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Areas of Heavy to Excessive Rainfall and Hot Temperatures This Week

Heavy to excessive rainfall could bring areas of flooding at times Monday through Thursday across parts of the central Plains into the Midwest as well as southern Arizona and New Mexico. Hot temperatures and high humidity will continue across much of east Texas into the lower and mid-Mississippi Valley through at least midweek. Read More >

Overview

A complex of showers and thunderstorms moving from northeast Iowa to northwest Illinois produced severe weather on the evening of August 5th. Strong winds were reported with damage to trees in Independence, Monticello, Dubuque, Elizabeth, IL, and Freeport.

Rain continued over areas along highway 20 throughout the evening, with rainfall totals between 2 and 5 inches common by Monday morning. 

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