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Numerous records already broken

06:17 PM
April 3, 2025

Outbreak, deluge persists
Numerous records already broken

A major severe weather outbreak continues today, with the focus shifting from a tornado threat to major flooding.

Here is a look at the stats this dynamic system is already generating:

  • Weather & Radar field reporter Jonathan Petramala will be in the field for at least three days, one of his longest stretches of severe storm coverage.
  • On Wednesday, there were 636 storm reports collected by the U.S. government's Storm Prediction Center. Twenty-nine were tornado reports
  • There have been 12 deadly tornadoes causing 25 deaths so far this year before yesterday. This list will grow with media reports stating at least five deaths from at least two of Wednesday's tornadoes.

This spring storm system is huge and powerful. It is producing record-setting weather from the Gulf Coast to the Dakotas. Here is a look at several of the long-term records that have already been broken:

  • High temperatures were broken or tied in Baton Rouge, La., Muscle Shoals, Miss., while overnight lows in numerous locations in Louisiana set new record high minimums. Many of these records date back decades with several of them being a century old.
  • Daily rainfall records, with many more likely to come, were set in Arkansas and Michigan. Again, these rainfall records broke decade-old ones.
  • Nearly 5 inches of snow fell in Fargo, N.D., breaking a daily record. In Huron, S.D., 2.5 inches of snow tied a daily record set in 1937.

Additional rainfall records will likely fall over the next several days as this storm system remains stationed over the South, Mississippi, Ohio and Tennessee valleys. The WeatherRadar is a great tool to track the rainfall.

Weather & Radar meteorologists, including our field reporter Jonathan Petramala, will be offering extensive coverage through the weekend. Below is a list of news and forecasts about this storm system:

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