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Heavy Snow and Disruptive Ice in the Upper Midwest; Severe Thunderstorms in the Southern Plains

A late season winter storm will produce a combination of heavy snow and disruptive ice starting this evening in the Northern Plains and moving into the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes by tonight continuing through Thursday. Severe thunderstorms will likely produce severe wind gusts, large hail, a few tornadoes, and heavy rainfall across the southern and central Plains into the morning. Read More >

March 2026 was the 3rd warmest March on record for North Platte. Precipitation was also well below normal and the all time record high temperature for March was set on March 21st at 94 degrees. This mark broke the previous March record high of 91 degrees set on March 16th, 2015.
March 2026 was the 3rd warmest March on record for Valentine. Precipitation was well below normal for the month and the all time record high temperature for March was tied at 87 degrees on March 21st and the 30th.