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Severe Storms and Heavy Rain the Mississippi Valley and Midwest; Widespread Heat in the Central US

Severe thunderstorms and showers have the potential for large hail, a few strong tornadoes, damaging winds with gusts over 75 mph, and localized flash flooding across parts of the Mid/Upper Mississippi Valley and Midwest. A widespread heat wave will continue across the Central U.S. and Midwest today. Fire weather concerns persist in the Southwest into the central Rockies and northern California. Read More >

Overview

Scattered showers and thunderstorms tracked east along and ahead of a cold front that pushed through eastern IA, northwest IL, and northeast MO during the late afternoon and evening.  Some of the storms produced large hail, gusty winds, and heavy rain and the strongest storms brought large hail to portions of Buchanan county and damaging winds in Muscatine county.

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WPC Surface Analysis 21z 06/15/22
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