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Heavy to Excessive Rainfall in the Central Appalachians; Severe Weather in the Mid-South; Hot Weather in Southern California

Heavy to excessive rainfall may lead to flooding today over southwest Pennsylvania into northern West Virginia, and western Maryland. Severe thunderstorms are possible this afternoon and evening in the Mid-South and across Eastern North Carolina. An extended period of hot weather is forecast for parts of coastal southern California including Los Angeles from today through Thursday. Read More >

Overview

A powerful spring storm moved up into the Northern Plains on Tuesday, April 4th, causing bands of moderate to heavy snow to rotate from South Dakota into south central and southeastern North Dakota through the day. Moderate to heavy snow lasted into the early morning hours of Wednesday, April 5th, with the highest totals generally east of the Highway 83 corridor and into the James River Valley. Winds then increased during the late morning and afternoon hours on Wednesday, which promoted widespread blizzard conditions. Widespread wind gusts in the 40 to 60 mph range were observed through the afternoon. Many of the major routes across the eastern half of the state (including Interstate 94) were closed due to widespread blowing and drifting snow, with many sites seeing visibility values dropping to a quarter mile or less at times. Blizzard conditions then began to gradually subside from west to east during the evening of Thursday, April 6th.

Highway Patrol Facebook Post the morning of April 5th "The westbound lane on I-94 between from mile markers 272 to 275, east of Jamestown, is proving to be difficult. North Dakota Department of Transportation is working to make a path through several large snow drifts in this area. #patience #ndwx #NDRoads"

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