Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall in the Mid-Atlantic; Fire Weather Concerns in the West

Thunderstorms are expected to bring heavy rain and potential significant flash and urban flooding to the Mid-Atlantic on Thursday, especially along the I-95 urban corridor. Dry conditions, gusty winds, and isolated dry thunderstorms will continue to bring a critical fire weather threat to the northwestern Great Basin into the interior Northwest through Thursday. Read More >

May 21, 2004 High Wind Event

These radar pictures show the powerful squall line that brought damaging thunderstorm wind gusts to much of the region. A person was killed when a tree fell on a car at 12:15pm in Coloma. Two more people were killed in the same way at 1:00pm in Sturgis and also three miles north of Colon. Three Rivers experienced 78mph winds at 12:41pm.

Hail one inch in diameter was reported one mile northwest of Fort Wayne at 1:45pm and in Decatur at 2:27pm.

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Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall in the Mid-Atlantic; Fire Weather Concerns in the West

May 21 2004 Squall Line

May 21, 2004 High Wind Event