	Unknown
Fatalities:	0 + 10 non-tornadic
Areas affected:	Great Plains, Midwestern United States, Mid-Atlantic States
1Time from first tornado to last tornado 2Most severe tornado damage; see Enhanced Fujita Scale

The June 2008 tornado outbreak sequence was an on-going series of tornado outbreaks and derecho events affecting most of central and eastern North America that began on June 3, 2008 and continued until June 10 (with the last tornadoes taking place on June 8). Nearly 200 tornadoes have been reported and 81 were confirmed as of June 11. No fatalities have been reported as a direct result of tornadoes, but 10 people were killed by severe weather including lightning, flash flooding and straight-line winds across five states including six in Michigan alone.^[1] Severe flooding has also been reported in much of Indiana, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa as a result of the same thunderstorms while high heat and humidity affected much of eastern North America particularly along the Eastern Seaboard of the United States from New York City to the Carolinas.

Contents 1 Meteorological synopsis 2 Reported tornadoes 2.1 June 3 event 2.2 June 4 event 2.3 June 5 event 2.4 June 6 event 2.5 June 7 event 2.6 June 8 event 3 Non-tornadic events 3.1 June 4 Mid-Atlantic derecho 3.2 June 5 Plains derecho 3.3 June 8 Great Lakes derecho 3.4 Other severe weather 3.5 Flooding 4 See also 5 External links 6 References

[edit] Meteorological synopsis

Following a series of violent tornado outbreaks that claimed the lives of 26 people in mid-May and 12 people in late-May, a stationary boundary formed across the Midwest separating a seasonally cool airmass from most of Canada from the very warm and moist airmass from the Southern states and the Gulf of Mexico. A series of waves of low pressures formed along the boundary line produced very heavy rain and damaging winds across the Ohio Valley and southern Great Lakes starting on June 3, 2008.

A moderate risk of severe weather was issued for parts of Indiana, Kentucky, Illinois, Ohio and West Virginia for that day.^[2] 22 tornadoes were reported on June 3.^[3] One particular tornado caused extensive damage across Rush and Decatur counties with the community of Moscow about 35 miles (56 km) southwest of Indianapolis being the hardest hit area. The EF3 tornado destroyed one home and damaged five other homes as well as a 19th century landmark covered bridge.^[4][5] The tornado also destroyed 50 buildings at Camp Atterbury and injured two soldiers. The damage assessment totals $19 million, but that only includes the buildings. It does not include vehicles and office equipment that were also damaged in the tornado. Altogether, 10 people were injured in Moscow, with a 66-year old woman suffering a serious injury when she was impaled in the upper chest by a 3-inch (7.6 cm) diameter tree limb.^[6]

On June 4, as the moderate risk of severe weather shifted further east in the coastal areas of the states, the complex of storms transitioned into a progressive derecho across the Middle Atlantic States including the Richmond, Virginia, Baltimore, Maryland and Washington D.C metropolitan areas with widespread wind damage from winds estimated as strong as 100 miles per hour (161 km/h) and several embedded tornadoes. An EF0 tornado struck Chesapeake Beach, Maryland, injuring five people and damaging 14 homes and one business.^[7][8][9] Later that same day, a new shortwave formed just east of the Rockies. A moderate risk of storms was issued for most of the Central Plains. 45 tornadoes were reported during the evening hours, but no serious injuries were reported on that day.^[10]

On June 5, a high risk of severe weather was issued from Wichita to the Twin Cities and including the cities of Omaha, Des Moines and Kansas City albeit the risk area was shorten throughout the day. A moderate risk extended northward to Duluth, Minnesota and southward to Oklahoma City. Forecasters were concerned of a major tornado outbreak during the evening and overnight hours that would rival an outbreak in June 1974 where 22 were killed in the first major outbreak after the Super Outbreak.^[11] Wichita State University canceled evening classes because of the weather predictions.^[12] 33 tornadoes were reported, along with a large squall line/serial derecho with formed during the early evening hours although the majority of the tornadic activity was situated across southern Nebraska, northwestern Missouri and southwestern Iowa. In Craig, Missouri, three semi-trailer trucks were blown over by a tornado on Interstate 29, with one of the drivers needing to be extricated.^[13] There were over 200 wind reports mostly along the squall line which also caused property damage in Kansas and Oklahoma. No fatalities or serious injuries were reported throughout the area.^[14][15][16]

On June 6, a moderate risk was issued for northern Illinois, including Chicago. It was later expanded to cover areas in surrounding states before being downgraded due to a reduced threat. During the morning hours, a damaging tornado hit the Park Rapids and Emmaville areas of northern Minnesota causing EF3 damage. The damage path was estimated at around 0.5 miles (0.80 km) wide. No serious injuries were reported.^[17] Later in the day a tornado caused isolated damage in the Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario area.^[18] Strong thunderstorms extended from Ontario into Missouri where numerous damaging wind reports were reported and some of the strongest wind reports were from Indiana were there were wind gusts of up to 80 miles per hour (129 km/h). 20 tornadoes were reported during the day mostly along the southern end of the squall line in eastern Missouri.^[19]

