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Heavy Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorm Threats for the Plains and Southeast

A frontal boundary extending from the western High Plains to the Southeast will focus additional showers and thunderstorms this weekend. Some of these storms may become severe, alongside frequent lightning, and isolated instances of flash flooding. Meanwhile dry conditions will continue for the Great Basin where fire weather concerns linger. For the mid-Atlantic and Northeast, seasonable weather. Read More >

Overview

An intense low pressure system moved across the High Plains on October 12th, 2021. An "Enhanced" Risk of severe weather was forecast, as well as the potential for blowing dust and high winds before the storms formed later that evening. Initially, a few storms formed in extreme northwestern Kansas, but these storms were never able to fully mature into supercell thunderstorms. Eventually, a significant line of thunderstorms formed along the Kansas/Colorado border and moved east. It is this line of thunderstorms that produced the severe weather reports, with a tornado near Sharon Springs, wind damage near Oakley, and a few severe hailstones reported. In addition, beneficial rain fell as the majority of the area is experiencing drought conditions.
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