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Flooding Possible in the Southwest U.S.; Coastal Storm to Impact the East

Heavy to excessive rainfall is expected today into Wednesday over New Mexico into far west Texas. Flash flooding and debris flows in wildfire burn areas will be possible. A strong coastal storm will develop off the Mid-Atlantic coast Wednesday, intensifying toward southern New England this weekend. Significant coastal flooding, strong rip currents, and beach erosion from high surf expected. Read More >

Overview

Fast Facts:

  • Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms developed during the afternoon hours on Saturday, May 23, and continue through early evening. 
  • These storms brought a few tornadoes to the region, wind damage, and spotty large hail. 
  • Three tornadoes were confirmed for this event. One in/near Minooka that was on the ground for six miles (EF-0), a brief tornado southwest of Chana (EF-1), and another very brief tornado in the Genoa / Hampshire area (EF-0). It's possible that there were a couple more brief tornadoes that produced little to no damage, but there was no confirmation of these.
  • Considerable downburst wind damage also occurred in Shorewood and Joliet, with over a hundred trees down in total. 
  • Locally very heavy rain fell, with swaths of 2 to 3 inches of rain causing renewed flash flooding, especially across parts of Lake County, Indiana. 
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