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Dangerous Heat in the Central and Southern U.S.; Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Northern Plains

Dangerous, prolonged heat is expected across portions of the Central and Southeast U.S. through July. Scattered severe thunderstorms are expected over parts of the northern Plains into the upper Mississippi Valley Tuesday, with damaging winds and large hail as the primary threats. Heavy rainfall could lead to areas of flooding across the northern Plains, Upper Midwest, Southeast and Southwest. Read More >

Overview

Several supercell thunderstorms developed during the morning and early afternoon hours of Thursday, July 18, 2019, starting around 11 AM near Moose Lake, MN. The first storm produced half-dollar size hail near Foxboro, WI, before dissipating. Another supercell thunderstorm developed near Chaffey, WI, and tracked east-southeastward to a few miles northwest of Solon Springs, WI. The storm then made a right turn and moved into the town of Gordon, WI, where it produced a tornado. The tornado lifted a few minutes after it formed in Douglas County. The supercell storm gradually weakened as it moved across southern Bayfield County and dissipated near Namekagon around 4 PM.
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