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Severe Thunderstorms in the Plains Monday; Another Round of Hot to Excessively Hot Temperatures Coming to the Central and Western U.S.

Severe thunderstorms will be possible Monday across the northern and central Plains centered over Nebraska and South Dakota. Areas of damaging winds and sporadic hail will be possible. Another round of hot temperatures arrives Monday over the central and southern U.S. spreading into the Eastern U.S. by Independence Day. Excessive heat will begin to impact portions of California Tuesday. Read More >

Around 11:15am on Sunday June 24th, a tornado briefly touched down approximately 19 miles southwest of Walden. This was determined based on social media videos, photos, trained spotter reports, public reports, and radar data. No damage has been reported with this tornado. This tornado will be rated an EF-0 unless reports of damage surface. If additional data is received this report will be updated. This is only the second documented tornado in Jackson County since 1950. The first reported tornado was May 10th 1974.