More severe weather developed on June 7. A slow-moving supercell thunderstorm spawned eight tornadoes which left paths of destroyed and damaged homes, downed power lines, uprooted trees, and overturned semi-trailer trucks across Chicago's south and southwest suburbs.^[20] At 4:31 pm CDT (2131 UTC), an EF1 tornado touched down southwest of Dwight, Illinois in Livingston County, snapping power poles and damaging trees and roofs; this tornado lifted at 4:45 pm CDT (2145 UTC). From 5:18 pm CDT (2218 UTC) to 5:46 pm CDT (2246 UTC), an EF2 tornado carved a 13.6 mile (22 km) path of destruction across southwestern Will County and extreme northwestern Kankakee County, near Wilmington, uprooting trees, damaging homes, and destroying sheds. In Wilmington and Symerton, search and rescue operations were conducted and people with minor injuries had to be evacuated from their damaged homes. At 5:51 pm CDT (2251 UTC), an EF2 tornado touched down for three minutes in central Will County near Wilton Center, destroying a garage and severely damaging a metal building. From 5:55 pm CDT (2255 UTC) to 6:08 pm CDT (2308 UTC), an EF2 tornado occurred west of Monee, leveling barns, garages, and outbuildings and damaging homes. An EF2 tornado re-formed at 6:13 pm CDT (2313 UTC), injuring six people as it crossed Interstate 57.^[21][20] As the tornado moved into more densely populated southern Cook County, it destroyed homes in Richton Park. One three-story apartment complex had a dozen units with roof damage and four businesses were destroyed.^[22] Richton Park Mayor Rick Reinbold said preliminary damage estimates were about $3 million.^[23] The tornado also caused extensive damage in University Park. It dissipated at 6:30pm CDT (2330 UTC) near Chicago Heights. At 6:49 pm CDT (2349 UTC), an EF0 tornado was confirmed in Lansing, damaging tree limbs.^[20] The last report of a funnel cloud associated with this storm occurred in Schererville, Indiana at around 7:15 pm CDT (0015 UTC).^[24] In Wisconsin, six people suffered minor injuries after a tornado ripped through Columbia County.^[25]

Further west, a new complex of storms produced a tornado inside the western sections of the city of Omaha, Nebraska during the early hours of June 8. The heaviest damage from this storm was concentrated in the southwest Omaha neighborhood of Millard. The tornado caused damage to about one hundred homes and businesses.^[26] The Heartland Center for Reproductive Medicine had its lobby blown off, and a Carquest store also sustained major damage.^[27] The tornado was rated EF2. This tornado was the strongest to strike the Omaha metropolitan area since the 1975 Omaha tornado.^{[28] [29]} One possible tornado was detected later by doppler radar near Highway 402 as the storms crossed into Ontario.^[30]

On June 9, there were no confirmed tornadoes but there was widespread damaging wind across several areas. ^[31] The Storm Prediction Center issued a moderate risk of severe weather from eastern Ontario to Philadelphia for June 10 where a large area was hit by damaging winds and large hail but no tornadoes were confirmed.

[edit] Reported tornadoes

Confirmed Total	Confirmed EF0	Confirmed EF1	Confirmed EF2	Confirmed EF3	Confirmed EF4	Confirmed EF5
81	33	35	11	2	0	0

[edit] June 3 event

List of reported tornadoes - Tuesday, June 3, 2008
EF#	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
Illinois
EF?	E of Vernon	Marion	38°80′N 89°05′W / 39.333, -89.083	1305		Roof was blown off a barn and shingles were removed from a house.
EF?	SW of Winchester	Scott	39°60′N 90°50′W / 40, -90.833	0030
EF?	N of Manchester	Scott	39°57′N 90°33′W / 39.95, -90.55	0046
EF?	Pleasant Hill	Pike	39°44′N 90°87′W / 39.733, -91.45	0059		Tornado reported by the sheriff office.
EF?	Farmersville	Montgomery	39°44′N 89°65′W / 39.733, -90.083	0101
EF?	Eldred	Greene	39°29′N 90°55′W / 39.483, -90.917	0115
EF?	E of Michael	Greene	39°24′N 90°58′W / 39.4, -90.967	0230
Indiana
EF0	S of Waverly	Morgan	39°48′N 86°34′W / 39.8, -86.567	1830	unknown	Brief tornado touchdown.
EF?	Cottage Grove	Union	39°60′N 84°86′W / 40, -85.433	0054		Tornado report along Highway 27.
EF?	St. Paul	Decatur	39°43′N 85°63′W / 39.717, -86.05	0109		Damage to telephone poles and wires.
EF3	Moscow area	Shelby, Rush	39°51′N 85°58′W / 39.85, -85.967	0109	unknown	Major damage in the area with houses damaged and destroyed. Several people were injured, one critically.
EF?	Princes Lakes	Johnson	39°35′N 86°11′W / 39.583, -86.183	0129
EF2	SW of Edinburgh	Brown, Johnson	39°35′N 85°97′W / 39.583, -86.617	0129	unknown	Significant damage reported at Camp Atterbury, with about 40 buildings damaged at the base. Debris in the air reported and power transformers were blowing.
EF1	Clarksburg	Decatur		0155	unknown
EF1	NE of Bedford	Greene, Lawrence		unknown	unknown
Virginia
EF0	Roanoke	Roanoke city		2327	1.5 miles (2.4 km)	Brief tornado in a subdivision. Some trees were knocked down, with a few landing on houses.
EF0	S of Midlothian	Chesterfield	37°43′N 77°64′W / 37.717, -78.067	0040	0.25 mile (400 m)	Narrow short-lived tornado knocked down some trees.
Ohio
EF0	SW of Oxford	Butler	39°51′N 84°75′W / 39.85, -85.25	0100	unknown
EF?	Albany	Athens	39°22′N 82°20′W / 39.367, -82.333	0147
EF0	Martinsville	Clinton		0425	unknown
Missouri
EF?	Whiteside	Lincoln	39°18′N 91°02′W / 39.3, -91.033	0148		Tornado spotted by sheriff.
EF1	N of Roach	Camden		0525	6.5 miles (10 km)	Tornado touched down in the Lake of the Ozarks area. One house was damaged and over 100 trees were uprooted or snapped.
Sources: SPC Storm Reports for June 3, 2008, NWS Indianapolis, NWS Blacksburg, NWS Springfield, NWS Wilmington, OH

