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Erin Strengthens to a Hurricane; Heavy Rainfall Possible in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, the Upper Midwest, South Texas

Hurricane Erin may bring isolated flash and urban flooding, landslides or mudslides, and possible tropical storm conditions to Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands this weekend. Scattered thunderstorms and heavy rainfall may bring areas of flooding this weekend over the Upper Midwest. A tropical disturbance will bring locally heavy rain and mainly urban flash flooding to far southern Texas. Read More >

A strong weather system moved into the Sandhills and southwest Nebraska the night of Saturday, March 31, and left accumulating snow for Easter morning, Sunday, April 1. The axis of heaviest snowfall generally lies near I-80 from the panhandle into south central Nebraska. North Platte received Easter snow for the first time since 2004 and the second highest snowfall on Easter since 1874 with 2.8" (storm total including snow before midnight was 4.4"). The record Easter snowfall is 12", set March 29, 1891.