Heat Wave Expands to the East Coast; Flash Flooding Likely in the Central Plains into the Midwest; Severe Thunderstorms in the Northeast

Dangerous, prolonged heat is ongoing in the Mid-South to Mid-Mississippi Valley and heat expands into the Northeast for a brief period today. Widely scattered instances of flash flooding due to heavy rains are forecast from northeast Kansas to much of Indiana. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of New England, northern Mid-Atlantic, and North Dakota. 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

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