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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

This webpage is a summary for the October 17th, 2022 lake enhanced snow event over Northern Indiana and Southwest Lower Michigan. An intense band of lake effect rain/snow developed during the afternoon and evening hours of 10/17/22, bringing 1-4" of accumulation in areas beneath the band. Heavy, wet snow brought down trees/limbs around the area, and caused power outages. Roads were quickly snow covered/slick where it was accumulating fast. Wind gusts to 40-50 mph occurred near the Lake Michigan shoreline, and 30 to 40 mph inland through the afternoon and evening.

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