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Flooding Threat Along the Gulf Coast, Southern Rockies and High Plains; Cooler Weather in the Central and Eastern U.S.

Strong thunderstorms may bring excessive rainfall and flooding over parts of the northern Gulf Coast today and over parts of the southern Rockies into the High Plains today through the weekend. A refreshingly cool and dry air mass will continue to produce below average temperatures across the central and eastern U.S. through the weekend. Read More >

Overview

Several rounds of severe weather impacted the area from Monday August 27th through Tuesday August 28th.

Major flash flooding occurred Monday night into Tuesday morning and additional flash flooding occurred Tuesday afternoon and evening. Record flooding occurred along portions of the Kickapoo River.

A line of thunderstorms produced wind damage and an isolated tornado Monday afternoon and evening, with the severe threat quickly transitioning over to flash flooding Monday night into Tuesday morning. A storm produced large hail over portions of northeast Iowa Tuesday morning, then more severe thunderstorms developed Tuesday afternoon producing wind damage and additional flooding.

Numerous communities in southwest Wisconsin experienced record flooding.  This included evacuations and rescues during the peak of the flooding. 

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2-Day Radar Rainfall Estimates (Monday & Tuesday)
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