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Severe Weather and Heavy Rain from the Ohio Valley to the Mid-Atlantic; Heat Persists in the South-Central U.S.

Widespread strong thunderstorms with damaging winds and locally heavy rain are expected across portions of the Ohio Valley into southern Mid-Atlantic and Carolinas. Rounds of strong thunderstorms are expected to develop across the northern and central Plains. Sweltering heat remains most persistent across the South-Central Plains and Lower/Middle Mississippi Valley through next week. Read More >

A heat advisory is in place for portions of central/southern MO on Sunday. Heat index values are forecast to reach 100 degrees in those locations during the afternoon. Slightly cooler and drier air will be in place across the rest of the area providing some much needed relief from the heat.
Slightly cooler and drier air will be in place across the area on Monday with a brief return to the heat midweek. A cool down back to temperatures slightly below normal is expected by Thursday this week.