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Severe Weather and Heavy Rain Along the Central Gulf Coast; Pacific Storm in the Northwest

Showers and thunderstorms pose a risk for a couple of tornadoes, occasional damaging gusts, and some scattered flash flooding along the central Gulf Coast. A Pacific storm system continues to bring gusty winds, lower elevation rain, and hazardous mountain snow to the northwestern U.S.. Read More >

Overview

A hot and humid air mass settled across the region beginning Sunday, August 25 and lasting through Monday, August 26. On Monday afternoon, heat indices exceed 100 degrees in many locations. This warm, unstable air was followed by two rounds of severe weather over the next 12 hours. 

On Monday afternoon, thunderstorms developed across western Minnesota, and formed into a line producing wind damage across central and eastern Minnesota, and western Wisconsin. Later that night into Tuesday morning, another round of storms develop and produced wind damage in eastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin.

Preliminary storm reports
Preliminary storm reports from August 26-27, 2024. For the latest storm reports, please visit the Storm Prediction Center.
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