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Dangerous Heat Continues in the Central and Southern U.S.; Severe Weather and Heavy Rain in the Northern Plains

Dangerous, prolonged heat is expected across portions of the Central and Southeast U.S. through July. Scattered severe thunderstorms are expected over parts of the northern Plains into the upper Mississippi Valley today, with damaging winds and large hail as the primary threats. Heavy rainfall could lead to areas of flooding across the northern Plains, Upper Midwest, Southeast and Southwest. Read More >

A major weather system impacted the middle of the country during April 13-15.  For northern Illinois and northwest Indiana, this brought gusty winds, rain, and for far northern Illinois some snow and ice.  The effects of the snow and ice combined with the winds led to power outages near the Wisconsin line.  In addition, the strong winds from the northeast gusting over 40 mph brought high waves to the western and southern shores of Lake Michigan on Saturday, April 14.  These waves brought flooding to some lakeshore areas, including parts of the Chicago shore such as the bike path.

For a national summary of this storm, see here.
 
Winds and Waves
Observed winds and waves.

 

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