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 >

The day's seventh tornado began at 5:00 p.m. EST about a mile east of Kendallville in an industrial park. The tempest took off to the northeast, smashing through Fairfield Center in DeKalb County, then lifting just north of Steubenville in Steuben County. The path length was 12 and a half miles, with a maximum width of a quarter mile. It produced F2 damage at Fairfield Center.

East side of Kendallville: