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Heavy Rain is Likely Across the Mid-Atlantic States Today Along With Potentially Damaging Wind Gusts; Critical Fire Weather in the Great Basin

Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are expected today across the Mid-Atlantic and forecast to contain heavy to excessive rainfall. Numerous instances of flash flooding are possible in southern Virginia and north-central North Carolina. Severe thunderstorms are also possible across the northern Great Plains today. Elevated to Critical Fire Weather located across the Intermountain West. 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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