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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 >

Overview

A winter storm impacted northern Indiana, southern Lower Michigan, and northwest Ohio from late Saturday afternoon (January 30th) into the day Sunday (January 31st).  The heaviest snow fell from late Saturday evening into early Sunday morning. The heaviest snowfall accumulations were noted roughly along and south of US 30 corridor where reports of 5 to 9 inches of snowfall were received.  Lesser snow accumulations of 1 to 3 inches were reported across extreme northeast Indiana into south central Lower Michigan. Precipitation mixed with and changed over to sleet for a time south of US 24 late Saturday evening. This mixed precipitation resulted in some slightly lower storm total snow accumulations across these locations. East winds were strong during this event, gusting to 25 to 35 mph at times. The combination of moderate to heavy snow and these strong wind gusts led to significantly reduced visibilities at times.

 

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