Air Quality Concerns; Fire Weather; Extreme Heat; Flash Flooding

Wildfire smoke continues to result in poor air quality from the Upper Midwest into the Northeast. Dangerous heat and fire weather concerns for portions of the Four Corners region into the central Great Basin. Heavy rainfall and flash flooding possible for the Southeast through Monday. For Hawaii, gusty trade winds a drier weather could result in any fires that start to spread rapidly. Read More >

A strong upper level low pressure area brought widespread heavy snowfall to central and parts of northeast South Dakota. This early spring storm brought 6 to 14 inches of heavy snow to the area. The heavy wet snow caused a lot of travel problems along with a few accidents. Some snowfall amounts included, 6 inches at Gann Valley, Kennebec, Ipswich, Turton, Mobridge, Roscoe, and McLaughlin; 7 inches at Pollock, Groton, McIntosh, Miller, Mission Ridge, and Mellette; 8 inches at Blunt, Onaka, Selby, Murdo, and Timber Lake; 9 inches at Claremont, Gettysburg, Bowdle, 9 NW Britton; 10 inches at Faulkton; 11 inches at Onida, Ree Heights, and Artas. Locations with a foot or more of snowfall included, 12 inches 12 SSW Harrold, 23 N Highmore, and Orient; 13 inches 14 NNE Isabel and Eureka with 14 inches at Eagle Butte.

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Air Quality Concerns; Fire Weather; Extreme Heat; Flash Flooding

Snowfall Reports - April 15 & 16, 2011