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Heat Wave Expands to the East Coast; Flash Flooding Likely in the Central Plains into the Midwest; Severe Thunderstorms in the Northeast

Dangerous, prolonged heat is ongoing in the Mid-South to Mid-Mississippi Valley and heat expands into the Northeast for a brief period today. Widely scattered instances of flash flooding due to heavy rains are forecast from northeast Kansas to much of Indiana. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of New England, northern Mid-Atlantic, and North Dakota. 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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