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Heavy Rainfall to Continue Through Tonight in Central Texas; Heat in the East, Interior Northwest, and Southwest

Isolated heavy rainfall will continue through tonight across portions of central Texas, though some relief from the heavy rain is expected on Tuesday. Heat and humidity will remain in place across the Eastern U.S. and interior Northwest U.S. over the next few days with widespread moderate to major Heat Risk. Dangerous heat will build into the Desert Southwest Tuesday through Thursday. Read More >

Overview

Fast Facts:

  • A brief tornado occurred from a quickly intensifying storm over Waukegan, IL early on Tuesday evening, September 3.
  • The tornado was rated an EF-1 on the Enhanced Fujita scale with maximum winds of 90 mph.
  • Damage included a flipped car with one injury, minor damage to commercial buildings, and several trees downed.
  • The threat for possible severe weather on Tuesday had been noted in NWS products and graphics since Sunday. Coverage of storms on Tuesday evening was very limited, in fact between 5 and 9 p.m. that was the only storm in all of northern Illinois.
Waukegan Tornado
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