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Storm Systems to Impact the Central and Eastern U.S. Through the Weekend

Two storm systems will track through the central and eastern U.S. today through this weekend with areas of gusty winds, rain and heavy snow. Severe thunderstorms and heavy to excessive rainfall is forecast today from the Lower Mississippi River Valley to the Tennessee Valley. Damaging winds, a few tornadoes, and areas of flooding are possible. Read More >

Overview

A large, high-precipitation supercell moved south across northeast Kansas over a five hour period. The supercell produced four EF-1 tornadoes, as well as several areas of straight-line winds in excess of 80 mph from the rear flank downdraft of the supercell:
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