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Severe Thunderstorms Possible in the South Central U.S.; Wildfire Smoke Impacts in the North Central U.S.; Severe Space Weather

Scattered severe thunderstorms may bring large hail and isolated damaging winds this weekend over parts of the south central U.S. Smoke from Canadian wildfires will bring air quality issues to parts of the north central U.S. this weekend. Moderate to Severe geomagnetic storm conditions will remain possible into early Monday following a strong coronal mass ejection from the sun. Read More >

Overview

A line of thunderstorms moved east across the area during the early morning hours of Sunday, August 18. Small hail and downed trees were seen in the Cedar Rapids area and in Cedar county. A brief spin-up tornado occurred near Grand Mound, IA around 5:30 am as the storms rolled through the region.

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