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Tracking Severe Thunderstorms and Excessive Rainfall in the Southern U.S.; Winter Storm to Impact the Northern U.S.

A storm system will shift from eastern Texas into the lower Mississippi Valley Monday with additional threats of severe thunderstorms and heavy to excessive rainfall which may bring flooding. A Flood Watch remains in effect. In the northern U.S., a storm will bring heavy snow and gusty winds over parts of the northern Rockies, northern Plains, and Upper Midwest Monday into Wednesday. Read More >

Overview

Freezing rain occurred across the area New Year's Eve evening into the morning hours New Year's Day. Ice accumulation generally ranged from a tenth of an inch to just less than three quarters of an inch. The higher amounts occurred across central Missouri, with portions of extreme southwestern MO and south central MO seeing very little, if any, ice accumulations. Scattered power outages and a few downed tree limbs occurred as a result of the ice accumulations across the area.

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Total Ice Accumulation - Dec 31, 2020 - Jan1, 2021    
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