The extremely dangerous heat wave continues across the East Coast and much of the South-Central U.S. today. Record high temperatures are expected for some areas especially across the Mid-Atlantic where extreme heat risk conditions reside. There is a Slight Risk (level 2 of 5) of severe thunderstorms today for the northern Mid-Atlantic into portions of southern New England. Read More >
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KLVX radar data showed an intense squall line, with numerous embedded bowing segments and line breaks, raced east across east-central Kentucky. Velocity data indicated a number of mesovortices (small cyclonic circulations) along the line's leading edge, which produced swaths of enhanced straight-line wind damage and several short-lived tornadoes. |
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KLVX reflectivity and storm-relative velocity loops of the EF1 tornado in Meade County. A bowing segment developed quickly in reflectivity, while velocity showed a mesovortex strengthen rapidly in Meade leading to the tornado, then weakened just as quickly in southern Harrison County. The reflectivity and velocity loops are not linked. |
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KLVX radar loops showed a high- precipitation (HP) supercell storm structure embedded within a squall line of storms over Nelson County in central Kentucky. Note the bowing part of the HP storm with hail to its north. Velocity data showed a long-lasting mesovortex/ mesocyclone, which produced a swath of enhanced wind damage and intermittent EF0-EF1 tornadoes over central Nelson. The system produced more damage across neighboring Washington County. |
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KLVX radar data showed a bulging line of storms moved over northern Hart, Larue, and northern Green counties in central Kentucky. Velocity data showed a well-defined mesovortex over northern parts of Hart and Green, which produced an EF1 tornado over northern Hart County, with sporadic straight-line wind damage over other parts of these counties. |
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KLVX reflectivity and storm-relative velocity data showed an intense supercell thunderstorm moved notheast from Tennessee into south-central Kentucky. Large hail was within the storm (pink and blue colors in reflectivity data), while velocity showed a well-defined mesocyclone that produced an EF3 tornado that moved across Monro County. |
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