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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

Clusters of thunderstorms developed by mid morning across northeast Arkansas and the Missouri Bootheel. They lifted northeast across west Kentucky and Tennessee during the late morning and into the afternoon. A few of these storms became severe across west Kentucky. The prominent storm moved from Clarksville, TN into southern Todd County around 2 PM before moving into Logan County. NWS Damage surveys confirmed that an EF-2 tornado touched down in Todd County. Damage was rated EF-3 just south of our border in the Clarksville, TN area. This tornado was on the ground for approximately 48 miles, 13 of which were in our forecast area.
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