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Severe Thunderstorms in the Central U.S.; Heavy to Excessive Rainfall in the Ohio Valley and Central Appalachians

Severe thunderstorms producing damaging winds, hail, and a few tornadoes are expected through Tuesday across parts of the central Plains and lower to mid Missouri Valley. Heavy to excessive rainfall could produce flooding across portions of the Ohio Valley into the Central Appalachians through Tuesday. 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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