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Snow Squalls May Impact New Year's Eve Travel from the Great Lakes to the Mid-Atlantic; Heavy Rain Returns to California

Lake effect snow will continue through Friday bringing significant snowfall to areas east to southeast of the Great Lakes. Snow squalls may impact New Year's Eve travel this evening and overnight across parts of the Great Lakes, Ohio Valley, Mid-Atlantic, and Upstate New York. Heavy rain will bring another flash flooding threat for southern California New Year's Eve into New Year's Day. Read More >

 
SEVERAL ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTED THE REGION LATE MONDAY FEBRUARY 4TH THROUGH WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 6TH. THE EXCESSIVE RAINFALL COMBINED WITH THE RECENT SNOWMELT CREATED WIDESPREAD RIVER FLOODING ACROSS THE REGION ALONG WITH REPORTS OF ROAD CLOSURES DUE TO HIGH WATER. THE RAIN CHANGED OVER TO SNOW AND SLEET WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH MANY LOCATIONS RECEIVING BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION ACROSS FAR NORTHERN INDIANA AND SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN.  MONDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY PRELIMINARY RAINFALL TOTALS ARE LISTED BELOW... 
 

CITY                COUNTY      STATE   RAINFALL    SOURCE

                                        INCHES

LIMA                ALLEN        OH      3.63       NWS

GARRETT             DE KALB      IN      3.52       COOP OBSERVER

ROCHESTER           FULTON       IN      3.37       TRAINED SPOTTER

COLUMBUS GROVE      PUTNAM       OH      3.30       TRAINED SPOTTER

3 SE WARSAW         KOSCIUSKO    IN      3.25       NWS EMPLOYEE

1 WSW BERNE         ADAMS        IN      3.20       COCORAHS

2 WSW PLYMOUTH      MARSHALL     IN      3.07       COCORAHS

4S WARSAW           KOSCIUSKO    IN      3.04       COOP OBSERVER

1 NE AUBURN         DE KALB      IN      3.00       COCORAHS

VAN WERT            VAN WERT     OH      3.00       EMERGENCY MANAGER

DEFIANCE            DEFIANCE     OH      2.94       NWS

2 N NORTH WEBSTER   KOSCIUSKO    IN      2.89       NWS

NAPOLEON            HENRY        OH      2.89       COOP OBSERVER

ROCHESTER           FULTON       IN      2.87       COOP OBSERVER

COLUMBIA CITY       WHITLEY      IN      2.79       COCORAHS

FORT WAYNE          ALLEN        IN      2.78       NWS

6 NE FORT WAYNE     ALLEN        IN      2.74       COCORAHS

HUNTINGTON          HUNTINGTON   IN      2.67       COCORAHS 

6 SE NORTH JUDSON   PULASKI      IN      2.63       COCORAHS

KENDALLVILLE        NOBLE        IN      2.63       COCORAHS

5 ESE LAGRANGE      LAGRANGE     IN      2.60       COCORAHS

1 N BLUFFTON        WELLS        IN      2.59       COOP OBSERVER

MONTICELLO          WHITE        IN      2.46       COCORAHS

MARION              GRANT        IN      2.40       COOP OBSERVER

9 SE ANGOLA         STEUBEN      IN      2.40       COCORAHS

1 E LOGANSPORT      CASS         IN      2.23       COCORAHS

2 SE BRYAN          DEFIANCE     OH      2.20       COOP OBSERVER

GOSHEN              ELKHART      IN      1.98       NWS

MILLERSBURG         ELKHART      IN      1.97       NWS EMPLOYEE

BRONSON             BRANCH       MI      1.94       TRAINED SPOTTER

WAUSEON             FULTON       OH      1.81       COOP OBSERVER

2 SE MISHAWAKA      ST JOSEPH    IN      1.62       COCORAHS

SOUTH BEND          ST JOSEPH    IN      1.39       NWS

5 ENE KINGSBURY     LA PORTE     IN      1.26       COCORAHS

LA PORTE            LA PORTE     IN      1.16       COOP OBSERVER