This Week in Weather 9/7/19-9/13/19

| by The Weather Channel Staff

What happened this week in weather across the US? Find out below!

  • On Tuesday, September 10, an EF-2 tornado with winds of about 125 mph hit Sioux Falls, SD.
  • Nearly 7.5″ of rain in just 7 hours in southwest Minnesota on Thursday, September 12.
  • Talk about heat! In total, at least 30 high temperature records were either tied or broken on Thursday, September 12 across the south.
    • A record high temperature of 99° was set at Atlanta, GA. This breaks the old record of 94° set in 1900. 
    • A record high temperature of 97° was set at Nashville, TN. This breaks the old record of 96° set in 1939.
    • A record high temperature of 96° was set at Sarasota, FL. This breaks the old record of 94° set in 2018.

Check out The Weather Channel to get your area’s forecast for the weekend!