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Tracking Severe Thunderstorms and Excessive Rainfall in the Southern U.S.; Winter Storm to Impact the Northern U.S.

A storm system will shift from eastern Texas into the lower Mississippi Valley Monday with additional threats of severe thunderstorms and heavy to excessive rainfall which may bring flooding. A Flood Watch remains in effect. In the northern U.S., a storm will bring heavy snow and gusty winds over parts of the northern Rockies, northern Plains, and Upper Midwest Monday into Wednesday. Read More >

                       

Storm Photos
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Image of a funnel cloud taking from the AmSouth parking garage in downtown Huntsville looking toward Meridianville (Photo courtesy of Donna Butcher and WHNT). Lightning illustrates a tail cloud of a storm as it passes north of Athens. (Photo courtesy Kasey Brown.)
Another vivid lightning photograph, this time from Hazel Green. (Photo courtesy Edwin Dunning.) Some of the most incredible lightning pictures we've seen have come from the April 7 outbreak. This lightning bolt came from a supercell that passed near Phil Campbell. (Photo courtesy Josh T.)
More incredible lightning photography, this fime from Madison. (Photo courtesy Bryan Shirkey.) Mammatus from a nearby supercell passes near Madison. (Photo courtesy Jason Burks.)
 
Numerous reports of large hail came in from all across the Tennessee Valley. This quarter to golf-ball size hail fell in southeast Huntsville. (Photo courtesy Rick Mullin.)