[edit] June 4 event

List of reported tornadoes - Wednesday, June 4, 2008
EF#	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
Ohio
EF0	Newtown	Hamilton	39°12′N 84°35′W / 39.2, -84.583	1148	unknown	Trees twisted and knocked down.
Virginia
EF1	Millwood	Clarke	39°12′N 77°87′W / 39.2, -78.45	1832	0.5 mile (800 m)	Brief tornado spun up amidst derecho winds to 90 mph (150 km/h) with trees scattered.
EF?	Falls Church	Falls Church city	38°88′N 77°17′W / 39.467, -77.283	1905		Tornado reported at Annandale Road embedded in the derecho.
EF?	Huntingdon	Fairfax	38°78′N 77°07′W / 39.3, -77.117	1945
EF1	E of Stevensburg	Culpeper		2315	4 miles (6.4 km)	Some large trees were uprooted or snapped.
EF1	Summerduck area	Fauquier		2327	8 miles (13 km)
EF1	S of Ramouth	Stafford		2335	1.5 miles (2.4 km)	Damage to many trees, but no structures.
Maryland
EF0	Chesapeake Beach	Calvert		1940	1.5 miles (2.4 km)	About 20 houses were damaged, mostly to roofs and siding. A restaurant also lost part of its roof. Numerous trees were knocked down.
EF?	Huntingtown	Calvert	38°62′N 76°61′W / 39.033, -77.017	1945
EF?	Bel Alton	Charles	38°46′N 76°98′W / 38.767, -77.633	0004		Large tornado reported.
Colorado
EF?	S of Hyde	Washington	40°01′N 102°83′W / 40.017, -103.383	2029
EF?	SW of Yuma	Yuma	40°08′N 102°75′W / 40.133, -103.25	2103		Brief touchdown.
EF?	S of Hoyt	Adams	39°99′N 104°07′W / 40.65, -104.117	2104
Nebraska
EF?	Cotesfield area	Howard	41°36′N 98°63′W / 41.6, -99.05	2153
EF0	S of Champion	Chase	40°39′N 101°69′W / 40.65, -102.15	2313	unknown	A farm was heavily damaged.
EF?	NE of Wauneta	Chase	40°43′N 101°36′W / 40.717, -101.6	2353
EF?	W of Surprise	Butler, Polk	41°10′N 97°36′W / 41.167, -97.6	0025
EF1	Ulysses area	Butler	41°07′N 97°19′W / 41.117, -97.317	0028	4 miles (6.4 km)	Damage reported in town to numerous buildings and trees.
EF?	Dwight	Butler	41°08′N 97°02′W / 41.133, -97.033	0110
EF1	S of Ulysses	Seward, Butler	41°01′N 97°13′W / 41.017, -97.217	0110	5 miles (8 km)
EF1	Ceresco area (1st tornado)	Saunders	41°06′N 96°65′W / 41.1, -97.083	0137	5 miles (8 km)	Significant damage in town. Many houses and buildings were damaged, and trees were uprooted. Grain bins were also thrown.
EF?	S of Elwood	Gosper	40°52′N 99°86′W / 40.867, -100.433	0344
EF?	Bertrand area	Phelps	40°53′N 99°63′W / 40.883, -100.05	0423
EF?	NW of Smithfield	Gosper	40°58′N 99°75′W / 40.967, -100.25	0428
EF?	S of Kearney	Buffalo	40°66′N 99°08′W / 41.1, -99.133	0504
EF1	Ceresco area (2nd tornado)	Saunders	41°06′N 96°65′W / 41.1, -97.083	unknown	4 miles (6.4 km)	Separate tornado damaged the northern part of town.
Indiana
EF0	SW of Aurora	Dearborn	39°03′N 84°96′W / 39.05, -85.6	2200	unknown	Trailer park damaged, minor structural damage
EF?	E of Rensselaer	Jasper	40°94′N 87°09′W / 41.567, -87.15	0030		Small tornado reported.
EF0	Bloomfield	Greene		unknown	unknown	Tornado embedded within an area of straight-line wind damage
Kentucky
EF0	Peach Grove	Pendleton	38°83′N 84°29′W / 39.383, -84.483	2215	0.5 mile (800 m)	Damage to several barns and homes, including a garage that was blown out.
Iowa
EF?	S of Glenwood	Mills	41°00′N 95°74′W / 41, -96.233	2304		Tornado reported by spotters.
EF?	S of Creston	Union	41°04′N 94°36′W / 41.067, -94.6	2304
EF1	SW of Malvern	Mills	40°96′N 95°65′W / 41.6, -96.083	2322	5 miles (8 km)
EF1	S of Emerson	Mills	41°00′N 95°40′W / 41, -95.667	2356	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
EF?	W of Red Oak	Montgomery	41°01′N 95°32′W / 41.017, -95.533	2358
EF?	S of Creston	Union	41°04′N 94°36′W / 41.067, -94.6	0004
EF1	N of Nodaway	Adams	40°94′N 94°92′W / 41.567, -95.533	0113	6.4 miles (10 km)	Rain-wrapped tornado according to KCCI.
EF1	SE of Corning	Adams	40°99′N 94°74′W / 41.65, -95.233	0137	8.6 miles (14 km)	Tornado reported with debris cloud.
EF1	NW of Kent	Union	40°98′N 94°47′W / 41.633, -94.783	0218	6.3 miles (10 km)	A farm was damaged with outbuildings destroyed. Power poles knocked over.
EF?	Afton area	Union	41°04′N 94°20′W / 41.067, -94.333	0259		Large extremely dangerous tornado reported.
EF?	NW of Thayer	Clarke	41°07′N 94°02′W / 41.117, -94.033	0321
EF?	SW of Murray	Clarke	41°09′N 93°96′W / 41.15, -94.6	0333
Illinois
EF0	SE of Red Bud	Randolph		0830	0.33 mile (530 m)	A garage and a machine shed were damaged, along with some trees.
EF0	Tilden	Randolph		0845	2 miles (3.2 km)	Several houses, garages and outbuildings were damaged.
EF?	SW of Pontiac	McLean, Livingston	40°73′N 88°83′W / 41.217, -89.383	0101		Reported merging with Flanagan tornado west of Interstate 55 at mile 190.
EF?	S of Flanagan	Livingston	40°73′N 88°87′W / 41.217, -89.45	0101		Reported merging with Pontiac tornado west of Interstate 55 at mile 190.
EF?	N of Mackinaw	Tazewell	40°58′N 89°36′W / 40.967, -89.6	0117
EF?	Goodfield	Woodford	40°63′N 89°27′W / 41.05, -89.45	0137		Tornado reported at the interchange of Interstate 74 and US 150.
Sources: SPC Storm Reports for June 4, 2008, NWS Baltimore/Washington, NWS St. Louis, NWS Wilmington, OH, NWS Omaha #1, NWS Omaha #2 NWS Indianapolis, NWS North Platte, NE

