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Heat Wave Expands to the East Coast; Flash Flooding Likely in the Central Plains into the Midwest; Severe Thunderstorms in the Northeast

Dangerous, prolonged heat is ongoing in the Mid-South to Mid-Mississippi Valley and heat expands into the Northeast for a brief period today. Widely scattered instances of flash flooding due to heavy rains are forecast from northeast Kansas to much of Indiana. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of New England, northern Mid-Atlantic, and North Dakota. Read More >

Overview

February 8-9, 2018 - A slow-moving winter storm brought heavy snow to parts of northeast Wyoming and western South Dakota. Snow began early February 8 dropping several inches of snow across northwest South Dakota. Warmer air moved in above the ground. Some of the precipitation turned to sleet and freezing rain over the Black Hills and adjacent plains during the afternoon and early evening February 8.

A secondary wave of energy moved through at night which pushed bitterly cold arctic air into the region. It also changed changed precipitation to all snow. The heaviest snow fell the night of February 8 into the morning of February 9. The heaviest snow fell from Gillette, WY to Hot Springs, SD to Porcupine, SD.

Clearing skies over the fresh snow cover created bitterly cold low temperatures by the morning of February 10.

Newcastle, WY Courtesy Aaron N. Hot Springs, SD Courtesy Jessica M. Southern Harding County, SD Courtesy Meria S.
Newcastle, WY Courtesy Aaron N. Hot Springs, SD Courtesy Jessica M. Southern Harding County, SD Courtesy Meria S.

 

February 10, 2018 Low Temperatures

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