Fire Weather Concerns; Record Warmth Spreads

The Plains to the mid-Mississippi Valley continue with warm and dry conditions. Any fires that initiate could spread quickly. The warm temperatures will expand across the Southern Plains into the Southwest where numerous records are expected through the weekend. Meanwhile, a cold front will move southward across the northern Plains and Great Lakes region where some snow will develop this weekend. Read More >

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On the afternoon and evening of Thursday July 29th, severe storms created damaging winds, hail, and a brief EF0 tornado within our forecast area.

Here is all the reported damage in our area with a map.

NWS staff surveyed significant storm damage in Fredericksburg VA with 90 mph peak winds, as well as damage near Columbia MD that was confirmed as a brief EF-0 tornado with 70 mph peak winds. The preliminary storm survey report for both is here.

Additional information continues to come into our office, and all information is preliminary until published in Storm Data.

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