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Severe Weather and Heavy Rain from the Ohio Valley to the Mid-Atlantic; Heat Persists in the South-Central U.S.

Widespread strong thunderstorms with damaging winds and locally heavy rain are expected across portions of the Ohio Valley into southern Mid-Atlantic and Carolinas. Rounds of strong thunderstorms are expected to develop across the northern and central Plains. Sweltering heat remains most persistent across the South-Central Plains and Lower/Middle Mississippi Valley through next week. Read More >

Isolated severe thunderstorms are possible across central Iowa late tonight into Sunday morning, tracking in from the northwest after 3 AM. While the overall severe threat remains low at a Level 1 risk, any strong storm that develops could bring damaging wind gusts up to 60 mph, hail up to an inch in diameter, and localized heavy rainfall.