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Severe Weather in the Central Plains; Heavy Rainfall in the Tennessee Valley; Critical Fire Weather in the West

Scattered severe storms capable of large to very large hail, severe wind gusts, and a few tornadoes will be possible across the central Plains this evening. Heavy to excessive rainfall may bring a flooding threat from the Great Lakes to the Mid-South through tonight. Hot, dry and windy conditions will continue to bring a critical fire weather threat from the Southwest into the Great Basin. Read More >

Overview

A widespread 2 to 3 inches of rainfall occured on March 10th through March 11th, 2011. The rain (and some snow) was due to a very slow-moving front that nearly stalled over the Upper Ohio Valley and Mid-Atlantic States. This brought flooding and high river levels.

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Surface Map of March 10th, 2011 Departure From Normal Precipitation from March 7th through 14th
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Rainfall (liquid precipitation) from March 7th through 14th Maximum Temperature Map for March 1th, 2011 - Note upper 40s and lower 50s across PA
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