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Heavy Rainfall and Flooding Threats in the Midwest and Ohio Valley; Heat Continues in the Plains and Southeast

An active pattern will continue to bring heavy to excessive rainfall and flash flooding threats to the Midwest and Ohio Valley over the next couple of days. Dangerous heat continues across the central/southern Plains and Southeast U.S. into next week. There is potential for record-tying/breaking temperatures with many areas forecast to see their hottest temperatures so far this year. 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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