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Heavy Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorms in the Midwest and Southwest; Heat Continues in the Southern U.S.

Heavy to excessive rainfall could bring flooding today through Thursday across parts of the central Plains into the Midwest and southern Arizona and New Mexico. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms may impact parts of eastern Nebraska into western Iowa later today into early evening. Heat Advisories remain in place across much of east Texas into the mid-Mississippi Valley today and Tuesday. Read More >

Overview

A severe weather outbreak occurred on February 28th and lasted into the early morning hours of March 1st 2017.  Four tornadoes were documented to have occurred in the National Weather Service St. Louis County Warning Area, including a portion of the long track tornado that caused damage north of Perryville, MO.   Hail and wind reports were noted with many of the storms.  To view the damage surveys and download data in KML formate please visit this site: https://apps.dat.noaa.gov/StormDamage/DamageViewer/

 

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