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Flooding Threat Continues in Portions of Texas; Poor Air Quality in the Great Lakes through the Mid-Atlantic

Widespread life-threatening flash and urban flooding continues in south-central Texas, with considerable flooding impacts possible across central Texas. Wildfire smoke is impacting air quality across much of the Great Lakes region into southern New England and the Mid-Atlantic. Monsoonal thunderstorms may produce isolated to scattered flash flooding across the Southwest into the Great Basin. Read More >

A major weather system impacted the middle of the country during April 13-15.  For northern Illinois and northwest Indiana, this brought gusty winds, rain, and for far northern Illinois some snow and ice.  The effects of the snow and ice combined with the winds led to power outages near the Wisconsin line.  In addition, the strong winds from the northeast gusting over 40 mph brought high waves to the western and southern shores of Lake Michigan on Saturday, April 14.  These waves brought flooding to some lakeshore areas, including parts of the Chicago shore such as the bike path.

For a national summary of this storm, see here.
 
Winds and Waves
Observed winds and waves.

 

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