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Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall in the Southern Plains; Heat Continues in the West

Strong to severe thunderstorms may bring areas of excessive rainfall and flooding over parts of the southern Plains today through Friday. Hot to dangerously hot temperatures are forecast across portions of the Pacific Northwest and southern Great Basin today. Gusty winds, dry, and hot conditions will bring critical fire weather to parts of central Washington state today. Read More >

Overview

A powerful spring storm brought a combination of rain, heavy snow, strong winds and a few thunderstorms to the region, mainly during the afternoon and evening of March 19, 2025.

Precipitation initially began as rain before transitioning to wet, heavy snow as temperatures cooled. A narrow band of 6 to 9 inch snow amounts occurred from central through northeast Wisconsin, with a sharp drop off in snow amounts northwest of this band. A slower transition from rain to snow occurred across east-central Wisconsin as well which limited snow amounts in this area.

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