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Tracking Storm System Across the Eastern U.S.

A storm system will continue to produce widespread showers and thunderstorms as it progresses eastward across the central U.S. into the Northeast through the weekend. There are risks of severe thunderstorms and excessive rainfall on Saturday from the Ozarks into the mid-Mississippi River Valley with potential for damaging winds, large hail, tornadoes, and flash flooding. Read More >

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Low clouds in Allen County Low hanging clouds near Scottsville.
Hail in Allen County Hail from the storm near the Allen/Warren County line.
Scottsville storm clouds This is looking to the southwest from atop Barren River Dam at Barren River Lake on KY 252.  After it passed over, a blast of wind flattened the grass on the front side of the dam and turned the lake to whitecaps on the leeward side of the dam. The blast included horizontal rain and even wind-splintered raindrops.  Photo courtesy Matt Pedigo/Citizen-Times

The storm seen here in this radar picture near Claypool produced a brief tornado near Alvaton, and continued to show strong rotation as it headed to the northeast across the northern tip of Allen County.  The storm produced the large hail pictured above.

Allen Coutny radar