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Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall in the Mid-Atlantic; Fire Weather Concerns in the West

Thunderstorms are expected to bring heavy rain and potential significant flash and urban flooding to the Mid-Atlantic on Thursday, especially along the I-95 urban corridor. Dry conditions, gusty winds, and isolated dry thunderstorms will continue to bring a critical fire weather threat to the northwestern Great Basin into the interior Northwest through Thursday. Read More >

Overview

A small line of thunderstorms, ahead of a larger area of rain, pushed across southeast Missouri into far western Kentucky during the early morning hours on May 1st. A brief tornado spun up in Ballard County, KY just south of La Center before the line weakened considerably by 7 AM.
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