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Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall in the Southern Plains; Heat Continues in the West

Strong to severe thunderstorms may bring areas of excessive rainfall and flooding over parts of the southern Plains today through Friday. Hot to dangerously hot temperatures are forecast across portions of the Pacific Northwest and southern Great Basin today. Gusty winds, dry, and hot conditions will bring critical fire weather to parts of central Washington state today. Read More >

Overview

A potent storm system moved across the central United States on December 10-11, 2021 resulting in widespread severe weather.  Numerous tornadoes occurred with storms that traveled through Kentucky Friday evening into Saturday morning (Dec 10-11) including a significant long track tornado that devastated Mayfield, KY.  This tornado began near Woodland Mills, Tennessee, and stayed on the ground all the way to Falls of Rough, Kentucky; a distance of 165.7 miles!  

 

The map to the right gives the most recent depiction of damage paths.

 

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