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Heat Wave Expands to the East Coast; Flash Flooding Likely in the Central Plains into the Midwest; Severe Thunderstorms in the Northeast

Dangerous, prolonged heat is ongoing in the Mid-South to Mid-Mississippi Valley and heat expands into the Northeast for a brief period today. Widely scattered instances of flash flooding due to heavy rains are forecast from northeast Kansas to much of Indiana. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of New England, northern Mid-Atlantic, and North Dakota. Read More >

A cold front brought a line of heavy rainfall across the TN Valley during the early morning hours on October 23, 2017. The low level jet intensified as the line of showers moved through the area, producing a high amount of low level wind shear. This caused an isolated tornado to down near the Trinity community in Morgan County, AL around 2:28 am. Interesting to note, there was no lightning observed within the line of showers. 

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 Location/Clickable Detailed
Summary Link
Start Time (CST)
Date (MMDD)
EF Scale/Max
Wind Speed (mph) 

Injuries/
Fatalities

Path Length
(Miles)

Path Width
(Yards) 

Starting
Lat/.Long

Ending
Lat/.Long

Trinity, AL (Morgan Co)
2:28 AM - Oct 27, 2017
EF-1/105 MPH

0 /0

2.4

75

34.5746 -87.1057

 34.5942 -87.0706