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Heavy Rain is Likely Across the Mid-Atlantic States Today Along With Potentially Damaging Wind Gusts; Critical Fire Weather in the Great Basin

Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are expected today across the Mid-Atlantic and forecast to contain heavy to excessive rainfall. Numerous instances of flash flooding are possible in southern Virginia and north-central North Carolina. Severe thunderstorms are also possible across the northern Great Plains today. Elevated to Critical Fire Weather located across the Intermountain West. Read More >

The remnants of Hurricane Isaac moved across the Mississippi and Ohio Valleys over Labor Day weekend. Heavy rainfall fell across central and southern Illinois and Indiana. The gradient in heavy rainfall was sharp across the local area, with southern portions of the Northern Indiana CWA (county warning area) receiving the most rain. Areas across southern lower Michigan, northwest Ohio and far northern Indiana saw less than a half inch of rain. The maps below show rainfall totals across the area. Click on any image to enlarge.

   

24 hour rainfall, ending 9/1/12 24 hour rainfall, ending 9/2/12
24 hour rainfall, ending 9/3/12 Regional Rainfall totals from the MRCC
 

Published 9/4/12
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