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Prolonged Extreme Cold; Eastern U.S. Winter Storm

A powerful Arctic blast will bring dangerously cold, record low temperatures to the Gulf Coast, upper Ohio Valley, Mid-Atlantic, and Southeast U.S. into this weekend. A rapidly deepening storm centered just off the North Carolina coast Friday night through Saturday night will produce widespread heavy snow and wind from the southern Appalachians across the Carolinas and southern Virginia. Read More >

Overview

A line of strong to severe thunderstorms moved southeastward from central Iowa into northern Missouri and west central Illinois Thursday Night, ahead of a cold front that pushed eastward across the region. These storms brought damaging winds, torrential rain, and frequent lightning to the area.  Several downed trees, power outages, and 40 to 60 mph winds were reported.  Widespread rainfall amounts between 0.75 to 1.5 inches of rain fell in a short amount of time.  Heavier totals over 3 inches, fell in portions of Keokuk and Washington counties in Iowa.   

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