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Dangerous Heat Continues; Monitoring Excessive Rainfall and Flash Flooding

The heat continues along and east of the Mississippi River. The most significant cumulative heat impacts are expected across the Mid-Atlantic through today and eastern Ohio Valley through Friday. Severe weather and heavy rainfall potential from the Southwest, Plains, upper Midwest, Great Lakes, mid-Atlantic and Northeast the next couple of days. A disturbance near the Marianas may bring flooding. Read More >

Overview

A complex of severe thunderstorms developed in eastern Iowa during the evening of October 6, 2016 ahead of a cold front.  The storms intensified as they moved into far east-central Iowa and northwestern Illinois bringing heavy rain, frequent lightning, strong winds, and several tornadoes.  Damage was reported in Muscatine, Scott, and Rock Island Counties.
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