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Heat Persists in the South Central U.S. and Southwest; Heavy rains in the Desert Southwest and Central Plains

Sweltering heat remains across the South-Central Plains, Lower/Middle Mississippi Valley, and the Southwest this week with limited nighttime relief. Thunderstorms will bring heavy rainfall leading to localized flash flooding in portions of the Desert Southwest and central Plains. Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across portions of the central Plains into the Northeast. 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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