[edit] June 5 event

List of reported tornadoes - Thursday, June 5, 2008
EF#	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
Colorado
EF?	S of Granada	Prowers	37°90′N 102°30′W / 38.5, -102.5	1820		Tornado remained in open country with no damage.
Kansas
EF?	SW of Russell Springs (1st tornado)	Logan	38°77′N 101°36′W / 39.283, -101.6	1930		Brief tornado touchdown.
EF?	SW of Russell Springs (2nd tornado)	Logan	38°88′N 101°21′W / 39.467, -101.35	1941
EF?	NE of Preston	Pratt	37°79′N 98°52′W / 38.317, -98.867	2000		Observed by a storm chaser alongside a debris cloud.
EF?	N of Shields	Gove	38°71′N 100°45′W / 39.183, -100.75	2013
EF?	S of Gove	Gove	38°81′N 100°49′W / 39.35, -100.817	2014
EF?	Voda	Trego	39°04′N 100°02′W / 39.067, -100.033	2040		Two tornadoes reported.
EF1	W of Clay Center (1st tornado)	Clay	39°32′N 97°20′W / 39.533, -97.333	2119	unknown	Several houses were damaged, and outbuildings and farm equipment were destroyed.
EF0	W of Clay Center (2nd tornado)	Clay		2120	unknown	Damage occurred to power lines and outbuildings.
EF1	N of Clay Center	Clay		2133	unknown	Minor damage to several houses, including siding ripped off and windows broken. Several outbuildings were destroyed.
EF0	W of Barnes	Washington	39°97′N 96°91′W / 40.617, -97.517	2202	unknown	A barn was damaged by this brief tornado.
EF0	NW of Morrill	Brown	39°95′N 95°72′W / 40.583, -96.2	0027	unknown	Brief tornado touchdown with no damage.
EF1	E of Prescott	Linn, Bates (MO)	38°08′N 94°67′W / 38.133, -95.117	0357	4 miles (6.4 km)	Two houses were damaged, along with a carport, garage, sheds and outbuildings. Extensive tree damage also reported.
EF0	E of Oketo	Marshall		unknown	unknown	Some outbuildings were destroyed.
Nebraska
EF2	S of Stuart	Rock, Holt	42°52′N 99°19′W / 42.867, -99.317	2050	30 miles (48 km)	Long-track multiple vortex tornado moved a house off its foundation. In addition, numerous outbuildings were destroyed, power poles were snapped and farm equipment and vehicles were thrown.
EF?	S of Johnson	Nemaha	40°40′N 96°00′W / 40.667, -96	2333		Damage reported to a farm.
EF?	Nebraska City area	Otoe, Fremont (IA)	40°40′N 96°00′W / 40.667, -96	0002		Tornado spotted at mile 10 on Interstate 29.
EF2	SE of Falls City	Richardson	40°04′N 95°57′W / 40.067, -95.95	0039	8 miles (13 km)	Rain-wrapped tornado spotted. Several houses and a church were heavily damaged and a grain bin was thrown. Sheds and barns were also destroyed.
South Dakota
EF?	W of Marty	Charles Mix	42°99′N 98°45′W / 43.65, -98.75	2210		Severe damage to a farm with a house destroyed and outbuildings damaged.
EF?	S of Humboldt	Minnehaha	43°62′N 97°07′W / 44.033, -97.117	0115		Tornado confirmed by a spotter.
EF2	S of Baltic	Minnehaha	43°76′N 96°74′W / 44.267, -97.233	0142	unknown	Debris seen moving across Interstate 29 with trees and power lines down.
EF?	NE of Dell Rapids	Moody	43°86′N 96°69′W / 44.433, -97.15	0200		Numerous trees downed and an outbuilding was destroyed
Missouri
EF0	SE of Watson	Atchison	40°48′N 95°62′W / 40.8, -96.033	2355	0.5 mile (800 m)	Brief touchdown in open country with no damage.
EF0	E of Rockport	Atchison	40°42′N 95°40′W / 40.7, -95.667	0023	1 mile (1.6 km)	Tornado also remained in open country.
EF1	Corning area	Holt, Atchison	40°25′N 95°45′W / 40.417, -95.75	0053	17 miles (29 km)	Large and extremely dangerous tornado reported crossing the Missouri River. Several farm buildings were damaged and a vacant mobile home was destroyed.
EF0	NW of Craig	Holt, Atchison		0055	3.5 miles (5.6 km)	No direct tornado damage, however the wind downdraft caused tractor trailers to blow on Interstate 29 with drivers trapped and at least one having to be extricated.
EF0	Foster	Bates	38°17′N 94°51′W / 38.283, -94.85	0415	1 mile (1.6 km)	Damage primarily to trees, some of which were uprooted.
EF?	Alma area	Lafayette	39°10′N 93°55′W / 39.167, -93.917	0523		Possible tornado damage to a house
Iowa
EF?	S of Randolph	Fremont	40°87′N 95°56′W / 41.45, -95.933	0011
EF?	E of Cumberland	Cass	41°27′N 94°85′W / 41.45, -95.417	0116
EF?	NW of Creston	Union	41°10′N 94°43′W / 41.167, -94.717	0220
EF?	NE of Waukee	Dallas	41°65′N 93°84′W / 42.083, -94.4	0315
EF?	NE of Osceola	Clarke	41°04′N 93°69′W / 41.067, -94.15	0454		Tree limbs and power lines down, possible tornado
EF?	NE of Monroe	Jasper	41°60′N 93°08′W / 42, -93.133	0545
EF?	S of Kellogg	Jasper	41°67′N 92°91′W / 42.117, -93.517	0555
Sources: SPC Storm Reports for June 5, 2008, NWS Kansas City #1, NWS Kansas City #2, NWS Omaha, NWS Sioux Falls, NWS Topeka, NWS Topeka PNS, NWS North Platte

