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Locally Heavy Rainfall for the Carolinas; Thunderstorms and Fire Weather Concerns for Intermountain West

Heavy rainfall from scattered thunderstorms is expected across the Southwest, Intermountain West, and Plains. Isolated dry thunderstorms may initiate additional fires across the west. The coastal Carolinas may experience flash floods in the coming days due to repeated thunderstorms. Additionally, a wave of intense summer heat will hit the Southern Plains and central Gulf Coast States this week. Read More >

Overview

Temperatures in the mid 80s and gulf moisture led to a very unstable atmosphere on Wednesday. An upper level wave and forcing ahead of a slow moving cold front initiated storms across the Midwest, including numerous severe storms across Northern Illinois and Northwest Indiana. The strongest storms produced 2-3" diameter  hail near Rockford, and a 67 MPH wind gust at Midway Airport, with significant wind damage near Midway. In addition, significant wind damage occurred in parts of northern Kankakee County and central Lake County Indiana.  After a brief break in storms, a line of storms brought large hail up to 2-2.5" diameter to northern Lake and McHenry Counties, and heavy rain to areas mainly north of I-80.

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