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Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain from the Southern Plains to the Ohio Valley; Wintry Mix in the Northeast

Numerous showers and thunderstorms, some severe, are expected from the southern Plains to the Ohio Valley. The repeating nature of some showers and thunderstorms may lead to isolated flash flooding across the Ohio Valley. An area of freezing rain, with some snow on the northern edge, will cause hazardous travel conditions over portions of New England. Read More >

Strong winds were reported in the Coeur d'Alene, Spokane and Davenport areas. In Coeur d'Alene, the winds split a 120 foot Ponderosa pine tree which landed on a home and caused major damage. The winds also uprooted a tree which fell onto a car in Hayden. Kootenai Electric Cooperative had 1,000 customers without power during the wind storm. During the peak of the winds, Coeur D'Alene AWOS reported sustained west winds of 35 miles per hour gusting to 49 miles per hour. Property damage from this event is estimated to be $45,000. Avista Utilities reported at least 1,200 customers without power across northeast Washington. The strongest wind gust of the storm was reported at Fairchild Air Force Base where the peak wind speed was 54 miles per hour.