Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Mississippi Valley; Critical Fire Weather in the Southern Plains

Severe thunderstorms will persist tonight across the Middle Mississippi Valley, producing damaging winds, large to very large hail and several tornadoes. Low humidity and windy conditions will continue to produce elevated to critical fire weather conditions across the southern High Plains into midweek. Read More >

Overview

Through the afternoon and early evening of August 3rd, 2022 A storm system that had multiple lines of convection moved through southern Lower Michigan. This system was primarily a wind threat with reports of over 160,000 homes without power. Showers and storms did form along a boundary which caused over 4 inches of rainfall. That caused localized flooding in a few locations.