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Heavy Rainfall and Flooding in the Mid-Atlantic; Heat and Wildfire Concerns in the West

Slow moving showers and thunderstorms may result in flash flooding for portions of the mid-Atlantic region through tonight. Meanwhile, excessive heat will continue to build across the West through Tuesday. Heat Advisories and Extreme Heat Warnings are in effect. Fire Weather concerns continue for the West with dry and breezy conditions. Watching the tropics across the Southeast. 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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