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Dangerous Heat in Texas; Severe Thunderstorms in the Northern and Central Plains

Major to extreme HeatRisk will continue to impact much of southern Texas into next week, where widespread record-breaking highs and record warm overnight low temperatures are possible. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible mainly over parts of the Dakotas and Nebraska this afternoon and evening, and perhaps into far western Iowa and southwest Minnesota tonight. Read More >

Overview

Severe thunderstorms moved across eastern Iowa and western Illinois during the late afternoon and evening.  These low topped supercell thunderstorms produced funnel clouds and two brief tornado touchdowns near Walcott and Donahue.  No damage was reported or seen with these touchdowns. 

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Fronts / Pressure Map 7 pm July 9th, 2019
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