Severe Thunderstorms in the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest; Critical Fire Weather in the West; Dangerous Heat in the Central and Eastern U.S.

Severe thunderstorms are likely today across the northern Plains and into the upper Mississippi Valley. Gusty winds and dry conditions will result in widespread critical fire weather through Saturday across parts of the Four Corners region and the Great Basin. A significant and dangerous heat wave will expand from the Central U.S. into the Eastern U.S this weekend through much of next week. Read More >

Heavy rains of 8 to 12 inches that occurred on July 22-24 along and north of the Highway 20 corridor between Waterloo, IA and Dubuque, IA resulted in record flooding on the Maquoketa River and Lake Delhi (also called Hartwick Lake). The pressure from the record river flood levels were too much for an earthen berm on the south side of the Lake Delhi/Hartwick Lake Dam. It gave way shortly after 1 pm July 24.

48 Hour Rainfall Totals Ending ~7AM July 24

Hydrograph of the Maquoketa River Level at Manchester Highway 20

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Severe Thunderstorms in the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest; Critical Fire Weather in the West; Dangerous Heat in the Central and Eastern U.S.

July 22-24, 2010 Heavy Rain and Flooding