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Severe Thunderstorm Threat From the Central Plains to the Northeast; Extreme HeatRisk for the East Coast

Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible from the central Plains to the Northeast through this evening. Widespread damaging winds are the primary threat but hail and a tornado or two is also possible. Extremely dangerous heat continues across the Eastern U.S. Warm overnight low temperatures will provide little to no relief. Read More >

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Simpson County Maybe a funnel cloud?  Difficult to tell in this still photo.  Photo courtesy Dale McCreary
Simpson County Near Franklin.  Photo courtesy Josh Jones
Simpson County A possible wall cloud.  Photo courtesy Ted and Kim Best
Simpson County Another picture of the possible wall cloud.  Photo courtesy Ted and Kim Best
Simpson County Straight-line wind damage.
Simpson County Straight-line wind damage.

Here's a radar picture of the storm as it was blowing trees down north of Franklin:

Simpson County