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Heat Wave Expands to the East Coast; Flash Flooding Likely in the Central Plains into the Midwest; Severe Thunderstorms in the Northeast

Dangerous, prolonged heat is ongoing in the Mid-South to Mid-Mississippi Valley and heat expands into the Northeast for a brief period today. Widely scattered instances of flash flooding due to heavy rains are forecast from northeast Kansas to much of Indiana. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of New England, northern Mid-Atlantic, and North Dakota. Read More >

Overview

Here is a summary of all of the 2020 tornadoes in our area. There were 27 total across our four state region, with nearly half of them (12) occurring during the January 11th event. There were 3 EF-2's, including two which impacted the Henderson, KY and Newburgh, IN areas on March 28th. Below you will find a  map showing all of the tornado tracks for the year. The second tab (Statistics/Tables) has more information regarding the tornadoes in 2020.

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