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Severe Weather and Heavy Rainfall from the High Plains to the Ohio Valley; Heat Continuing in the Central Plains and Southeast

A stationary front will be the focus for daily showers and thunderstorms capable of widely scattered flash flooding and severe weather from the High Plains to the Ohio Valley. Monsoonal thunderstorms could cause local flash flooding across the Southwest and the Great Basin. Dangerous heat continues across the Central Plains and Southeast. Many areas will see their hottest temperatures of the year. Read More >

The first three photos show a rain shaft.  It's easy to see how it could be mistaken for a tornado!  Click on an image for a larger version.   All photos courtesy Gary Fritz.

 

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This radar image shows three distinct super cell thunderstorms moving across Dubois County.  The two southern storms would go on to merge over Schnellville, and produce the EF4 tornado that tore through Henryville.

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