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Tropical System in the Gulf; Dangerous Heat and Air Quality Concerns; Severe Thunderstorms for Midwest to mid-Atlantic

Tropical system in the Gulf expected to gradually strengthen the next couple of days off the Florida Panhandle and Alabama coasts. Instances of flash flooding will be possible through Thursday along the eastern and central Gulf Coast. Severe thunderstorms will develop and move along a cold front crossing the Upper Midwest, and through the Ohio Valley/Mid-Atlantic on Tuesday. Read More >

Fig. 8. KMAF base reflectivity loop from 1828 to 1938 UTC shows convection associated with one of Claudette’s outer rainbands moving over the McDonald Observatory. This convection likely generated the relatively stronger winds noted on the Mount Fowlkes meteogram between 1830 and 1930 UTC.