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Prolonged, Intense Heat Wave; Excessive Rainfall in the Southern Rockies; Severe Weather in the Central US

Extremely dangerous heat will persist from the Midwest to the East Coast into late this week. Monsoonal moisture may produce excessive rain and considerable flash flooding and debris flows, especially near recent burn scar areas in New Mexico and west Texas. Severe storms are possible this evening from the southern/central Plains into the Great Lakes, and the northern/central Plains Tuesday. Read More >

The NWS Storm Survey team has determined that a tornado caused EF2 damage with estimated winds of 120 mph between Central City and Prairieburg Wednesday evening.  The beginning, ending and width of this track still needs to be determined. Survey teams will be out again tomorrow and will provide additional information on this tornado track and other storm damage that occurred Wednesday evening.