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Tropical Storm Edouard to Impact the Northwest Gulf Coast; Heat Expands Eastward

Tropical Storm Edouard will bring tropical storm to hurricane conditions, heavy rainfall, flash and some river flooding, and storm surge to portions of Upper Texas and southwestern Louisiana coasts into Wednesday. Severe thunderstorms are possible in the Central Plains and Mid-Atlantic. Hot and humid conditions will expand from the Central Plains into the Ohio Valley and Mid-Atlantic. 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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