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Dangerous Heat Continues; Monitoring Excessive Rainfall and Flash Flooding

The heat continues along and east of the Mississippi River. The most significant cumulative heat impacts are expected across the Mid-Atlantic through today and eastern Ohio Valley through Friday. Severe weather and heavy rainfall potential from the Southwest, Plains, upper Midwest, Great Lakes, mid-Atlantic and Northeast the next couple of days. A disturbance near the Marianas may bring flooding. Read More >

Event Summary: July 17, 2019

A large complex of showers and thunderstorms progressed across southeast Iowa, west central Illinois and northeast Missouri this afternoon. Storms became severe as they moved southeast, and produced damaging wind gusts up to 70 MPH at times. These winds caused damage to roofs, carports, sidings and uprooted several trees in Stockport, Wayland and Burlington. In addition, torrential rainfall amounts of 1-2 inches were reported, and led to brief flash flooding in Keokuk.

 

 

 

 

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Surface Analysis (Courtesy Weather Prediction Center)

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