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Flooding Threat in Parts of Texas and New Mexico; Heat in the Western U.S.

Heavy to excessive rainfall across parts of central Texas into southern New Mexico may bring areas of flooding into this evening. Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Hot temperatures are forecast for the far southwest U.S., parts of California, and the interior northwest U.S. this week. Read More >

Overview

Severe storms across the southwest formed into a line and pushed east across south central and southeastern North Dakota for round one. The worst damage came occurred in Killdeer where golf ball to 3 inch diameter hail and 75 mph winds caused widespread damage, ripping siding from homes and shattering windows. Round two had several storms move northeast out of South Dakota while the line of storms moved through the James River Valley. These storms produced tennis ball sized hail in Bucyrus to 2 inch hail in Linton along with high winds. Both rounds of storms brought torrential rainfall with totals as high as 4.19 inches 4 miles west of Westfield. Street flooding occurred in Bismarck, Dickinson, and Jamestown from the intense rain. 

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