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Severe Thunderstorms in the Southern Plains; Coastal Storm to Bring Rain and Wind to New England

Severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of the southern Plains today. Large hail is the main threat, along with some damaging winds. A few instances of 2+ inch diameter hail are possible. A storm system moving north along the New England coast will bring heavy rain and gusty winds to the region through Friday. Read More >

Overview

***Updated to add 4th tornado***

 

Low pressure deepened northeast into the Great Lakes region late February 28th into early March 1st, 2017. Strong deep layer forcing with this feature and the overspreading of leading (unstable) warm sector forced several episodes of strong to severe convection during this time. The first line segment impacted areas along and north of the toll road in Indiana and Lower Michigan during the early evening produced pockets of large hail and damaging winds. There were also 4 EF1 tornadoes surveyed across Berrien, Cass and St. Joseph Counties in Michigan. A second line of storms moved through the rest of northern Indiana and portions of northwest Ohio during the early morning hours of March 1st. There were numerous hail and damaging wind reports with this line, especially across northeast Indiana with a more pronounced bowing segment. 

 

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