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Dangerous Heat in the Central and Southern U.S.; Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Northern Plains

Dangerous, prolonged heat is expected across portions of the Central and Southeast U.S. through July. Scattered severe thunderstorms are expected over parts of the northern Plains into the upper Mississippi Valley Tuesday, with damaging winds and large hail as the primary threats. Heavy rainfall could lead to areas of flooding across the northern Plains, Upper Midwest, Southeast and Southwest. Read More >

Overview

Multiple waves of precipitation moved through our region from the evening of February 20th through the morning of February 24th. A warm front lifted across the region on Saturday afternoon, with showers and thunderstorms forming along it, followed by a cold front that quickly moved through during the late afternoon and evening hours. Severe thunderstorms accompanied this system with damaging winds and numerous tornadoes, including two EF-2 tornadoes that occurred in the Hopkinsville, KY and Matthews, MO areas. There was also widespread flooding across our area due to 5 to 8 inches of rain falling over a 4 to 5 day period. Flash flood warnings were in effect for the vast majority of the region late Saturday afternoon and evening. 

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