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Extreme Fire Weather Concerns; Severe Thunderstorms from the Plains to Mississippi Valley

Extremely critical fire weather concerns for portions of the southern High Plans as strong wind and very dry conditions could result in rapid spread of any fires. Meanwhile, severe thunderstorms are expected once again across areas of the Central and Southern Plains, then spreading in the Mississippi Valley regions on Monday. Damaging winds, very large hail and strong tornadoes are possible. Read More >

Overview

Showers and thunderstorms tracked across central Iowa into eastern Iowa, northeast Missouri, and northwest Illinois late Friday afternoon and into the overnight hours. These storms brought heavy rain, frequent lightning, damaging winds, and large hail to the region.  The hardest hit areas were Keokuk county in Iowa towards Henry county in Iowa where 50-70 mph winds were found.  A weak EF-1 tornado occurred near Atkinson, IL in Henry county in Illinois after 1015 pm and caused damage to trees and outbuildings at two farmsteads. 

Widespread rainfall amounts over 1 inch generally fell south of a line from Sigourney, IA to Maquoketa, to Freeport, IL.  This rainfall combined with the previous days rain brought rain totals between 2-4 inches to the area. 

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7 pm 5/14 Surface/Radar Analysis - Weather Prediction Center
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