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Heavy Rain Continues in Florida; Cold Front Brings Thunderstorms and Showers to Central US

Scattered areas of heavy rain continue to produce isolated flash flooding across the Florida peninsula. Anomalous moisture will combine with a cold front and will bring heavy rain and scattered flash flooding across the Mid-South, Ohio and Tennessee Valleys today and Tuesday. Above average temperatures will continue to be found ahead of the cold front from the Midwest to the Northeast. Read More >

Overview

A line of severe thunderstorms moved east northeast through far southern Wisconsin on Friday evening, March 31, 2023, producing several tornadoes and damaging winds.

Damage surveys conducted from Saturday, April 1 through Monday, April 3, 2023 found 12 total confirmed tornadoes within this line of storms, with 5 rated EF-1 and 7 rated EF-0.

See the list below for more detailed information. 

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8:05 PM CDT (3/31/23) KMKX radar images showing hook echo (upper left, middle) and Tornado Debris Signature (lower left, middle) southwest of Delavan Lake, where EF0 damage occurred.
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