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Flash Flooding Likely into Tonight for Portions of Kansas and Missouri; Heat Wave Expands to the East Coast; Tropical Storm Krosa Forms Near the Marianas.

Flash flooding likely in northeast Kansas & Missouri into tonight. Widespread extreme heat will develop and persist across much of the Southeast this weekend & next week. Tropical Storm Krosa has formed and will continue to cause heavy rain across Guam & the CNMI through Saturday. Severe storms with flooding rains expected into tonight for portions of the Midwest. Read More >

Overview

An strong winter storm system brought heavy rains of 1 to 2 inches to areas along and east of the Mississippi River Friday, Jan. 10 into Saturday, Jan. 11.  Much of eastern Iowa and northwest Illinois saw a wintry mix of sleet, snow, freezing rain and freezing drizzle.  Slick roads were common, with several accidents reported throughout the region.  There were numerous reports of ice accumulations of a tenth inch to around a quarter inch.  Some trees were downed from the weight of the ice and numerous power outages were reported.  Snowfall amounts were generally between 1 and 3 inches that fell in 2 rounds.  The first one Friday night-Saturday with snow falling across the northwest portions of forecast area and the second one over the southeast.

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