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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 >

Headline: Recap of March 9-10 Winter Storm.  Sub Headline: Thank you to our volunteer observers, broadcast media, and followers for your reports! Heavy wet snow fell across far northern Illinois from the afternoon of Thursday, March 9th through the morning of Friday, March 10th. The highest snow totals ranged from roughly 6 to 9” and fell in portions of Ogle, Winnebago, Boone, McHenry, and Lake counties in Illinois. Rockford Airport reported a final snow total of 7.4”. A sharp snowfall gradient was observed across the northern half of the Chicago metro and the I-88 corridor, where above freezing temperatures resulted in more rain occurring and lower snow accumulations. Graphic Created: Friday, March 10, 2023 12:03 PM CST

 

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