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Heavy Rainfall for Portions of the West and Central U.S.; Monitoring Fire Weather Conditions for New England

Tropical moisture continues to flow across portions of the Great Basin, desert Southwest and California. Isolated instances of flash flooding remains possible. Meanwhile, a storm and associated frontal boundary will focus showers and thunderstorms for the center of the nation. For New England, dry and breezy conditions could enhance favorable fire weather conditions. Read More >

May 10, 2008 Severe Weather Outbreak
Picher Tornado

 

Aerial Image C: Strong areas of rotation within the larger tornado, which often occurs with multiple vortex tornadoes, can be seen in this image. A 'suction-spot' path can be seen in the plowed field. (looking southeast)

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