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In addition, an area of strong downburst winds caused non-tornadic gusts estimated at 90 mph (140 km/h) in DeKalb, Kane, and DuPage counties. Rainfall totals exceeding 2 in (5.1 cm) were recorded in Naperville and Aurora, with a peak total of 2.8 in (7.1 cm) recorded near Earlville, Illinois.
Western New York was hit hard by high winds, with winds gusting to 74 mph (119 km/h) in Dunkirk and 78 mph (126 km/h) in Watertown; [26] the National Weather Service's Buffalo office warned in an Area Forecast Discussion that gusts from the southeast descending from Tug Hill could reach "potentially generational" levels. [27]
Dozens of instances of large hail, damaging wind gusts, and multiple tornadoes were confirmed with this event, including an EF2 tornado that killed a person in Cheyenne, Oklahoma. A 114 mph (183 km/h) wind gust from straight-line winds was reported in Memphis, Texas, which was the highest wind gust since the August 2020 Midwest derecho.
A massive winter storm poised to unleash a barrage of heavy snow, treacherous ice, rain, and severe thunderstorms across a 1,300-mile swath of the United States will affect an estimated 62 million ...
Residents planning to travel along interstates 29, 90 and 94 could face travel restrictions; it is possible that parts of those interstates could be closed altogether as the blizzard ramps up.
Here are rainfall amounts, in inches, from the last 24 hours (unless otherwise noted) by locality, according to National Weather Service St. Louis: Illinois locations. Belleville: 6.23, 6.33 ...
The blizzard lasted for a total of 38 hours. At its peak, wind gusts reached speeds of 39 miles (63 km) per hour. [4] Five people died during the blizzard, with approximately 15 others seriously injured due to conditions created by the storm. One of the five deaths came when a snowplow driver went berserk, hitting 34 cars and ramming a man. [3]
Winds will return to the Midwest and Northeast in full force this week, making actual temperatures feel even more frigid, AccuWeather said. Wind gusts ranging from 30-50 mph will be possible as a ...