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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 >

Two tornadoes were confirmed by National Weather Service meteorologists after damage surveys. The first tornado, an EF1, hit the Countryside Mobile Home Park in Columbia City in Whitley County, Indiana and the second tornado, an EF0, occurred in south central Defiance County, Ohio. No fatalities or major injuries occurred in either of the tornadoes thanks in part to great spotter reports and NWS ;Tornado Warning lead times for the Whitley and Defiance County tornadoes of 17 and 13 minutes respectively.

Several pictures of the Defiance County tornado taken by storm chasers Eric Martinez and Derek Tanner from near Cecil-Williams Center Road and Jericho Road can be seen below:

Write ups of the two tornadoes can be found by clicking on title of the damage maps. The damage points can be clicked on for descriptions and pictures.

Defiance County EF0 Tornado (click for text description)


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Whitley County EF1 Tornado (click for text description)


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