Heavy Snow Across the Northern Plains and Great Lakes; Strong Winds for the East

Travel conditions will be challenging across the northern Plains, Great Lakes and east coast through Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Heavy snow, blizzard conditions, for the upper Midwest and Great Lakes region through Thanksgiving to be followed by another strong storm for the Plains, Great Lakes and Northeast this weekend. Strong winds are expected with these systems adding to travel difficulties Read More >

Supercell thundestorms developed along the Missouri/Kansas border during mid-afternoon hours Tuesday, March 24 as a vigorous shortwave trough tracked into northern Missouri and an accompanying surface low and attendant dry line pushed into southern Missouri. Storms moved rapidly to the east and diminished in the eastern Ozarks by mid evening Tuesday. The storms were efficient hail producers with many reports. At 33 hail reports were received with the largest hail the size of ping pong balls. The storms produced a few wall clouds with one readily apparent in the Springfield area.

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Heavy Snow Across the Northern Plains and Great Lakes; Strong Winds for the East

Severe Storms - March 24th, 2015