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Widespread Damaging Winds Likely in the Northern Plains; Heat Continues in the Central and Southeast U.S.

Severe thunderstorms, heavy rainfall, and flooding are possible from the northern Rockies into the Upper Midwest. A derecho is likely across portions of the northern Plains, with several gusts expected to exceed 75 mph. Extreme heat is expected to intensify across much of the Southeast and Tennessee Valley, continuing through much of this week. Read More >

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
817 PM CDT FRI JUL 06 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0150 PM     HAIL             6 N FLORENCE            34.89N 87.68W
07/06/2012  E1.00 INCH       LAUDERDALE         AL   PUBLIC

            DELAYED REPORT FROM THE NSSL SHAVE PROJECT OF QUARTER
            SIZED HAIL.

0158 PM     TSTM WND DMG     NE CLOVERDALE           34.94N 87.77W
07/06/2012                   LAUDERDALE         AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTED NUMEROUS TREES DOWN OF UNKNOWN
            SIZE DOWN AT THE INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROAD 8 AND COUNTY
            ROAD 157. TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR.

0215 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 N FLORENCE            34.86N 87.68W
07/06/2012                   LAUDERDALE         AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL REPORTS OF DAMAGE ACROSS NORTHERN AND EASTERN
            OUTSKIRTS OF THE CITY OF FLORENCE. DAMAGE INCLUDES POWER
            LINES DOWN ALONG CHISHOLM ROAD...PARTIAL ROOF DAMAGE TO
            WILSON SCHOOL...AND TREES OF UNKNOWN SIZE DOWN ALONG
            COUNTY ROAD 17. TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR.

0220 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 NNE UNDERWOOD-PETERSV 34.95N 87.67W
07/06/2012                   LAUDERDALE         AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            ROOF WAS BLOWN OFF OF A MANUFACTURED HOME.

0220 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 NNE UNDERWOOD-PETERSV 34.95N 87.67W
07/06/2012                   LAUDERDALE         AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            A HOUSE WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED


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