Extremely Critical Fire Weather in the Central Plains; Active Pattern in the West

Gusty to high winds and low relative humidity will bring critical to extremely critical fire weather conditions to the central and southern Plains today into Wednesday. Use caution with any potential ignition sources. Two Pacific storms will impact the western U.S. into Wednesday with gusty winds, low elevation rain and heavy mountain snow. Read More >

May 9-11, 2015 featured a powerful spring low pressure system the wreaked havoc across South Dakota. Western and central parts of the state experienced heavy snow, eastern parts severe hail, and most everyone received very heavy and beneficial rainfall that put a dent in the drought. A few records were even set on May 10th for daily rainfall: Watertown with 1.38" (1.27" in 1936), Mobridge with 2.48" (0.86" in 1956), and Pierre with 1.52" (0.92" in 2010). Pierre also tied a record for most snow on the 10th - a trace. The same area that experienced thunderstorms and hail on the 10th observed a period of snow the very next morning! Below are several images that depict more of the details.

An EF-2 tornado also hit Delmont, SD at 10:45 am on Mother's Day, May 10th. Find much more information from the NWS office in Sioux Falls here.

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Extremely Critical Fire Weather in the Central Plains; Active Pattern in the West

May 9-11, 2015 Storm System: Rain, Snow and Hail