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Heavy Rainfall to Continue Over the Gulf Coast; Severe Thunderstorms in the Rio Grande Valley and Southern Appalachians Thursday

Widespread showers and thunderstorms will continue to bring a flooding threat over the central and eastern Gulf Coast through Friday. Heavy rainfall is likely to persist over Florida into the weekend. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are expected over the Rio Grande Valley and over the Southern Appalachians Thursday afternoon and evening. Strong winds and hail will be the primary threats. Read More >

Overview

The coldest air of the early winter will stick around into Thursday. The coldest days will be Wednesday and Thursday.  The coldest nights will be Wednesday and Thursday nights. Wind chill readings will fall well below zero and daytime temperatures will struggle into the single digits.

Ahead of the cold, an area of low pressure moved across the region and produced a wide swath of 4 to 8 inches of snow across central and southern Wisconsin. Amounts in Green Bay and the Fox Valley were generally in the 5 to 7 inch range. The fresh snow cover will help produce the bitter cold temperatures this week.

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