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Excessive Rainfall and Significant Flooding in the Upper Midwest This Weekend

Heavy to excessive rainfall is expected over the weekend across eastern Iowa, northern Missouri, northwest Illinois and southern Wisconsin. Numerous flash floods, some with significant impacts, are expected in these areas. Heaviest rainfall will occur overnight Saturday and Sunday, so be sure to have multiple ways to receive warnings. Read More >

The Summer Solstice occurs today at 11:24 PM CDT (04:24UTC). This is when the direct rays of the sun are at their farthest point northward in the Northern Hemisphere (Tropic of Cancer, or 23.5 degrees North Latitude). The longest daylight hours of the year are around the Summer Solstice.