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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

Severe Thunderstorms developed on the evening of July 10th, 2017 across much of southeast Iowa and west central Illinois. These thunderstorms produced torrential rainfall, frequent lightning small hail and damaging winds. Downed trees, power lines and damage to structures was reported in Bushnell and New Philadelphia in McDonough County.


 
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