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Excessive Rainfall in the Southern Plains into the Lower Mississippi and Upper Midwest

Heavy thunderstorms will continue to produce areas of excessive rainfall and locally considerable flooding over parts of the southern Plains into the mid-Mississippi River Valley through Saturday. Heavy to excessive rainfall may bring flash and urban flooding, along with isolated riverine flooding across portions of the Upper Midwest, mainly over central Minnesota. Read More >

Overview

An early season winter storm system brought accumulating snow to parts of central Illinois on Halloween. Totals in some areas were among the highest on record for so early in the season. Unseasonably cold air also set records for the coldest high temperatures for Halloween. 

Snowfall ending 7 am Friday, November 1st. Image from NOAA NOHRSC
Snowfall ending 7 am CDT Friday, November 1st

Analysis from the National Operational Hydrologic Remote Sensing Center

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