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Heat Wave Expands to the East Coast; Flash Flooding Likely in the Central Plains into the Midwest; Severe Thunderstorms in the Northeast

Dangerous, prolonged heat is ongoing in the Mid-South to Mid-Mississippi Valley and heat expands into the Northeast for a brief period today. Widely scattered instances of flash flooding due to heavy rains are forecast from northeast Kansas to much of Indiana. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of New England, northern Mid-Atlantic, and North Dakota. Read More >

Overview

An active late June weather pattern resulted in several consecutive days of heavy rainfall and thunderstorms across northern Illinois and northwest Indiana. On June 25th, these storms produced a brief multi-vortex EF-1 tornado near Danforth, IL, along with heavy rainfall south of the Kankakee River Valley. On June 26th, storms produced three additional EF-0 tornadoes in the area, and heavy rainfall resulted in flash flooding in the Chicago metro and areas farther south.

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