A significant heat wave is underway for the Intermountain West, Northern Plains, and Upper Great Lakes, peaking in intensity through midweek and lingering across parts of the Northern Plains and Midwest until this weekend. In southwest Texas, excessive rainfall may bring a risk for potentially life-threatening flash and arroyo flooding through Thursday. Read More >
Overview
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An early morning round of severe weather occurred as a line of storms trekked across the state. It brought damaging winds in excess of 70mph, a few tornadoes, and large hail. Damaging winds continued behind the storms due to the formation of a wake low. |
 A radar loop of the severe storms (credit IEM) |
Tornadoes
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NOTE: times shown below are local to your device's time zone. |
The Enhanced Fujita (EF) Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories:
| EF0 Weak 65-85 mph |
EF1 Moderate 86-110 mph |
EF2 Significant 111-135 mph |
EF3 Severe 136-165 mph |
EF4 Extreme 166-200 mph |
EF5 Catastrophic 200+ mph |
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| Tornadoes that fail to impact any ratable damage indicators on the EF-Scale are rated EF-Unknown (EF-U) | |||||
Wind
Damaging winds over 70mph caused tree damage and power outages mainly across the southern half of the state. The highest measured wind speed was 72mph in Ames. |
| Tree Damage in Van Wert (credit Jessica Bear) |
Hail
Hail, with measured sizes over 2" in areas, became wind-driven, damaging siding in communities such as Van Wert.
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| Siding Damage in Van Wert (credit Jessica Bear) |
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