Regional Outbreaks of Severe Weather Through Early Next Week; Early Season Heat Wave across the South

Active spring pattern across the center of our nation with several episodes of severe weather and heavy rainfall expected into next week. The potential for very large hail, long track tornadoes, severe wind gusts, frequent cloud to ground lightning strikes and flash flooding are in the outlook. Furthermore, dangerous early season heat wave continues for the Gulf Coast states into early next week. Read More >

It was a very wet start to 2023 across the area with record rainfall for many over the first 3 months. It quickly dried out after that, leading to severe drought across portions of the region. Temperatures were also quite mild to kick off 2023, would wobble around the normals into the start of the summer, then settled in to warm conditions for the rest of the year. So warm that 2023 for both La Crosse and Rochester were in their top 5 warmest on record.

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Regional Outbreaks of Severe Weather Through Early Next Week; Early Season Heat Wave across the South

2023 Climate Summaries For La Crosse And Rochester