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Heavy Rainfall and Flooding Concerns in the Southwest; Coastal Low to Impact the East Coast

Deep tropical moisture will lead to widespread showers and thunderstorms capable of producing flash flooding through early next week over the Southwest and Four Corners. A coastal storm is expected to develop off the southeast U.S. coast tonight and is expected to strengthen and bring flooding, dangerous rip currents, gusty winds and heavy rain up much of the East Coast through early next week. Read More >

Overview

Thunderstorms developed ahead of a cold front Sunday afternoon across portions of eastern Iowa.  The storms were weak, but still were able to produce three brief landspout tornadoes over the region.  Additionally, brief heavy rain and wind gusts up to 50 mph were seen with the stronger storms.

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