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Showers and Storms in the East; Dangerously Hot and Dry in the West

A front will bring scattered showers and storms to portions of the Central and Eastern US. Severe storms are expected in parts of the Great Plains and Ozarks today. Meanwhile, dangerous heat will intensify across the Desert Southwest and Intermountain West. Elevated wildfire conditions will develop across portions of the Northern/Central Plains and air quality issues will persist in the Northwest. Read More >

Overview

A very robust storm system produced a nearly 24-hour long severe weather event in our area that lasted from late morning on May 8th until the morning of May 9th. There were numerous reports of damaging winds and large hail with some of these reports being very significant and fairly rare in our forecast area. Several places saw extreme straight line winds estimated to be in excess of 90 mph in some places. One fatality also resulted in Claiborne County due to a tree that fell on a car. One EF-1 tornado was confirmed in Cherokee County, NC. There were also several reports of flash flooding, especially by the morning of May 9th with many places receiving in excess of 3" of rain.

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