Dangerous Heat in the Southwest; Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic

Dangerous heat will persist across the Southwest U.S. through Friday with daytime highs of 110-115°F. Heat across the southern Plains will briefly ease to near-normal by late week. Strong to severe thunderstorms may produce damaging wind, hail, a tornado or two, heavy rain and flash flooding across parts of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast. Heavy rainfall threat continues across the Gulf Coast. Read More >

Overview

Through the afternoon and early evening of August 3rd, 2022 A storm system that had multiple lines of convection moved through southern Lower Michigan. This system was primarily a wind threat with reports of over 160,000 homes without power. Showers and storms did form along a boundary which caused over 4 inches of rainfall. That caused localized flooding in a few locations.