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Heat Wave Expands to the East Coast; Flash Flooding Likely in the Central Plains into the Midwest; Severe Thunderstorms in the Northeast

Dangerous, prolonged heat is ongoing in the Mid-South to Mid-Mississippi Valley and heat expands into the Northeast for a brief period today. Widely scattered instances of flash flooding due to heavy rains are forecast from northeast Kansas to much of Indiana. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of New England, northern Mid-Atlantic, and North Dakota. Read More >

Overview

A few round of showers and thunderstorms affected the area Friday morning into Friday afternoon. The first round produced some locally heavy rain and some isolated wind damage across southern Lower Michigan and portions of northern Indiana. Storms redeveloped in the afternoon south of US Route 24. One of these storms developed into a supercell and produced a tornado across northeast Jay County. The National Weather Service will be conducting a storm survey across this area on Saturday. This page will be updated with additional information as it becomes available later today regarding the Jay County, IN tornado.  Thank you to emergency management, media, spotters, and the public for valuable reports during this event.
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