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Heavy Rain and Flash Flooding Threat in Montana; Severe Thunderstorms in the Middle Missouri Valley

A low pressure system will bring heavy to excessive rainfall and high winds across Montana this afternoon. Heavy rainfall totals may lead to scattered flash flooding concerns. A line of showers and strong to severe thunderstorms will move into the mid Missouri Valley region this afternoon producing severe winds and isolated large hail with stronger storms. Read More >

The Summer Solstice occurs today at 11:24 PM CDT (04:24UTC). This is when the direct rays of the sun are at their farthest point northward in the Northern Hemisphere (Tropic of Cancer, or 23.5 degrees North Latitude). The longest daylight hours of the year are around the Summer Solstice.