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Fire Weather Concerns in the Southern Plains and Southeast; Thunderstorms in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic

Elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions will continue across portions of the Southern Plains and Southeast today due to gusty winds and low humidity. Widely scattered strong to severe storms may impact southern Texas through the Southeast and the central Appalachians and southern Mid-Atlantic. Read More >

Overview

Beginning during the pre-sunrise hours on August 10th, storms formed over southeast Minnesota and produced large hail. These moved east into western and central Wisconsin during the morning producing winds to 60 mph. Later in the morning, storms formed over northeast Iowa and produced large hail near Lourdes, Iowa. As the storms moved into southwest Wisconsin, they intensified and produced winds in the 60-70 mph range and a brief tornado. Photo
   
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