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Severe Thunderstorms or Snow?

Temperatures cooled to below normal in the northwest half of the region. Significant snows fell from northern Iowa to the southern end of Lake Michigan. Severe thunderstorms struck the southern Midwest, with two tornadoes touching down in Kentucky. Details can be found in the January 24th edition of the Midwest Climate Watch

The Urbana Cooperative Weather Station,
looking SSE. Updated every 5 minutes.

The Midwestern Regional Climate Center (MRCC) is a cooperative program of the Illinois State Water Survey and the National Climatic Data Center (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S, Department of Commerce).

The MRCC is a partner in a national climate service program that includes the National Climatic Data Center, Regional Climate Centers, and State Climate Offices.

The Illinois State Water Survey is a division of the Prairie Research Institute at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

The August 2011 issue of The RCC Report is now online