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Dangerous Heat Wave Continues; Enhanced Area of Severe Thunderstorms Today

A prolonged, dangerous heat wave will continue today in the Midwest and Mississippi Valley, and persist through the Independence Day weekend across the Ohio Valley, Mid-South, and East Coast. Widespread moderate to extreme HeatRisk is forecast. Scattered wind damage and large hail are expected from severe thunderstorms impacting parts of Nebraska into Iowa today. Read More >

 

A tornado moved from two miles south of Saegertown to four miles east-northeast of Centreville. Two people died in Centreville. (Note: Although the two tornadoes are listed as one event in NCDC StormData, post-event surveys found that there were two separate tornado tracks)

Source: NCDC Storm Data: May 1985; Volume 27, Number 5