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Heavy Rain From the Central Plains to the Mid-Atlantic; Heat Wave Begins This Weekend

Strong to severe thunderstorms and heavy rain will impact portions of the central Plains into the Upper Midwest and the Mid-Atlantic through the weekend. A stretch of unusually hot and humid weather is expected across portions of the central U.S. and the Southeast beginning this weekend and continuing through next week. The heat may reach dangerous levels, particularly mid to late next week. Read More >

Overview

An energetic disturbance, originally from the Pacific Ocean, came towards and enveloped the region with snow after cold air came in Saturday. The event started around 7 am EST from west to east as low pressure system moved through the area. As the system exited to the east an impressive single lake effect band developed pushing southward from Lake Michigan. Widespread snow across the area ranged between 3-6" with heavier amounts near the lake due to the lake effect band.
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