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Heavy Rainfall in the Southern Plains and Mississippi Valley; Thunderstorms in Eastern Colorado on Thursday

A multiple day heavy rainfall event will begin to set up from the Southern Plains into the Mississippi Valley Thursday, peaking in intensity over the holiday weekend. Widely scattered thunderstorms are expected to develop across eastern Colorado Thursday afternoon and evening. Large hail will be the primary hazard. Read More >

Overview

A strong area of low pressure tracked east across Kansas, Missouri, and central Illinois on Sunday, bringing heavy snowfall and gusty winds to the region.  This caused blizzard conditions across much of southeast Iowa, northeast Missouri, and northwest Illinois, with zero visibility at times during the afternoon and evening. Strong north winds between 30 and 50 mph were reported during the storm.

The heaviest snowfall reports between 8 and 12 inches were common from a line from Sigourney, IA, to the Quad Cities, to Sterling Illinois.  A sharp cutoff of little to no snow was found on north end of storm generally in a line from the Cedar Rapids airport to Dubuque. 

 

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