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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

On January 12, a line of strong to severe thunderstorms moved across the area during the late morning and early afternoon hours. Several bowing segments within the line produced severe thunderstorm wind damage. Three quasi-linear convective system (QLCS) tornadoes were surveyed. Wind damage due to the straight-light winds alone was widespread, especially as the line intensified east of Knoxville. This was a rare event locally as only 5 January tornadoes had previously been confirmed in the modern MRX County Warning Area (CWA) since 1950. The two counties affected by the tornadoes, Meigs and Jefferson, both has less than 10 total recorded tornadoes for 1950 to the present. 

 

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