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Thunderstorms and Heavy Rains Across Portions of the Central and Eastern US; Heat Expands to Portions of the East

Widespread showers and thunderstorms, some severe, may produce heavy downpours and flash flooding across much of the eastern and central U.S. Dangerous heat will continue in the Pacific Northwest and expand across portions of the East. Deep tropical moisture and associated thunderstorms will bring heavy rainfall and localized flash flooding across portions of Florida into the central Gulf Coast. Read More >

A quick-moving system brought snow showers and squalls to the Ohio Valley on January 12, 2016. This satellite image shows many interesting features, including pre-existing snow pack over Illinois and northern Indiana, and new areas of snow from southern Indiana through northern Kentucky.

Winds gusted to 50 mph with some of the squalls in north central Kentucky, with visibility briefly reduced to less than a quarter mile. One to two inches of total snowfall was reported across the area.