A strong atmospheric river will continue heavy rain over southern California through Friday. The heaviest rainfall is ongoing today in the Los Angeles Basin. Flash and urban flooding is possible. A prolonged heavy snowfall has begun over the Sierra Nevada Mountains and will continue through Friday. Travel will become increasingly difficult over the passes due to snow and strong winds. Read More >
Overview
Monday July 17th was another hot and humid day, especially across southeast North Dakota and west central Minnesota. In Minnesota, temperatures peaked at 96 at Park Rapids and 93 at Elbow Lake, in North Dakota, it was 95 near McLeod, 94 at Fargo, and 93 at Gwinner, and in northeast South Dakota, Aberdeen hit 104 and Sisseton 101. Severe thunderstorms formed right near the Wahpeton-Breckenridge area, on eastward into the Perham, Minnesota, area. These storms produced large hail and very heavy rain. As the early evening progressed, the storms gradually sunk south-southeast into central Minnesota.Wind & Hail:
Most of the event reports were large hail, but there was a report of a semi truck and trailer blown over on U. S. Highway 10 near New York Mills, Minnesota.
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| Tenney MN Looking East (Courtesy MNDOT) |
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| 2 - 8 PM Monday | Visible Satellite Imagery - GOES 16 Preliminary Data |
Storm Reports
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..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0339 PM HAIL 1 SSE WAHPETON 46.26N 96.60W 07/17/2017 E0.88 INCH RICHLAND ND COCORAHS 0340 PM HAIL WAHPETON 46.27N 96.61W 07/17/2017 E1.00 INCH RICHLAND ND TRAINED SPOTTER SECOND ROUND OF HAIL. LOTS OF NICKEL TO QUARTER SIZED. 0355 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 WNW NEW YORK MILLS 46.54N 95.45W 07/17/2017 OTTER TAIL MN LAW ENFORCEMENT SEMI TRUCK AND TRAILER COMBINATION BLOWN OVER ON U. S. HIGHWAY 10. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR. 0405 PM HAIL 7 SW FERGUS FALLS 46.21N 96.17W 07/17/2017 E1.00 INCH OTTER TAIL MN PUBLIC LARGE HAIL FELL FOR SEVERAL MINUTES ACROSS SOUTHERN ORWELL TOWNSHIP. 0410 PM HAIL 2 NNW BLUFFTON 46.50N 95.25W 07/17/2017 E1.25 INCH OTTER TAIL MN TRAINED SPOTTER HAIL OF QUARTER TO HALF DOLLAR SIZE. 0425 PM HAIL BLUE GRASS 46.54N 95.01W 07/17/2017 E0.75 INCH WADENA MN TRAINED SPOTTER 0442 PM HAIL 5 ENE PARKERS PRAIRIE 46.18N 95.23W 07/17/2017 E1.75 INCH OTTER TAIL MN PARK/FOREST SRVC QUARTER TO GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL COVERED THE HIGHWAY. FEW STONES STILL FALLING AT 445 PM CDT. 0450 PM HAIL 5 SSE CLITHERALL 46.21N 95.59W 07/17/2017 E1.50 INCH OTTER TAIL MN PUBLIC 0455 PM HAIL 11 S FERGUS FALLS 46.12N 96.07W 07/17/2017 E1.75 INCH OTTER TAIL MN PUBLIC LOTS OF QUARTER TO GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL AND STRONG WINDS ACROSS SOUTHERN AASTAD TOWNSHIP. 0515 PM HAIL 2 SW ASHBY 46.07N 95.85W 07/17/2017 E1.50 INCH GRANT MN PUBLIC LOTS OF QUARTER TO PING PONG BALL SIZED HAIL NEAR INTERSTATE 94 IN WESTERN PELICAN LAKE TOWNSHIP.
Rain Reports
This map does not catch the highest rainfall totals, which were very localized. There were likely some spots with over 3 inches of rain, mainly along the Otter Tail and Grant county border and eastward.
Environment
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| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | Severe Warnings Issued (5) | 4 pm Surface Map |
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| 4 pm Surface CAPE | 4 pm Precipitable Water |
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