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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 >

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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