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Rain Coming to Drought-Stricken Southern U.S.

A storm tracking across the Southern U.S. will bring heavy to excessive rainfall over portions of west-central Texas into tonight then from central Texas through the central Gulf Coast on Friday. The Southeast U.S. will see heavier rain Saturday. While much of this rainfall will be beneficial to the drought, excessive rainfall may bring areas of flash and urban flooding. Read More >

Overview

An upper level storm system tracked east across Iowa Thursday afternoon and evening bringing light and fluffy snow to much of eastern Iowa and northwest Illinois.  Snowfall totals between 2-4 inches were common mainly along a line from Cedar Rapids, to the Quad Cities, to Princeton Illinois. Lighter amounts were seen north and south of this line.  Several accidents occurred on I-80 and on other major roads that caused long delays for motorists.  Temperatures were in the single digits below zero during this event.

 

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