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Flash Flooding Likely into Tonight for Portions of Kansas and Missouri; Heat Wave Expands to the East Coast; Tropical Storm Krosa Forms Near the Marianas.

Flash flooding likely in northeast Kansas & Missouri into tonight. Widespread extreme heat will develop and persist across much of the Southeast this weekend & next week. Tropical Storm Krosa has formed and will continue to cause heavy rain across Guam & the CNMI through Saturday. Severe storms with flooding rains expected into tonight for portions of the Midwest. Read More >

Overview

A winter storm spread light to moderate snow across across northeast Missouri, eastern Iowa, and far northwest Illinois late Friday morning into the afternoon.  Snow changed over to sleet and freezing rain during the evening hours across most of the area.  Snowfall amounts ranged 0.5 inches across west central Illinois to 5.5 inches in far northwest Illinois and area of Iowa north of Interstate 80.  Freezing rain reports ranged from a tenth to a quarter of an inch.

Strong winds in excess of 40 mph were seen Saturday afternoon as an arctic cold front pushed through the area.  This caused some blowing and drifting of snow.

 

Official NWS Obs:

Moline: 5.3"

Davenport: 4.5"

Dubuque: 3.4"

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Surface Map 18Z 01/17
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