Tracking Late December Winter Storm Expected to Impact the Northern Plains through the Northeast U.S.

A winter storm system will rapidly intensify over the Midwest on Sunday and track through the Great Lakes on Monday. Periods of heavy snow are anticipated across the Upper Great Lakes late Sunday and continuing into Monday. At least 1/10 inch of ice accumulation is expected from a wintry mix across much of the interior Northeast U.S. starting Sunday afternoon. Read More >

Overview

Another round of strong to severe storms rolled across Eastern Kansas Friday night, May 18th. Some of the hardest hit spots were in Jefferson county, which experienced significant tree damage and some damage to structures as well. Widespread heavy rainfall over the week culminated in some of the area rivers flooding, some lingering into early the next week.