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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 >

Overview

A potent upper level system allowed showers and isolated thunderstorms to form along a cold front. These showers progressed from northwest Indiana Sunday morning to northwest Ohio by mid afternoon. Several reports of wind damage wind wind gusts in excess of 60 mph were reported as these showers and isolated thunderstorms reached the Interstate 69 corridor across northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio. A thunderstorm wind gust of 77 mph was reported at the Fort Wayne International Airport.

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