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Monitoring Tsunami Impacts Across the Pacific; Air Quality Concerns; Dangerous Heat; Critical Fire Weather for the West

Tsunami impacts continue for portions of the Pacific basin. Wildfire smoke causes unhealthy air in Midwest to Great Lakes. Heat dome spans Mississippi Valley to Mid-Atlantic with excessive heat warnings and advisories. Critical fire weather in Great Basin to Pacific Northwest (dry thunderstorms). Cold front spawns severe storms/heavy rain in Central U.S. today, shifts to East Coast Thursday. Read More >

April 25, 2019
Severe Weather


As an area of surface low pressure moved northeast through the Ohio Valley and into the southern Great Lakes, several areas of showers and thunderstorms were able to develop during the afternoon and evening of April 25. These storms produced moderate to heavy rainfall, which led to flooding in some locations. In addition, a few of the more organized cells showed signs of rotation, leading to several damage reports.