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Slight Risk for Excessive Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorms Thursday

Additional rounds of thunderstorms are expected Thursday and Thursday night across Oklahoma and north Texas, with risks for both large hail and flash flooding. Strong winds may accompany any storms from east Texas northeast through the lower Great Lakes. Read More >

One round of showers/light thunderstorms should move through the James River valley through this evening before spreading over into Minnesota overnight. A second round of mainly rain showers will develop across the Dakotas on Thursday and move southeast in the region before ending late Thursday evening. Between these two rounds of rain, a general tenth to a quarter inch of rainfall is expected. Locally higher amounts up to a half inch or more are possible.
Look for some light showers, maybe a rumble of thunder, to cross the region Thursday. Otherwise, we'll have some slightly cooler air around to end the week, before a warm up begins for the weekend into early next week.
A favorable environment exists for funnels and weak tornadoes along a boundary that extends through central to northeast South Dakota. Here is more information on what we are discussing