[edit] June 6 event

List of reported tornadoes - Friday, June 6, 2008
EF#	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
Minnesota
EF2	Park Rapids area	Wadena, Hubbard	46°75′N 95°08′W / 47.25, -95.133	1414	unknown	A small house was destroyed along with eight turkey barns, killing over 15,000 turkeys. Many trees were knocked down or uprooted, and some vehicles were damaged.
EF3	SW of Emmaville	Hubbard	46°92′N 95°06′W / 47.533, -95.1	1437	unknown	Several buildings on Pickerel Lake were flattened, including a house, a mobile home, a garage and a camper. Several other houses were damaged, and outbuildings flattened. Extensive tree damage also reported along its path.
EF1	S of Chamberlain	Hubbard	46°85′N 94°72′W / 47.417, -95.2	1543	0.5 mile (800 m)	Tornado discovered in an aerial survey with damage to thousands of trees.
Missouri
EF?	Newburg	Phelps	37°91′N 91°90′W / 38.517, -92.5	1832		Tornado reported by the highway patrol.
EF?	SE of Richwoods	Washington	38°14′N 90°76′W / 38.233, -91.267	2011
EF?	NW of Potosi	Washington	38°04′N 90°91′W / 38.067, -91.517	2350		Unconfirmed tornado with tree limbs knocked down.
EF?	NE of Bolivar	Polk	37°69′N 93°37′W / 38.15, -93.617	0005		Damage to numerous trees, possible tornado
EF?	NW of Buffalo	Dallas	37°67′N 93°13′W / 38.117, -93.217	0034
EF?	S of Urbana	Dallas	37°83′N 93°17′W / 38.383, -93.283	0040
Illinois
EF?	Poplar Grove	Boone	42°37′N 88°82′W / 42.617, -89.367	1932		Reported tornado at the Poplar Grove Airport.
EF?	Collinsville	Madison	38°68′N 90°00′W / 39.133, -90	2016
EF?	St. Jacob	Madison	38°72′N 89°77′W / 39.2, -90.283	2040
EF?	Foster Pond	Monroe	38°31′N 90°23′W / 38.517, -90.383	2051
EF?	NE of Carlyle	Clinton	38°65′N 89°33′W / 39.083, -89.55	2140		Tornado took place over Carlyle Lake.
EF1	Lerna	Coles	42°37′N 88°82′W / 42.617, -89.367	2220	5 miles (8 km)	Nine homes had window and/or siding damage. A school roof, a barn and numerous trees were also damaged.
Wisconsin
EF?	E of Waterford	Racine	42°76′N 88°12′W / 43.267, -88.2	2000
Oklahoma
EF?	NE of Fort Gibson	Cherokee	35°86′N 95°17′W / 36.433, -95.283	2047
Michigan
EF0	NE of West Branch	Ogemaw	44°35′N 84°14′W / 44.583, -84.233	2055	0.9 mile (1.5 km)	Several farms and residences were damaged.
Ontario
F1	Echo Bay	Algoma		2200	unknown	Roof was torn off a warehouse and damage to a tractor dealership.
Indiana
EF1	Mississinewa Lake Park	Grant		2235	250 yards (225 m)	Damage reported to many trees in a heavily forested area.
EF?	S of Marion	Grant		2338		Possible tornado sighted by trooper with wind damage in the area
Ohio
EF?	SW of Waterville	Lucas	41°47′N 83°77′W / 41.783, -84.283	0215		Numerous trees down, possible tornado
EF1	SW of Wetsel	Van Wert		unknown	0.5 mile (800 m)	One house sustained siding and roof damage. Numerous trees were snapped.
Kansas
EF?	SE of Columbus	Cherokee	37°13′N 94°79′W / 37.217, -95.317	0215
EF?	SE of Scammon	Cherokee	37°25′N 94°79′W / 37.417, -95.317	0232
Sources: SPC Storm Reports for June 6, 2008, NWS Grand Forks, Environment Canada (Northern Ontario), NWS Northern Indiana, NWS Lincoln, IL

[edit] June 7 event

List of reported tornadoes - Saturday, June 7, 2008
EF#	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
Wisconsin
EF0	SE of Boscobel	Grant	43°08′N 90°52′W / 43.133, -90.867	1852	unknown	Tornado witnessed by a sheriff officer, but no damage reported.
EF1	NE of Briggsville	Adams, Marquette		1857	2.5 miles (4 km)
EF2	SE of Pardeeville	Columbia	43°46′N 89°35′W / 43.767, -89.583	1932	8 miles (12.8 km)	Unusual large tornado with multiple vortices about 2 miles (3.2 km) wide. Several houses sustained structural damage and barns were destroyed. Thousands of trees were blown down or snapped.
EF?	SE of Cambria	Columbia	43°50′N 89°06′W / 43.833, -89.1	1955		Tornado damage reported with 4 people injured
EF0	SW of Beaver Dam	Columbia, Dodge	43°41′N 88°91′W / 43.683, -89.517	2005	2 miles (3.2 km)
