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Dangerous Surf and Rip Currents for most of the Atlantic Shoreline; Record Heat for the West

Hurricane Erin continues to track northward. Tropical storm force winds, storm surge conditions will increase for the Outer Banks today and portions of coastal Virginia. Life-threatening surf and rip currents along much of the east coast of the U.S. this week. Major to extreme HeatRisk with new record high temperatures are expected for many areas of the western U.S. this week. Read More >

Weather History - April 24th

Local and Regional Events:

April 24th, 1948:

A significant F2 tornado moved northeast from South of Castlewood to near Goodwin. Two farms' barns were destroyed. Also, two other tornadoes were observed in South Dakota on this day. One moved from Turner County on into Minnehaha County, injuring two people. The other touchdown was three miles southeast of Sioux Falls, destroying barns and other buildings on the west edge of Brandon.