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Watching Hurricane Erin; Heavy Rainfall Threat for Upper Midwest; Heatrisk for Mississippi Valley

Hurricane Erin continues to track westward with its outer bands bringing heavy rainfall and gusty winds for Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands. Life-threatening surf and rip currents are occurring and will spread across the Atlantic coasts this week. Meanwhile, heavy rainfall and possible flooding are in the forecast for upper Midwest through Monday. Heatrisk continues for the Mississippi Valley. Read More >

                       

Storm Photos
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Image of a funnel cloud taking from the AmSouth parking garage in downtown Huntsville looking toward Meridianville (Photo courtesy of Donna Butcher and WHNT). Lightning illustrates a tail cloud of a storm as it passes north of Athens. (Photo courtesy Kasey Brown.)
Another vivid lightning photograph, this time from Hazel Green. (Photo courtesy Edwin Dunning.) Some of the most incredible lightning pictures we've seen have come from the April 7 outbreak. This lightning bolt came from a supercell that passed near Phil Campbell. (Photo courtesy Josh T.)
More incredible lightning photography, this fime from Madison. (Photo courtesy Bryan Shirkey.) Mammatus from a nearby supercell passes near Madison. (Photo courtesy Jason Burks.)
 
Numerous reports of large hail came in from all across the Tennessee Valley. This quarter to golf-ball size hail fell in southeast Huntsville. (Photo courtesy Rick Mullin.)