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Continued Flood and Rip Current Risk from Chantal; Lingering Flood Watches in Central Texas

Chantal now a Tropical Depression. Flash flood concerns continue across portions of central North Carolina into Monday. Life-threatening surf and rip currents conditions are expected to continue at beaches along the U.S. east coast from northeastern Florida to the Mid-Atlantic states during the next day or so. Flood Watches and recovery continue across central Texas. 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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