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Severe Thunderstorms, Heavy Rainfall and Dangerous Heat

Severe thunderstorms are expected today and Friday from the upper Midwest, central Great Lakes into the Ohio and mid-Mississippi Valley's. In addition, heavy rainfall threat increases on Friday across the Ohio Valley. Meanwhile, early summer-like heat wave across portions of southern Texas with new daily records are forecast today and through the weekend; The heat spreads across the Gulf States. Read More >

Overview

An upper level storm system tracked east across the Plains and Iowa on Monday, Feb. 5, 2018, bringing widespread snow to eastern Iowa, northwest Illinois, and northeast Missouri. Dry snow fell and covered the ground during the afternoon and evening.  Snowfall totals between 2 and 6 inches were common, with light winds. Locally higher amounts between 6 and 11 inches fell in a narrow line from Sigourney, IA, to just northeast of Galesburg, IL. 

 

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