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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 >

Overview

A line of thunderstorms moved south southeast across the region during the late evening hours of Monday, August 5, 2019. These storms mainly produced wind gusts of 40 to 55 MPH, frequent lightning, and brief torrential rains.  An isolated tornado touched down west of the Dubuque Airport at 1007 PM.  Later, around 1040 PM, tree damage occurred in Cedar Rapids.

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