Monitoring Tsunami Impacts Across the Pacific; Air Quality Concerns; Dangerous Heat; Critical Fire Weather for the West

Tsunami impacts continue for portions of the Pacific basin. Wildfire smoke causes unhealthy air in Midwest to Great Lakes. Heat dome spans Mississippi Valley to Mid-Atlantic with excessive heat warnings and advisories. Critical fire weather in Great Basin to Pacific Northwest (dry thunderstorms). Cold front spawns severe storms/heavy rain in Central U.S. today, shifts to East Coast Thursday. Read More >

December 16, 2010
Winter Storm

Snow overspread much of the region Wednesday night and continued through Thursday morning. The heaviest snow fell across parts of southwest and south central Ohio where 5 to 6 inch snow amounts were common. 4 to 5 inch snow amounts were fairly widespread across southeast Indiana and northern Kentucky. Along and just south of Interstate 70, snowfall amounts were generally in the 2 to 4 inch range.