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Midwest, Central Plains will see days of rain, flood threat
The Weather Channel • • nation
Key Points:
- An elevated threat of flash flooding is expected this weekend across the Midwest, particularly in areas already saturated by recent heavy rainfall, including Chicago, Indiana, and Ohio.
- The heaviest rain through Saturday is forecasted from eastern Iowa to southwestern Michigan, with local flash flooding possible in cities like Des Moines, Milwaukee, Chicago, and Indianapolis.
- Saturday will bring two rounds of heavy rain, especially across southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois, potentially causing prolonged flooding in Chicago and Milwaukee.
- On Sunday, heavy rain may persist from northern Illinois through northern Indiana and western Ohio, extending into parts of the Northeast, increasing the risk of flash and river flooding.
- The flooding risk is driven by slow-moving rain and storms around a heat dome in the Southeast, causing repeated heavy rainfall over the same Midwest areas through the weekend.
