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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

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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