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 sixth tornado formed at 5:40 p.m. EDT (4:40 p.m. EST) in the southwest corner of St. Joseph County, Michigan and moved northeast for 4 miles. It was a quarter mile wide, caused one injury as it lifted and spun a vehicle with the driver still inside, and produced F1 damage.

After a brief break over central St. Joseph County, tornado number 8 touched down in the northeast part of the county at 6:10 p.m. (5:10 p.m. EST) and headed off to the northeast for 5 miles. It, too, was about a quarter mile wide. (Between the birth of these two tornadoes, tornado number 7 formed in Noble County, Indiana).

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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

St. Joseph Michigan Tornadoes of October 24th, 2001