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Severe Thunderstorms and Excessive Rainfall in the Central U.S.; Heat Building in the Western U.S.

A cold front pressing east across the central U.S. will be the focus for areas of strong to severe thunderstorms and excessive rainfall through this weekend. Strong to severe thunderstorms my bring damaging winds, hail, and a few tornadoes while excessive rainfall may lead to areas of flooding. Heat will build across the western U.S. with heat-related watches, warnings, and advisories issued. Read More >

Overview

On the evening of Sunday, October 24, 2021, severe thunderstorms produced several long-track tornadoes across southeast Missouri into southwest Illinois. A strong EF-3 tornado did significant damage in Fredericktown, MO, before moving into far western Perry County, MO. Another EF-1 struck southern Perry County around this time. A long track EF-1 tornado also impacted eastern Wayne County into southern Bollinger County in southeast Missouri. For more information on the other strong tornadoes that occurred near Perry County, see this summary created by NWS St. Louis: https://www.weather.gov/lsx/10_24_2021
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