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Storm Surge Flooding Continues in the Outer Banks; Dangerous Heat in the West

Storm surge flooding will continue through tonight in the Outer Banks in North Carolina as Hurricane Erin continues to move away from the U.S. Wind gusts up to tropical storm force are possible along the Mid-Atlantic and southern New England coasts through Friday. A dangerous, record heat wave will continue across the Desert Southwest and the Central Valley of California through Saturday. Read More >

Event Summary: August 20, 2019

A line of strong to severe thunderstorms impacted much of eastern Iowa, northwest Illinois, and northeast Missouri early Tuesday morning. This line of storms produced wind gusts to 70 MPH and several reports of wind damage. Several trees and power lines were taken down in Mediapolis, Monmouth and Roseville.

In addition, torrential rainfall fell with storms as they formed along and north of the I-80 and I-380 corridors. Rainfall amounts of 1-4 inches were reported, which lead to flash flooding in southern portions of the Cedar Rapids metro.

 

 

 

 

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Surface Analysis (Courtesy Weather Prediction Center)

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