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Severe Thunderstorms in the Central U.S.; Record Temperatures Likely for Eastern U.S.

Several rounds of severe thunderstorms and heavy rain are forecast from the southern Plains to the Midwest through Friday. Large hail, damaging wind gusts, and tornadoes are possible. A significant warm-up is expected for much of the Eastern U.S. into next week. Several daily record temperature records are likely to be broken. Fire weather concerns will return to the central/southern High Plains. Read More >

Overview

Thunderstorms rapidly developed around midnight on June 11th in central South Dakota, producing large hail up to 2.5 inches in size. As the storms moved to the east-northeast, they evolved into a line and produced a large area of wind damage across east central South Dakota.

The hardest hit areas were across Clark, Codington, Hamlin, and Deuel counties, where winds were estimated to reach 80 to 90 mph.  The storms continued east into Minnesota and eventually Wisconsin and Upper Michigan, producing damaging winds into the afternoon hours.  

Storm Reports across SD on June 11, 2017
Storm reports across eastern South Dakota and central Minnesota during the morning of June 11, 2017. 
Radar Loop of the storms developing and moving east through east-central South Dakota. Image
Radar image of storms as they strike the Watertown area at 5:30 am on June 11th, 2017 GOES-16 Infrared Satellite Imagery at 4:50 am. (Preliminary, Non-Operational Data)
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