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Storm Impacting the Northwest U.S.; Fire Weather Conditions in Southern California; Severe Weather in the South

A Pacific storm is bringing areas of low elevation rain, moderate to heavy mountain snow, and high winds to the Northwest. Strong Santa Ana winds and very dry conditions are producing elevated to critical fire weather conditions in southern California. Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible through early Wednesday morning across parts of northeast Texas into western Tennessee. Read More >

Overview

Low pressure moved across the region triggering storms shortly before 5 PM CDT.  Some of these storms became severe and produced two confirmed EF-0 tornadoes, as well as hail larger than tea cups (3").  One of the tornadoes lasted for nine minutes and caused minor damage to the west side of a ranch 18.4 miles NNW of Highmore.  The tornado also flattened about a half mile of corn stalks with a maximum path width of 50 yards.

 

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