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Extreme Heat Overspreads the Central and Southern U.S., Pushing East Through Midweek; Severe Weather and Excessive Rain for Portions of the Upper Midwest

Dangerous heat is expected across portions of the Central and Southeast U.S. through July. Severe storms for parts of the northern Plains & upper Midwest tonight & Wednesday- threats include a few tornadoes, damaging winds & excessive rain. Heavy rain may impact portions of the Southeast and Southwest into tonight. A tropical disturbance brings heavy rain to Guam & the Marianas through Friday. Read More >

Overview

Thunderstorms began developing over northwest Iowa shortly after midnight on August, 2019. While storms started out as discrete storms producing mainly small hail and locally heavy rainfall, they gradually merged and the threat transitioned to a wind and tornado event. By 4 to 7 am storms were pushing across central Iowa, producing areas of straight line wind damage with several embedded tornadoes along the front edge of the line. As storms continued to push south the tornado threat diminished, but storms continued to produce heavy rain and gusty winds across the line of storms.

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Tree damage just west of Tracy, IA
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