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Heavy Rainfall in the East Wednesday; Hot Temperatures Continue in Coastal Southern California

Heavy to excessive rainfall may lead to flooding Wednesday over southwest Pennsylvania into northern West Virginia, and western Maryland. Flood Watches have been issued. An extended period of hot weather will continue for parts of coastal southern California including Los Angeles through Thursday. Heat Advisories remain in effect. 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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