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Flooding Threat Along the Gulf Coast, Southern Rockies and High Plains; Cooler Weather in the Central and Eastern U.S.

Strong thunderstorms may bring excessive rainfall and flooding over parts of the northern Gulf Coast today and over parts of the southern Rockies into the High Plains today through the weekend. A refreshingly cool and dry air mass will continue to produce below average temperatures across the central and eastern U.S. through the weekend. Read More >

A supercell thunderstorm produced a total of five tornadoes in portions of Stanton, Cuming, and Wayne Counties, four of which were rated as violent (EF-4) on the Enhanced Fujita Scale. The tornadoes resulted in 2 fatalities, several injuries, and millions of dollars in damage.

The full event summary can be found here.