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Heavy Rain and Thunderstorms in the Plains; Tropical Moisture Brings Heavy Rain to Southern California and Southwest

Heavy rain showers and thunderstorms, some severe, will persist across the Plains and Mississippi Valley through Friday. Increasing tropical moisture from the remnants of Mario will bring showers, thunderstorms, and a flash flooding threat across much of southern California into the Desert Southwest through Friday. Read More >

Overview

A stalled frontal boundary along with plenty of moisture streaming in from the Gulf set the stage for waves of heavy rainfall from Friday February 26 through Sunday night February 28.  Record rainfall fell with the last wave on Sunday, with Bowling Green setting a February daily rainfall record, 5.11" on 2/28, breaking the previous record from 2/23/1975 of 3.74"!  Sunday evening, a line of storms organized and crossed south central Kentucky. As the line picked up some energy over the Lake Cumberland region and with strong winds pushing above the line, a brief EF1 tornado formed just north of Albany, KY.

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3-Day Observed Rainfall Ending March 1, 2021
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