Inclement Weather in the Northwest; Elevated Fire Weather Conditions in the High Plains

In the Pacific Northwest into northern California, areas of heavy rain for the coastal ranges and heavy snowfall over the higher elevations of the Cascades are expected into Friday. Dry and windy conditions may produce elevated fire weather conditions in the central and southern High Plains and the Upper Midwest. Windy conditions and scattered rain and snow showers will continue in the Northeast. Read More >

The atmosphere was primed with warm, humid and unstable air in southern Wisconsin on Sunday. A cold front tracking south through Wisconsin triggered numerous thunderstorms across the state. Many thunderstorms produced large hail and damaging winds. The storms were mainly confined to eastern portions of the forecast area. Below is a loop of radar images showing the progression of storms across the area.

Radar Loop

Most of the severe thunderstorms reports Sunday were that of large hail, though there were a few reports of wind damage. Below is a map of storm reports received through 10 pm Sunday. Here is link to browse through the lastest Local Storm Reports.