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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 >

Storms also hit the region on the morning of the 2nd, several of which dropped heavy rain and hail.  Here is a picture of the morning storms as they approached Monroe County.  Photo courtesy Gary Walker

Monroe County

Here's a radar image from when the storm was directly over Tompkinsville.  The cell strengthened over southwestern Monroe County and moved to the northeast, crossing the entire county.

Monroe County