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Extreme Heat and Excessive Rainfall This Week

A significant heat wave continues for the Rockies, Northern Plains, and Great Lakes into the Mid-Atlantic, peaking in intensity through midweek and lingering across parts of the Northern Plains and Midwest until this weekend. Excessive rainfall my bring life-threatening and locally catastrophic flash and urban flooding across portions of southwestern Texas through early Friday. Read More >

Overview

 

Thunderstorms quickly developed during the late afternoon and moved across the region.  Storms produced hail as they first developed and then became more of a damaging wind threat as they moved eastward across the region.  In addition to the severe weather, these storms produced very heavy rainfall of 1 to 2 inches in 1 to 2 hours.


 
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