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Heavy Rain in the Mid-Atlantic; Severe Thunderstorms in the Northern Plains; Critical Fire in the West

Locally heavy rain and flash flooding will be possible today into tonight near the Mid-Atlantic/Carolina coast. Storms with large hail and severe wind gusts are expected across parts of the central and northern Plains into the upper Mississippi Valley. Dry thunderstorms, and warm, dry, and windy conditions will produce fire weather conditions in parts of the Great Basin and northern Rockies. Read More >

Record Lows Jan 29-31

* Illinois State Record Low -36 at Congerville, 1/5/1999


New Record Lows Set in Central Illinois...

Record Lows set on Jan 30th...

Peoria... -20  in 2019 (old record -12 in 1966)
Lincoln... -19  in 2019 (old record (-12 in 1936)
Springfield... -14 Tied  Record Low in 2004 & 2019
Urbana... -17  in 2019 (old record -13 in 1936)
Normal... -21  in 2019 (old record -15 in 1966)
Galesburg... -21  in 2019 (old record -13 in 1966)
Sullivan... -14 in 2019 (old record -13 in 2004)
Paris... -12 Tied Record Low in 1966 & 2019

Altona low temperature of -32 on Jan 30, 2019

Bloomington IL airport had a wind chill of -53 at 6 am on Jan 30, 2019