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Severe Weather and Heavy Rain for the Plains and Mid-Atlantic; Building Heat in the West

Severe thunderstorms will remain possible in the Mid-Atlantic through Tuesday. Severe thunderstorms and heavy rain will also be possible in the central/southern Plains on Tuesday and Wednesday. Hazardous heat will linger across the southern U.S. and build across the West through mid-week. Hot and dry weather will create Elevated to Critical fire weather conditions in the Four Corners Region. Read More >

Shenandoah County - Mount Jackson Tornado - April 28, 2002
Mount Jackson tornado

A Tornado (seen in the picture above) touches down near Mount Jackson, VA, in Shenandoah County. As it crossed I-81, it turned over a tractor-trailer.