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Winter Weather Brings Dangerous Travel Conditions Across the Northern U.S.

Heavy lake effect snow will persist downwind of the Great Lakes through early Saturday. Snow squalls with heavy snow and gusty winds will create dangerous travel in the Interior Northeast due to low visibility and slippery roads. A major winter storm will bring moderate to heavy, accumulating snow and gusty winds from the eastern Plains to the western Great Lakes today through Saturday. Read More >

Overview

Showers and thunderstorms moved across eastern Iowa, northwest Illinois, and northeast Missouri during the morning of April 10th, as a weak cold front moved across central Iowa. Some of these thunderstorms were severe, producing hail up to the size of ping pong balls over Linn County, and wind gusts over 60 MPH in Lee County Iowa. Temperatures remained very warm overnight, as lows ranged from 50 in Independence to 59 in Sterling.

 

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