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Low pressure diving out of Canada will track though the northern Plains today, taking with it a swath of much-needed rain.
Backyards and farms in and around cities like Sioux Falls, North Platte, Minneapolis, Mankato, Des Moines, Davenport, Cedar Rapids and Rockford will receive a welcome soaking.
Rainfall totals though tonight will average a good 1.00-1.50 inches across southern Minnesota and eastern Iowa into northern Illinois.
Lesser totals of around 0.25-1.00 inch will be found from eastern South Dakota into southern Wisconsin and northern Indiana.
Welcome rain will also fall across the southern Plains later this evening and tonight, but it might come with more of a price.
A cold front slicing into hot and steamy air from northern Texas eastward into Oklahoma and Arkansas will ignite powerful evening storms.
Cities targeted by the powerhouse storms include Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Wichita Falls, Fort Smith, Fayetteville, Plano, Dallas and Fort Worth.
While any rainfall will be welcome, the storms will pose a threat of damaging blasts of wind and hail larger than quarters. Vivid, dangerous lighting will also be likely.
Be sure to keep checking back at AccuWeather.com for all the latest details on the much-needed, welcome rain in the north and severe weather threat in the south.
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| Extreme | Location | |
|---|---|---|
| High | N/A | |
| Low | N/A | |
| Precip | N/A |
Juneau, AK (1991)
Record warm 84 degrees; the old record was 83
set in 1958. This was one of ten times
that Juneau has reached 80 degrees over the
last 49 years. It was hot over northern
Alaska as well with Fairbanks hitting 91.
Alpena, MI (1992)
Wet snow mixed with rain during the afternoon
hours.
Waterton Lakes, Alberta, Canada (1991)
5.5" of rain.
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