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Another Round of Heavy Rain and Mountain Snow in California; Snow in the Great Lakes and Northeast

Another round of heavy rainfall will renew concerns for additional flash flooding and landslides in southern California around burn scars and coastal mountain ranges. A low pressure system is bringing enhanced snowfall downwind from the lower Great Lakes into the Northeast mountain ranges. Above average temperatures will challenge or break daily record high temperatures across the southern Plains. Read More >

A significant winter storm system brought hazardous travel conditions to the region the afternoon and evening of Tuesday, Jan. 22, through the morning of Wednesday, Jan. 23.  Freezing drizzle and rain fell for much of the morning and afternoon on Tuesday causing slick roads.  Precipitation quickly changed to snow mainly north of a line from Keokuk, IA to Galesburg, IL, to Priceton, IL.  Snowfall totals of 2 to 6 inches were common over much of eastern Iowa and northwest Illinois.  Rainfall totals over three quarters of an inch were seen over west central and north central Illinois.
 


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