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Tracking Storm System Across the Eastern U.S.

A storm system will continue to produce widespread showers and thunderstorms as it progresses eastward across the central U.S. into the Northeast through the weekend. There are risks of severe thunderstorms and excessive rainfall on Saturday from the Ozarks into the mid-Mississippi River Valley with potential for damaging winds, large hail, tornadoes, and flash flooding. Read More >

The coldest temperature in Chicago in 34 years (-23°) was recorded on the morning of January 30, 2019 during a bitter cold couple of days. Rockford, IL broke their all-time record cold temperature with a low of -31° on January 31. Highs on January 30 were recorded at midnight as temperatures were plummeting, and these "highs" were only in the negative double digits.  Minimum Temperatures

 

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