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Severe Thunderstorms Possible in the South Central U.S.; Wildfire Smoke Impacts in the North Central U.S.; Severe Space Weather

Scattered severe thunderstorms may bring large hail and isolated damaging winds this weekend over parts of the south central U.S. Smoke from Canadian wildfires will bring air quality issues to parts of the north central U.S. this weekend. Moderate to Severe geomagnetic storm conditions will remain possible into early Monday following a strong coronal mass ejection from the sun. Read More >

 

A strong arctic high pressure system brought historic cold to much of the Midwest January 28th - January 31st.  Numerous low temperature records were broken, including all-time record lows at Cedar Rapids and Moline.  In addition, life threatening wind chills were reported with values below -30 degrees for many hours.  Numerous schools, churches, and businesses closed during the arctic outbreak.  
Summary of Records Broken at Climate Sites
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