Severe Storms and Heavy Rain the Mississippi Valley and Midwest; Widespread Heat in the Central US

Severe thunderstorms and showers have the potential for large hail, a few strong tornadoes, damaging winds with gusts over 75 mph, and localized flash flooding across parts of the Mid/Upper Mississippi Valley and Midwest. A widespread heat wave will continue across the Central U.S. and Midwest today. Fire weather concerns persist in the Southwest into the central Rockies and northern California. Read More >

Overview

A strong winter storm tracked across the central US and into the Ohio river valley on Sunday bringing heavy snow, sleet, freezing rain to much of Kansas, Missouri, southern IL, and Kentucky.
Snowfall amounts between 8 and 15 inches fell along I-70 and just north from northeast KS towards east central MO.
A sharp gradient of snowfall amounts occurred along the IA / MO border with snowfall totals in southeast IA, northeast MO, and west central IL mainly under 4 inches.

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Event Summary Graphic

Tight Snowfall Gradient Infographic
Very Tight Snowfall Gradient Observed in Reports

Storm Reports / Snowfall Map
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Storm Reports / Snowfall Map

Local Storm Reports - Courtesy IEM	Snowfall Map

Snow Reports Listed By Amount INCHES LOCATION ST COUNTY TIME ------ ----------------------- -- -------------- ------- 4.5 Augusta IL Hancock 0443 AM 4.4 1 WNW Sutter IL Hancock 0700 AM 4.0 4 N Sand Hill MO Scotland 1003 AM 4.0 4 S Crawford MO Scotland 0842 AM 3.8 2 NW Rutledge MO Scotland 0807 PM 3.7 Augusta IL Hancock 0443 AM 3.6 Bentley IL Hancock 0630 AM 3.0 1 SW Fairmont MO Clark 1003 AM 2.8 Macomb IL Mcdonough 0813 AM 2.5 5 WNW South Gorin MO Scotland 1004 AM 2.5 Industry IL Mcdonough 0704 PM 2.3 3 SE Macomb IL Mcdonough 0910 AM 2.2 3 W Macomb IL Mcdonough 0700 AM 2.0 3 W Macomb IL Mcdonough 0700 AM 2.0 Colchester IL Mcdonough 0729 PM 2.0 Augusta IL Hancock 0331 PM 1.4 Macomb IL Mcdonough 0626 PM 1.0 La Harpe IL Hancock 0800 AM 1.0 Carthage IL Hancock 1000 PM 0.9 1 S Mooar IA Lee 0438 AM 0.7 Carthage IL Hancock 0746 AM 0.6 Donnellson IA Lee 0700 AM 0.5 1 S Montrose IA Lee 0908 AM 0.5 1 NW Keokuk IA Lee 0455 AM 0.3 1 E Kewanee IL Henry 0700 AM 0.3 1 SW Perlee IA Jefferson 0700 AM

Additional Information

RADAR	SURFACE MAP	WATER VAPOR SATELLITE
Courtesy: Iowa Environmental Mesonet (IEM)	WPC Surface Analysis	Courtesy: College of DuPage

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Severe Storms and Heavy Rain the Mississippi Valley and Midwest; Widespread Heat in the Central US

Event Summary: January 5th