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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 >

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Mid-afternoon on August 13th, a supercell spawned a tornado southeast of Ramah.   The tornado lasted from 4:16 p.m. to 4:25 p.m. and the path length was approximately 1 1/3 miles.  The tornado damage rating was EF1.

Storm Chasers Dann Cianca and Michael Carlson were on the storm and took photographs and video of the developing storm.  They also conducted a damage survey of the area.  Many thanks to Dann and Michael.

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