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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

In the morning of August 6, a supercell developed and tracked east-southeast through southern Michigan, far northeast Indiana and far northwest Ohio. This storm produced an EF2  tornado in northwest St. Joseph county from Lewis Lake to the north side of Three Rivers. This storm did weaken with eastward extent but did maintain some rotation with reports of wall clouds and funnel clouds. Additional thunderstorms then developed east of I-69 Tuesday afternoon, with a few reports of wind damage in northwest Ohio. 

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