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Snowy, Very Cold and Windy from the Northern Plains to Great Lakes; Critical Fire Weather in South Texas

Moderate to heavy lake effect snow is expected downwind of the Great Lakes, with the Chicago metro potentially receiving 6 to 12 inches of snowfall. A frigid airmass will bring very cold temperatures to the Central U.S. and Mississippi Valley today, migrating into the Eastern U.S. on Monday. Dry and windy weather will bring critical fire weather conditions to South Texas today. Read More >

Report Rainfall from Your Backyard!

We want your rain!  Seriously, if you measure the rain we would like you to send it to us.  The best way is through CoCoRaHS.  By joining CoCoRaHS you'll be one of many people providing the NWS, and other weather-related agencies, vital rain and snow reports.  You can even report hail and drought conditions.  If you are interested, click this link.  

 

Some places we need more observers are labeled by a star on the map below.  The numbers indicated how many active observers we already have in each county.  We want these numbers to grow!  Will you help us?  For questions, contact David Pearson.