Dangerous Heat in the Central and Southern U.S.; Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Northern Plains

Dangerous, prolonged heat is expected across portions of the Central and Southeast U.S. through July. Scattered severe thunderstorms are expected over parts of the northern Plains into the upper Mississippi Valley Tuesday, with damaging winds and large hail as the primary threats. Heavy rainfall could lead to areas of flooding across the northern Plains, Upper Midwest, Southeast and Southwest. Read More >

Summer 2022 temperatures were generally around or slightly above average across the region. Many areas saw below average rainfall, especially from Pine County to Ashland County along the South Shore. Some of those areas saw around 6-8” below average rainfall. The tip of the Arrowhead in Cook County also saw below average rainfall. Areas north of US highway 2 in northeast Minnesota, however, generally saw slightly above average rainfall. There were some periods of active severe weather especially in June, but there was generally quieter weather during July and August. Some slow-moving thunderstorms in the middle of August led to some flash flood warnings. The rainfall from these storms led to improvement of the dry weather for some, but largely missed the parts of northwest Wisconsin that were experiencing drought conditions. With generally dry weather in the forecast for the start of September, drought conditions will likely persist for areas currently experiencing it.