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Extreme Heat and Tropical Storm Bertha Impacts

Dangerous heat will expand from the Gulf Coast into the Southern Plains and Desert Southwest through week's end. Additional extreme heat impacting the Pacific Northwest will shift to the northern Plains by the weekend. Tropical Storm Bertha is expected to continue to impact portions of the northern Gulf Coast from the western Florida Panhandle to southeastern Louisiana through tonight. Read More >

Overview

An area of low pressure tracked east southeast across the Great Plains and into northern Missouri early Monday. This system spread snow over portions of South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, and Illinois during the evening hours on Sunday, March 12th and early Monday, March 13th. The heaviest snowfall fell in a line from eastern South Dakota into Northern Iowa, where totals over 6 inches were common.

 

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Midwest Snow Analysis - Courtesy Iowa Environment Mesonet
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