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Threats of Heavy Rainfall, Severe Thunderstorms and Dangerous Heat

Several complexes of thunderstorms, some severe with heavy rainfall, will impact areas from the northern Plains, Great Lakes, Ohio Valley to the mid-Atlantic. This threat will shift toward the Carolinas on Friday. Heavy rainfall, remnants of Edouard, continues for portions of eastern Texas through today. In-between these systems, a dome of high pressure and heat for central and eastern states. Read More >

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Simpson County Maybe a funnel cloud?  Difficult to tell in this still photo.  Photo courtesy Dale McCreary
Simpson County Near Franklin.  Photo courtesy Josh Jones
Simpson County A possible wall cloud.  Photo courtesy Ted and Kim Best
Simpson County Another picture of the possible wall cloud.  Photo courtesy Ted and Kim Best
Simpson County Straight-line wind damage.
Simpson County Straight-line wind damage.

Here's a radar picture of the storm as it was blowing trees down north of Franklin:

Simpson County