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Heat Persists in the South Central U.S. and Southwest; Heavy rains in the Desert Southwest and Central Plains

Sweltering heat remains across the South-Central Plains, Lower/Middle Mississippi Valley, and the Southwest this week with limited nighttime relief. Thunderstorms will bring heavy rainfall leading to localized flash flooding in portions of the Desert Southwest and central Plains. Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across portions of the central Plains into the Northeast. Read More >

Overview

A strong cold front moved through the Midwest Friday October 15. Rains for much of the day helped to limit coverage of strong to severe storms Friday evening, as the actual cold front moved into the Ohio Valley. A few stronger storms did develop however, as a couple of brief tornados spun up over portions of south central Indiana.