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Rain Showers and Gusty Winds Coming to the Mid-Atlantic; Remaining Unseasonably Warm in the Central U.S.

Low pressure will track slowly northwestward into the Mid-Atlantic region through midweek bringing a risk for excessive rainfall, gusty winds, shallow coastal flooding, rip currents, and large surf. Unseasonably warm to hot temperatures persist in the mid to upper Mississippi Valley and into the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S. through Thursday. Read More >

April 5, 2010
Severe Weather

A warm front lifted north across the Ohio Valley during the evening of April 5. The warm front interacted with an unstable atmosphere to produce numerous thunderstorms. Several reports of large hail were received, some up to 2 inches in diameter. In addition, several reports of damaging winds were received across the Miami Valley, including a gas station canopy which was blown over in Eaton.