EF0	SW of Plain	Sauk	43°26′N 90°07′W / 43.433, -90.117	2015	0.1 mile (160 m)	Brief tornado touchdown.
EF0	NE of Cottage Grove	Dane	43°08′N 89°14′W / 43.133, -89.233	2025	0.1 mile (160 m)	Tornado touched down in a field with no damage.
EF0	NW of Sun Prairie	Dane		2038	0.1 mile (160 m)
EF?	Fort Atkinson	Jefferson	42°93′N 88°84′W / 43.55, -89.4	2056		Several reports of funnel clouds and tornadoes in the area.
EF1	N of Stoughton	Dane		2142	2 miles (3.2 km)	Tornado embedded in a swath of downburst winds.
EF0	S of Eagle	Waukesha		2237	0.1 mile (160 m)
EF1	E of Barre Mills	La Crosse	43°84′N 91°06′W / 44.4, -91.1	2245	5.5 miles (8.8 km)	Tornado on the ground with debris. Two barns were destroyed while another one as well as a farmhouse had roof damage.
EF0	S of Liberty Pole	Vernon	43°47′N 90°90′W / 43.783, -91.5	2248	unknown	Shed damage and machinery thrown into fields.
EF?	S of Viroqua	Vernon	43°50′N 90°85′W / 43.833, -91.417	2301		Brief touchdown of a weak tornado.
Iowa
EF?	E of Buffalo Center	Winnebago	43°39′N 89°94′W / 43.65, -90.567	2046
EF?	E of Thompson	Winnebago	43°37′N 89°67′W / 43.617, -90.117	2047
EF?	NW of Leland	Winnebago	43°36′N 89°65′W / 43.6, -90.083	2114		A hog farm was damaged.
EF?	SW of Lake Mills	Winnebago	43°40′N 89°56′W / 43.667, -89.933	2114		Damage reported to a house and a shed.
EF?	SE of Northwood	Worth	43°35′N 93°09′W / 43.583, -93.15	2139
EF0	NW of Stacyville	Mitchell	43°46′N 92°81′W / 43.767, -93.35	2145	unknown	Tornado confirmed by spotters. No damage reported.
EF?	N of Mason City	Cerro Gordo	43°24′N 93°32′W / 43.4, -93.533	2245
Illinois
EF?	Lostant	La Salle	41°14′N 89°06′W / 41.233, -89.1	2059		Tornado report by law enforcement.
EF0	E of Cornell	Livingston		2121	0.8 mile (1.3 km)	Tornado spotted in an open field with no damage.
EF1	W of Odell	Livingston		2131	3.6 miles (5.8 km)	Damage to barns and power poles snapped. One home had roof damage.
EF2	NW of Essex	Will, Kankakee		2218	13.6 miles (21.8 km)	Damage to two homes, two barns, two sheds and numerous trees.
EF2	NE of Wilton Center	Will		2251	1.8 miles (2.8 km)	A garage was destroyed and a metal outbuilding was heavily damaged.
EF2	NW of Peotone	Will		2255	3.7 miles (5.9 km)	A garage and two barns were destroyed with damage to several homes and other structures.
EF2	Richton Park area	Will, Cook		2313	5.8 miles (9.3 km)	A mobile home and outbuilding were destroyed. Damage to a warehouse, several homes, an appartment complex, a car wash and a grocery store. Six people were injured on Interstate 57
EF1	Chicago Heights area	Cook		2332	unknown	The roof of a warehouse was lifted out and several homes had minor damage. Numerous trees fell including two that caused significant damage to homes.
EF0	Lansing area	Cook		2348	0.7 miles (1.1 km)	Damage limited to tree limbes with one fallen into a car
EF?	Cary area	McHenry	42°21′N 88°25′W / 42.35, -88.417	0054
EF?	Mundelein area	Lake	42°27′N 88°00′W / 42.45, -88	0105		Tornado reported in the community.
Minnesota
EF0	SW of New Hartford	Houston		2150	unknown	Tornado spotted by law enforcement with no damage.
Kansas
EF?	W of Osborne	Osborne	39°44′N 98°79′W / 39.733, -99.317	0055
EF?	S of Portis	Osborne	39°53′N 98°69′W / 39.883, -99.15	0105
EF?	NE of Portis	Smith	39°57′N 98°68′W / 39.95, -99.133	0137
Nebraska
EF2	Omaha area (1st tornado)	Sarpy, Douglas		0710	11 miles (17 km)	Large wedge tornado touched down in the southwest part of town. Several houses lost their roofs and many others sustained minor damage. A shopping area was also damaged. Heaviest damage was at the corner of 137th Street and Y Street. Three people were injured.
EF1	Omaha area (2nd tornado)	Douglas		0712	9 miles (15 km)	Second tornado in the area eventually merged with the main Omaha tornado. Several houses sustained minor damage, mainly to roofs and shingles.
Sources: SPC Storm Reports for June 7, 2008, NWS Omaha, NWS Chicago, NWS La Crosse, NWS Milwaukee

