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Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall in the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes; Winter Weather in the Northern Tier

A slow moving front extending from the Great Lakes region into the Plains will bring snow, wintry mix, and ice accumulation north of the front from the Upper Midwest into New England, and severe weather and heavy rain south of the front. Scattered severe thunderstorms with damaging gusts, severe hail, and heavy rain are expected across parts of the Great Lakes/Midwest through tonight. Read More >

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SIGMET/CWA:
IFR   Turbulence   Icing
Convective   Vol Ash   Other SIGMET
Other CWA  (CWAs Dashed)
Flight Category:
VFR  MVFR
IFR  LIFR
Weather:
Convective   Freezing
Winter   Smoke/Ash
Liquid   Fog/Haze