Heavy rain, probably flooding rain prospects on the rise alongside gradual shifting frontal boundary from southwest Missouri into the Mississippi and Ohio Valleys

Demetrius Ivory, Bill Snyder and Jennifer Kohnke

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The second storm system, arriving in the Chicago area late Friday through Saturday in colder conditions, has the potential to produce wet snow for parts of the area with some accumulation possible

The “Bomb Cyclone” continues to chop down trees, cut power and bring torrential rain to California. It continues to open, but you can still see the well-defined counterclockwise vortex south of San Francisco.

STRONG AND HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS CONCENTRATE IN BACKCITY AREAS AND OVER THE SOUTHERN PLATES

Heavy prospects Thursday through Thursday night

THREAT OF HEAVY, POTENTIALLY DEPLOYING RAINS IN AREAS SOUTH OF CHICAGO

Excessive rain forecast for Thursday and Thursday night. Plus, Friday and Friday night excessive precipitation prospects

QUANTITATIVE RAINFALL FORECAST THROUGH MONDAY, MARCH 27

A total of 1-1.5 inches of precipitation is expected in the Chicago area over the next 5 days, but areas in the US state could experience a total of 4-5 inches of precipitation, increasing the likelihood of flooding

COLDER THAN NORMAL PATTERN THAT LOCKS UP IN THE 50’S AFTER 3 CONSECUTIVE DAYS

High temperatures

How much below normal?

European Model 2M Temperature Anomaly – 2M temperature is 2M above ground

After Thursday’s showers, mostly early in the day, the next weather system comes late Friday through Saturday bringing cool rain – then possibly some wet snow, particularly in areas north and northwest of Chicago

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