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Heavy Rain in the Southeast and Portions of the Central Plains; Mountain Snow in the West

Scattered areas of heavy rain continue to produce isolated flash flooding across the coastlines of the central Gulf and Southeast. A storm system will bring mountain snow, locally heavy rain, gusty winds and much cooler temperatures to portions of the western and central U.S. Above average temperatures will advance eastward into the Great Lakes and Northeast today and Monday. 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.)