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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 >

Light lake effect snows fell over the area Thursday night with parts of Berrien, Cass, and Saint Joseph Counties in Michigan receiving a few inches through 8 AM Friday, December 5th.  Heavier snow fell just to the north in Van Buren and Allegan Counties where over 4 and 8 inches of snow were reported respectively.  Below is a map and list of Thursday night's snow totals:

LOCATION                                VALUE
KALAMAZOO 6.0 SW                  3.0
BUCHANAN 1.4 ESE                   1.8
LANSING ASOS                          0.8
LA PORTE 1.2 E                          0.5
CAMDEN 4.9 NNE                       0.5
JACKSON 1.2 ENE                      0.4
HORTON 4.6 SE                          0.3
LITCHFIELD 0.3 ENE                   0.3
STEVENSVILLE 1.7 SSE             0.3
ANGOLA 4.1 N                            0.3
KINGSBURY 1 N                         0.2
ANN ARBOR 2.1 WNW                0.2
GRANGER 2.9 W                        0.2
KINGSBURY 0.3 WNW                0.2
SHIPSHEWANA 6.8 NNW           0.2
INDIANAPOLIS                            0.1
GRANGER 1.6 N                         0.1
GOSHEN 1.9 NW                        0.1
BERNE 0.8 WSW                        0.1
SOUTH BEND                               T
O'HARE INTERNATIONAL APT       T
MARION 2 N                                 T
ANN ARBOR 3.1 SE                     T
HILLSDALE 3.2 SW                      T
JONESVILLE 5.9 ENE                   T
COLUMBIA CITY 6.6 SSE             T
COLUMBIA CITY 0.5 NNE             T
COLUMBIA CITY 5.4 N                  T
BLUFFTON 3.0 ENE                     T
LAFAYETTE 1.2 SSW                   T
ANGOLA 8.7 ESE                         T
HAMILTON 1.7 E                           T
HUDSON 4.6 N                             T
SOUTH BEND 4.6 SE                   T
MISHAWAKA 3.9 ENE                  T
MISHAWAKA 2.5 SE                     T
VALPARAISO 0.6 SE                     T
PORTER 0.6 S                              T
VALPARAISO 1.4 ENE                  T
VALPARAISO 5.1 WSW                T
VALPARAISO 6.2 WSW                T
KENDALLVILLE 0.2 W                  T
WARSAW 1.1 NNW                      T
DE MOTTE 0.8 NNW                     T
REMINGTON 0.3 SSE                   T
HUNTINGTON 0.3 W                     T
WAKARUSA 2.4 NNE                   T
MILLERSBURG 0.5 SW                T
NEW PARIS 1.0 SSW                   T
WAKARUSA 0.3 WSW                 T
GOSHEN 1.2 WNW                      T
AUBURN 0.8 NE                           T
HUNTERTOWN 2.2 ESE               T
FORT WAYNE AIRPORT              T
DETROIT INT AIRPORT                T
ANGOLA                                     T