Weather

Cold in the upper Midwest; Ohio Valley flooding

Across the Corn Belt, cold, breezy weather prevails in the wake of a departing storm system. However, lowland flooding continues in many Midwestern areas due to runoff from heavy rain and melted snow. Currently, snow showers linger in portions of the Great Lake States, particularly across Michigan.

On the Plains, cold weather prevails. Stress on livestock across the northern Plains has eased due to lighter winds and the return of dry weather. However, a new storm system is quickly approaching Montana.

In the South, record-setting warmth has ended, except in the southern Atlantic region. Aside from some light rain in southern Texas, cool, breezy weather covers the remainder of the South.

In the West, temperatures remain below normal. One storm system is lurking just west of California, while another is moving southward toward the Northwest. In conjunction with the later storm, snow is broadly developing across the Northwest, including low-elevation sites, in conjunction with the latter storm.