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Heat Wave Expands to the East Coast; Flash Flooding Likely in the Central Plains into the Midwest; Severe Thunderstorms in the Northeast

Dangerous, prolonged heat is ongoing in the Mid-South to Mid-Mississippi Valley and heat expands into the Northeast for a brief period today. Widely scattered instances of flash flooding due to heavy rains are forecast from northeast Kansas to much of Indiana. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of New England, northern Mid-Atlantic, and North Dakota. Read More >

Overview

Numerous thunderstorms developed in a very favorable environment during the early evening across northern South Dakota on Friday, July 21st. These storms moved southeastward over the course of the night, all the while producing torrential downpours with rainfall amounts over 2" in some cases, as well as severe weather in the form of damaging winds and large hail. Spink County was hit especially hard when a supercell produced up to 80 mph winds in and around Redfield and Tulare.
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