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 >

A low pressure system lifted northeast through the Ohio valley on Tuesday night and Wednesday, bringing several inches of snow to parts of Indiana and Ohio. The greatest snowfall accumulations were reported just to the south and east across central Indiana and Ohio, where some locations received over 1 foot of snow! The map below depicts snowfall reports for the Northern Indiana office's County Warning Area (CWA) through around 9AM on Wednesday and includes both official and unofficial observations. Much appreciation is extended to emergency managers, trained spotters, CoCoRaHS, members of the media, and co-op program observers for these reports.

map of snowfall across northern Indiana, northwest Ohio, and southern lower Michigan

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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

Isolated Heavy Snowfall across NW Ohio Jan 27-28, 2009