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Heavy to Excessive Rainfall in the Central Appalachians; Severe Weather in the Mid-South; Hot Weather in Southern California

Heavy to excessive rainfall may lead to flooding today over southwest Pennsylvania into northern West Virginia, and western Maryland. Severe thunderstorms are possible this afternoon and evening in the Mid-South and across Eastern North Carolina. An extended period of hot weather is forecast for parts of coastal southern California including Los Angeles from today through Thursday. Read More >

Overview

Severe storms developed across portions of the Northern Indiana (IWX) forecast area early on the morning of August 12th, 2021. Wind gusts of 55 to 60 mph were measured, but pockets of higher end severe wind gusts ranging from 65 to 75 mph were estimated based off of the damage reports and photos. Wind damage reports came in from several locations in Northern Indiana and southern Lower Michigan starting from around 5 am EDT and ending around 7:30 am EDT. Counties especially hard hit were Elkhart, Marshall, and Kosciusko Counties in Indiana; in addition to St. Joseph/Branch/Hillsdale Counties in Michigan. Click the tabs below to view photos, radar imagery, storm reports, rainfall amounts, and environmental data from this event.  Thank you to those who submitted photos and reports of wind speeds and damage, in addition to storm photos and rainfall reports.

 

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