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Heavy Rain From the Central Plains to the Mid-Atlantic; Heat Wave Begins This Weekend

Strong to severe thunderstorms and heavy rain will impact portions of the central Plains into the Upper Midwest and the Mid-Atlantic through the weekend. A stretch of unusually hot and humid weather is expected across portions of the central U.S. and the Southeast beginning this weekend and continuing through next week. The heat may reach dangerous levels, particularly mid to late next week. Read More >

Overview

On January 12, a line of strong to severe thunderstorms moved across the area during the late morning and early afternoon hours. Several bowing segments within the line produced severe thunderstorm wind damage. Three quasi-linear convective system (QLCS) tornadoes were surveyed. Wind damage due to the straight-light winds alone was widespread, especially as the line intensified east of Knoxville. This was a rare event locally as only 5 January tornadoes had previously been confirmed in the modern MRX County Warning Area (CWA) since 1950. The two counties affected by the tornadoes, Meigs and Jefferson, both has less than 10 total recorded tornadoes for 1950 to the present. 

 

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