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Fire Weather Concerns and Severe Thunderstorms through the Weekend

Dry and windy conditions, and some dry thunderstorms and lightning, may support hazardous fire activity in the northern Plains, high southern Plains and the Southwest this weekend. An active severe weather pattern is forecast for portions of the central and southern High Plains into the Upper Midwest through early the part of next week. Damaging winds, large hail, and tornadoes are possible. 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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