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Heavy Rainfall in the Southern Plains and Mississippi Valley; Thunderstorms in Eastern Colorado on Thursday

A multiple day heavy rainfall event will begin to set up from the Southern Plains into the Mississippi Valley Thursday, peaking in intensity over the holiday weekend. Widely scattered thunderstorms are expected to develop across eastern Colorado Thursday afternoon and evening. Large hail will be the primary hazard. Read More >

A winter storm spread freezing rain and sleet across the area during the afternoon and night of Tuesday, February, 5. Ice accumulations of a light glaze to over one quarter inch were found across parts of eastern Iowa, northern and west central Illinois, and far northeast Missouri. Some sleet accumulations amounted to around a half inch.  In addition, some thunderstorms were also observed; some of which produced small hail.

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