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Rain Coming to Drought-Stricken Southern U.S.

A storm tracking across the Southern U.S. will bring heavy to excessive rainfall over portions of west-central Texas into tonight then from central Texas through the central Gulf Coast on Friday. The Southeast U.S. will see heavier rain Saturday. While much of this rainfall will be beneficial to the drought, excessive rainfall may bring areas of flash and urban flooding. 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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