Upon further review from the National Weather Service, and based heavily upon the eye-witness account of the Sunderland Police Chief, Saturday's storm is now officially determined to be a weak EF-0 tornado.
The annual Bahamas Weather Conference focused on tropical weather, mainly hurricanes. This year, a recap of 2008 was impressive with Ike and Gustav making big impacts along the Gulf Coast. CBS 3 Springfield Meteorologist Nick Morganelli was at the conference in the Bahamas and explains.
So...Yesterday we took a look back at the blizzard of '78...and looked at the fury of the storm. Tonight we're going to show you how forecasting has changed...and how we may not be as prepared anymore...