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Dangerous Heat in the Central and Eastern U.S.; Severe Thunderstorms in the Plains to the Upper Midwest

A significant and dangerous heat wave will expand from the Central U.S. into the Eastern U.S and linger through much of the work week. Numerous daily record highs and warm lows are likely. Severe thunderstorms are possible from the southern Plains through the Upper Mississippi Valley. Fire weather concerns are expected to persist across the Four Corners region. Read More >

Overview

Severe thunderstorms developed ahead of an approaching cold front during the afternoon and evening of Wednesday, July 14.  Some of the storms produced damaging winds and several tornadoes, most of which briefly touchdown.  Brief torrential rainfall was also observed with the stronger storm cells.  The areas that were hit hardest were in Delaware and Jones counties in IA, where a total of 5 tornadoes occurred.  An additional 7 tornadoes touched down in eastern IA, with no visible damage reported.

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