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Dangerous Heat Continues; Monitoring Excessive Rainfall and Flash Flooding

The heat continues along and east of the Mississippi River. The most significant cumulative heat impacts are expected across the Mid-Atlantic through today and eastern Ohio Valley through Friday. Severe weather and heavy rainfall potential from the Southwest, Plains, upper Midwest, Great Lakes, mid-Atlantic and Northeast the next couple of days. A disturbance near the Marianas may bring flooding. Read More >

Overview

Another upper level storm system tracked east across the Plains and into Iowa Saturday morning, bringing snow to portions of eastern Iowa and northwest Illinois.  Snow covered roads and reduced visibilities were seen as the snow fell between midnight and 10 am.  Snowfall totals between 1 and 4 inches were common, with a few locally higher amounts.  The highest totals fell in a narrow line from Sigourney, IA, to Iowa City, to Clinton Iowa.

 

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