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Severe Thunderstorm and Heavy Rainfall Potential Continues

A low pressure center tracking across the Great Lakes and its associated cold front extending across the Southern Plains will focus occasional showers and thunderstorms through tonight. A few of these thunderstorms may become severe alongside heavy rainfall that may cause flash flooding; Portions of the Southern Plains would be the greatest threat for these hazards through tonight. Read More >

Event Overview: January 12th, 2019

A strong area of low pressure tracked across the lower Mississippi River Valley,  bringing heavy snow from central Missouri and southern Illinois up to eastern Iowa and northwest Illinois Friday night (Jan. 11) and Saturday (Jan. 12). The heaviest amounts fell from Missouri into Ohio, where amounts over a foot were common. Further north, snowfall totals ranged from around 1-3 inches along the Highway 20 corridor, to 4-8 inches around the I-80 corridor, to 8-12 inches along and south of Highway 34. Isolated amounts of over a foot were reported from Macomb, Bushnell, and Carthage.

 

Surrounding Office Event Summaries

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Surface Analysis (Courtesy Weather Prediction Center)
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