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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 >

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 
635 AM CDT TUE AUG 30 2005 

...PEAK WIND GUSTS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL SYSTEM KATRINA OVER THE 
TENNESSEE VALLEY BETWEEN LATE MONDAY EVENING AND TUESDAY MORNING...

LOCATION                        PEAK WIND GUSTS
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HUNTSVILLE AIRPORT              48 MPH AT 1227 AM
MUSCLE SHOALS AIRPORT           47 MPH AT  901 PM
MERIDIANVILLE AIRPORT           44 MPH AT 1236 AM
DECATUR AIRPORT                 41 MPH AT 1022 PM
CULLMAN AIRPORT                 39 MPH AT  335 AM

NUMEROUS WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WERE REPORTED THROUGHOUT THE 
AREA.  SOME ISOLATED LOCATIONS REPORTED WIND GUSTS EXCEEDING 55 
MPH...WITH ONE UNOFFICIAL REPORT OF A 70 MPH WIND GUST COMING IN 
FROM ALBERTVILLE. 

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