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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

Severe thunderstorms developed along a cold front that dropped south across eastern Iowa and northwest Illinois Tuesday evening.  Occasional lightning, heavy downpours, and very large hail were reported.  The hardest hit areas were the northeast side of Cedar Rapids and the Iowa side of the Quad Cities where ping pong ball to baseball sized hail fell in a short amount of time. 

Golf ball hail fell in northern Stephenson county in IL near Orangeville.  Widespread quarter sized hail was also reported during the evening in several other counties.

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Near KGAN studio in Cedar Rapids, IA - photo by Nick Stewart
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