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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

A moist and unstable airmass combined with a front bisecting through the area to produce strong to severe thunderstorms over the lower Ohio Valley during the afternoon and early evening on July 3rd. The most significant damage from the storms was around the Poseyville, IN area where a microburst occurred with winds up to 80 mph estimated. The water vapor content of the atmosphere was quite high, helping to produce very efficient rain-producing thunderstorms and flash flooding in some areas.