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Thunderstorms and Heavy Rains Across Portions of the Central and Eastern US; Heat Expands to Portions of the East and West

Widespread showers and thunderstorms, some severe, may produce heavy downpours and flash flooding across much of the eastern and central U.S. Dangerous heat will continue in the Pacific Northwest and expand across portions of the East. Deep tropical moisture and associated thunderstorms will bring heavy rainfall and localized flash flooding across portions of Florida into the central Gulf Coast. 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.)