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Heavy Rainfall for the Mid-Atlantic; Heat and Wildfire Concerns for the West

Slow moving showers and thunderstorms may result in flash flooding for portions of the mid-Atlantic region today into tonight. Meanwhile, excessive heat will continue to build across the West through Tuesday. Heat Advisories and Extreme Heat Warnings are in effect. Fire Weather concerns continue for the interior Northwest with dry and breezy conditions. Watching the tropics across the Southeast. Read More >

Tornadoes in northeast Iowa, southeast Minnesota, and southwest and central Wisconsin

Background Information
 
Statistics (1850-Present)
 
Records (1850-Present)
 

State Tornado Statistics (1953-1995)*
  Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin
Average Per Year 33 (6th) 17 (19th) 20 (17th)
Annual Tornadoes per 10,000 square miles 5.83 (6th) 2.49 (29th) 3.59 (19th)
Killer Tornadoes 26 (20th) 31 (16th) 28 (18th)
Tornado Deaths 60 (22nd 81 (20th) 81 (19th)
* Statistics Came from Thomas P. Grazulis Significant Tornadoes 1680-1991