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Severe Weather and Heavy Rainfall from the Midwest to the Ohio Valley; Mid-Summer Heat Continues

Severe thunderstorm and heavy rainfall threats will persist from the Midwest to Lower Great Lakes through Monday, shifting into the Ohio Valley and Central Appalachians Monday evening into Tuesday. Mid-summer heat will continue across much of the CONUS this week, with record highs possible well into the 100s across the south-central High Plains. Read More >

A series of storms affected the forecast area the week of Thanksgiving. The first snowstorm to move through the area begin in the evening on Monday November 25, 2019 across western Nebraska. Snow continued into Tuesday spreading eastward across the state. A good portion of southwest, western and north central Nebraska saw significant snowfall.

 

A second system moved through the area on Thanksgiving day and brought areas of light freezing drizzle and light snowfall accumulations. Areas of light freezing drizzle and fog were mostly seen across portions of southwest Nebraska while areas of light snow mixed with freezing drizzle at times were across north central, central into north eastern Nebraska.

 

A third and final storm system for the week of Thanksgiving moved through the area Friday morning through Saturday night. This system brought blizzard conditions across northern Nebraska along with high winds across portions of southwest and north central Nebraska.