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Heavy Rain and Flooding in Florida; Unsettled Weather in the West

A stationary front will produce thunderstorms and heavy rainfall that could lead to local flooding across the Florida Peninsula through midweek. A strong Pacific storm will bring unsettled weather to much of the Western U.S. through Thursday. Heavy rainfall may result in isolated flash flooding near burn scars and sensitive terrain. Isolated dry thunderstorms may lead to fire starts. 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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