Heavy Rain and Flash Flooding in the West; Heat Expands in the Central U.S.

Monsoonal moisture will produce showers and thunderstorms with heavy rain over parts of the Southwest, Great Basin, and Central Rockies through Monday. Flash flooding is possible, especially in and around burn scars and in areas of steep terrain. Heat will persist across the Central U.S. early this week, spreading into the Ohio Valley and Mid-Atlantic later this week. Read More >

Additional Information About Storm Reports Received Can Be Viewed Here.

Tornado Surveys Completed
(Click on an entry in the 1st column to see an official storm survey summary and under the last column for more detailed tornado track location/data)

Counties Affected	EF Scale/Max Wind Speed (mph)	Injuries/ Fatalities	Path Length (Miles)	Path Width (Yards)	Starting Lat/.Long	Ending Lat/.Long	Track Images/Files
Lincoln/Moore Counties	EF-1 105 MPH	0/0	6.80	400	35.2169 /-86.4448	35.2669 /-86.3351	KMZ - Points

White circle in images above indicates approximate location of the tornado.

One to two inches of rainfall also fell as the strong to severe storms rolled from west to east across northern Alabama and Southern Middle Tennessee. Below is an image of rainfall totals from 7 am on Thursday (April 18th) through 7 am Friday (April 19th). Most of the heavier rainfall fell in a short 2 to 4 hour period.

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Heavy Rain and Flash Flooding in the West; Heat Expands in the Central U.S.

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