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Flooding Threat Continues in Portions of Texas; Poor Air Quality in the Great Lakes through the Mid-Atlantic

Widespread life-threatening flash and urban flooding continues in south-central Texas, with considerable flooding impacts possible across central Texas. Wildfire smoke is impacting air quality across much of the Great Lakes region into southern New England and the Mid-Atlantic. Monsoonal thunderstorms may produce isolated to scattered flash flooding across the Southwest into the Great Basin. Read More >

Overview

Widespread thunderstorms developed south of a line from Fairfield Iowa to Sterling Rock Falls Friday afternoon and evening.  These storms moved eastward across the area throughout the evening and overnight hours.  These storms produced heavy rainfall, flashing flooding, and hail up to the size of golf balls.

Rain reports south of this line ranged from 1 to 6 inches, with the heaviest rains falling in from Clark County northeastward into Hancock Counties and from Henry County Illinois eastward into Bureau and Putnam Counties.

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WPC Surface Fronts / Pressure 1 pm 9/27
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