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Regional Outbreaks of Severe Weather Through Early Next Week; Early Season Heat Wave across the South

Active spring pattern across the center of our nation with several episodes of severe weather and heavy rainfall expected into next week. The potential for very large hail, long track tornadoes, severe wind gusts, frequent cloud to ground lightning strikes and flash flooding are in the outlook. Furthermore, dangerous early season heat wave continues for the Gulf Coast states into early next week. Read More >

Overview

A fast moving line of showers and thunderstorms tracked east over eastern Iowa late Thursday evening.  A brief, weak tornado touched down just northwest of Olin, IA damaging a metal shed and displacing a fire hydrant.

 

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Radar Image (11:15 P.M.) (IEM) (Click to zoom) (Click here for Animation)
 
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