[edit] June 8 event

List of reported tornadoes - Sunday, June 8, 2008
EF#	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
Michigan
EF1	E of Reed City	Osceola	43°88′N 85°43′W / 44.467, -85.717	1900	5 miles (8 km)	Intermittent path. A barn was damaged and a forest area was flattened.
EF?	Leoni area	Jackson	42°24′N 84°27′W / 42.4, -84.45	2040		Trees down, trampoline lifted in the air. Possible tornado within area of straight-line wind damage.
EF1	S of Grand Ledge	Eaton		2100	unknown	Two cooling towers at a power station were destroyed.
Iowa
EF?	SW of Gravity	Taylor	40°74′N 94°77′W / 41.233, -95.283	2035		Windows blown out of structures and trees blown down and twisted
EF?	SW of Ferguson	Marshall	41°92′N 92°87′W / 42.533, -93.45	2119		Pole shed destroyed
EF?	S of Haverhill	Marshall	41°89′N 92°96′W / 42.483, -93.6	2129
EF?	SW of Elberon	Tama	41°98′N 92°34′W / 42.633, -92.567	2151		Reported by fire department.
EF?	NE of Ottumwa	Wapello	41°14′N 92°35′W / 41.233, -92.583	0030		Unconfirmed tornado. One house was heavily damaged with walls knocked down and the roof blown off.
Ontario
F1	Lucan	Middlesex		2100	0.6 mile (1 km)	A shed lost its entire roof.
F1	Ruthven	Essex		unknown		Reported by police and trained weather spotters, courtesy CBET-TV and CBLT-TV
Pennsylvania
EF?	Sugarcreek	Venango	41°44′N 79°81′W / 41.733, -80.35	0106		Spotter reported a funnel cloud on the ground.
Texas
EF?	NW of Turkey	Briscoe	34°50′N 100°95′W / 34.833, -101.583	0215		Tornado reported by the fire department.
Illinois
EF?	E of Rio	Knox	41°11′N 90°36′W / 41.183, -90.6	0226
Sources: SPC Storm Reports for June 8, 2008, CTV Southwestern Ontario, Environment Canada (Southern Ontario), NWS Grand Rapids # 1, NWS Grand Rapids # 2

