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Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Extreme Cold and Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Multiple clipper systems will bring cold temperatures and enhance lake-effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes. An arctic blast will bring frigid temperatures accompanied with gusty winds that may lead to dangerous wind chills beginning in the Northern Plains Thursday before expanding to the South and East. An expansive winter storm will start Friday in the Southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South. Read More >

February 7, 2019
Severe Weather & Heavy Rain


During the afternoon and evening hours, multiple clusters of storms progressed through the region in a highly sheared (but low instability) environment. Very heavy rain was reported in parts of the area, as well as gusty non-thunderstorm-related winds. Additionally, an EF0 tornado was confirmed to have touched down in Clark County.