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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

Several rounds of showers and thunderstorms developed across the region on Saturday, October 14th, ahead of a strong storm system moving across the central Great Plains. Some of these thunderstorms became severe, producing large hail up to half dollar size, wind damage across Warren, Clark, and Scotland counties, heavy rainfall from 1 to 3 inches over eastern Iowa and northwest Illinois, and two tornadoes.

One tornado touched down just east of Gorin, MO completely destroying a farm outbuilding and damaging two other buildings.  The other tornado touched down west of Bowen IL.

 


 
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