[edit] Non-tornadic events

[edit] June 4 Mid-Atlantic derecho

After the tornado outbreak of June 3, the complex formed into a derecho on the following day. As the derecho tracked across the mid-Atlantic states, one person was killed by a fallen tree in Annandale, Virginia while one person was killed due to the flooding rains in West Virginia. A state of emergency was declared by West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin for 15 counties across the state. About 3 inches (7.6 cm) of rain fell locally across the areas hit by the storm complex while widespread power outages (at least 200,000 customers) were reported closing several schools for one day in some counties across Maryland.^[32]

[edit] June 5 Plains derecho

In addition to the many tornadoes, a large serial derecho took place across the Great Plains on June 5. There were over 260 wind reports, including some significant reports with structural damage and winds up to 92 miles per hour (148 km/h).^[33]

[edit] June 8 Great Lakes derecho

On June 8, there were numerous reports of downed trees and power lines with other minor damage from the derecho which travelled from Illinois to Ontario, as well as another storm complex over the Northeastern United States. Several people were killed and injured in three states.

The worst damage from that derecho took place in Michigan. Two people were killed in Ottawa County due to the straight-line winds that toppled trees; one onto a pedestrian and another onto a car. At least one other person was injured.^[34][35] Another tree toppled into an Amtrak passenger train near Albion. In Eaton County, a woman was killed by winds which blew a large trailer on to her. Flooding due to heavy rains from the storms killed two people in Saugatuck Township.^[35][36] At least 80,000 people in lower Michigan lost power during the storm while 40,000 were without power across western Michigan although some of those numbers includes previous storms on June 6 and 7. ^[37][38]

[edit] Other severe weather

On June 10, a powerful squall line of thunderstorms with embedded supercells developped across New York and moved northeast through parts of northern New England and Quebec. Particularly hard hit was the Montreal region and the southern suburbs including Longueuil, Chateauguay, Brossard and Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu. Barns were reported damaged and other structures sustained roof and siding damage particularly in the Saint-Blaise-sur-Richelieu area where one home was pushed from its foundation. On Montreal's Champlain Bridge, eight tractor trailors were overturned forcing the closure of the entire bridge in both directions. Other highways south of Montreal were shut down due to tree and power line damages. Winds up to 68 miles per hour (109 km/h) were reported as well as locally large hail up the size of golf balls in Beloeil and Mont-Saint-Hilaire. At least of about 250,000 Hydro-Quebec across the province lost power particularly in the Monteregie and Montreal regions with other outages in the Eastern Townships and Mauricie regions. Only 2 minor injuries were reported during the storm because of the tractor-trailor accidents.^{[39][40] [41]} The severe weather extended south into the Eastern Seaboard where it ended a prolonged period of intense heat where temperatures hit the mid-to-upper 90s for several days in a row with some areas exceed 100 degrees. About 150,000 customers in New Jersey, 140,000 in Pennsylvania and 50,000 in northern New York lost power. ^[42]

[edit] Flooding

See also: June 2008 Midwest Flood

The same series of systems producing several significant non-tornadic events including three derechos/bow echos and an a severe flooding event in Indiana. Heavy rains from this severe weather outbreak as well as subsequent rainfall during a one-week period created severe flooding over parts of Indiana. One person was killed by the flash flooding and several entire neighborhoods were under water. US Coast Guard units were deployed in assistance for rescue efforts. In Franklin water reached at one point the first level of the area hospital while buildings at Franklin College were damaged. Flooding was reported also in Columbus, Helmsburg and Terre Haute. Parts of Interstate 65 and US Route 31 were shut down but reopened. At least 30,000 people in Indiana lost power during the storms. Several counties filed disaster declarations.^[43] Over 10 inches (25 cm) fell in areas over a one-week period and some rivers approached levels similar to the 1913 flood which killed 200.^[44][45]

One person was killed in Indiana by flooding, with another missing after falling off a boat during the storm. In Connecticut, one person was killed with four injured by a lightning strike.^[36]

Flooding was also reported across parts of Iowa on June 8 following another line of severe thunderstorms and heavy rains. In Parkersburg, Iowa where it was hit by a tornado on May 25, a levee burst flooding three nearby highways while in New Hartford which was also hit by the same tornado, water gushed over a levee forcing the evacuation of 650 people. The flooding waters also damaged a water treatment plant leaving Mason City without drinking water. Up to 5 inches (13 cm) of rain fell in parts of the state.^[1] Flooding was also reported north of Mason City in southeastern Minnesota, where several inches of rain closed roads and forced evacuations. Gays Mills, Wisconsin was evacuated for the second time in 10 months when the Kickapoo River flooded the town. These same areas were also affected by the 2007 Midwest flooding.^[46][47][48]

[edit] See also

• Late-May 2008 tornado outbreak sequence
• List of North American tornadoes and tornado outbreaks
• Tornadoes of 2008
• June 2008 Midwest Flood

[edit] External links

• Rainfall amounts for June 6-7 in Indiana (NWS Indianapolis)
• Eastern Wisconsin rainfall amounts (NWS Milwaukee)
• Western Wisconsin rainfall amounts (NWS La Crosse)
• Summary of the June 8 derecho (NWS Detroit)
• Storm damage image gallery from southern Quebec on June 10 (La Presse)

[edit] References