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Areas of Severe Thunderstorms and Excessive Rainfall Sunday

Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms may pose a risk for damaging wind gusts over the Carolinas, southeast Virginia, and the Tennessee Valley Sunday afternoon then the northern Plains from late afternoon into Sunday night. Monsoonal thunderstorms may cause locally considerable flash, urban, and small stream flooding in the Southwest U.S. the next few days. Read More >

Overview

Fast Facts/Records Set:

  • Chicago (O'Hare):  October 14 rainfall of 4.19"
    • Daily record for the date breaking previous of 1.15" in 2003.
    • Calendar day record for October breaking previous of 3.95" on Oct. 3, 1954 (records date back to 1871).
    • Second wettest calendar day on record for meteorological autumn (Sept-Nov) after 6.64" on Sept 13, 2008.
    • Wettest calendar day since July 23, 2011 (6.86").
    • Two day total was 4.39" which was the 4th highest two day total in October.
  • NWS Cooperative Observer Midway Airport 3 SW: October 14 rainfall of 5.11"
    • Second wettest calendar day since 1980 after only July 17, 1996 (5.72").
    • Two day total was 5.41" which was the 6th wettest two day total since 1980.
  • Rockford: October 14 rainfall of 1.80" was a daily record for the date breaking previous of 1.07" in 2014. 



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