Severe Weather and Heavy Rainfall in the Ohio Valley; Heat Continuing in the South and Southeast

Severe thunderstorms with damaging wind gusts will be possible from the mid-Mississippi Valley into parts of the Ohio Valley and central Appalachians tonight. Heavy rain associated with these storms may lead to considerable flash and urban flooding impacts across portions of the Ohio Valley. Mid-summer heat persists from the Central Plains to the Southeast. Read More >

Overview

A few storms that tracked across Renville, Bottineau, northeastern McHenry, and Pierce counties produced very heavy rain, hail, and tornadoes the afternoon of July 7th, 2016.

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
709 PM CDT THU JUL 7 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0230 PM     TORNADO          6 W LORAINE             48.87N 101.70W
07/07/2016                   RENVILLE           ND   PUBLIC           

            RELAYED FROM THE BOTTINEAU SHERIFFS OFFICE, 
            A LOCAL FARMER SAW TWO TORNADOES THAT 
            TOUCHED DOWN. 

0300 PM     HAIL             1 WNW LORAINE           48.87N 101.59W
07/07/2016  E0.88 INCH       RENVILLE           ND   LAW ENFORCEMENT  

            DEPUTY REPORTED A FUNNEL APPROXIMATELY 7 
            MILES NORTHWEST OF MOHALL ON HIGHWAY 28. . 

0338 PM     TORNADO          5 WNW NEWBURG           48.73N 101.01W
07/07/2016                   BOTTINEAU          ND   PUBLIC           

            LAW ENFORCEMENT CONFIRMS A TORNADO ON THE 
            GROUND. . 

0340 PM     HAIL             5 ENE MAXBASS           48.75N 101.04W
07/07/2016  E1.00 INCH       BOTTINEAU          ND   TRAINED SPOTTER  

            LAWN COVERED IN HAIL WITH A FEW QUARTER 
            SIZED HAIL. SPOTTER MAY HAVE ALSO SEEN A 
            FUNNEL BUT WAS NOT SURE. 

0340 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     1 W RUSSELL             48.67N 100.91W
07/07/2016                   BOTTINEAU          ND   LAW ENFORCEMENT  

            FUNNEL CLOUD SPOTTED BY LAW ENFORCMENT. 

0400 PM     HEAVY RAIN       SHERWOOD                48.96N 101.63W
07/07/2016  M1.20 INCH       RENVILLE           ND   PUBLIC           

            1.2 INCHES OF RAIN FELL IN 30 MINUTES. 

0429 PM     HAIL             3 E KRAMER              48.69N 100.64W
07/07/2016  M1.00 INCH       BOTTINEAU          ND   PUBLIC           

            . 

0430 PM     HEAVY RAIN       6 NNE NEWBURG           48.80N 100.88W
07/07/2016  M1.10 INCH       BOTTINEAU          ND   TRAINED SPOTTER  

            1.10 INCHES OF RAIN IN 15 MINUTES. 

0445 PM     HEAVY RAIN       5 ENE MAXBASS           48.75N 101.04W
07/07/2016  E1.00 INCH       BOTTINEAU          ND   PUBLIC           

            1 INCH FELL IN ABOUT 10 MINUTES. 

0507 PM     HEAVY RAIN       4 ENE KRAMER            48.70N 100.63W
07/07/2016  M1.35 INCH       BOTTINEAU          ND   PUBLIC           

            1.35 INCHES OF RAIN IN 20 MINUTES. 

0509 PM     HEAVY RAIN       7 W WILLOW CITY         48.60N 100.45W
07/07/2016  M1.25 INCH       MCHENRY            ND   PUBLIC           

            1.25 INCHES IN 30 MINUTES.

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Severe Weather and Heavy Rainfall in the Ohio Valley; Heat Continuing in the South and Southeast

Storm Reports from July 7, 2016 - Tornadoes, Hail and Torrential Rain