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Heat Wave Expands to the East Coast; Flash Flooding Likely in the Central Plains into the Midwest; Severe Thunderstorms in the Northeast

Dangerous, prolonged heat is ongoing in the Mid-South to Mid-Mississippi Valley and heat expands into the Northeast for a brief period today. Widely scattered instances of flash flooding due to heavy rains are forecast from northeast Kansas to much of Indiana. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of New England, northern Mid-Atlantic, and North Dakota. Read More >

Overview

A slow-moving upper-level disturbance produced several rounds of showers and thunderstorms across the Black Hills and adjacent plains over the 2018 Memorial Day weekend. This led to locally heavy rainfall and flooding, particularly near Newcastle in northeastern Wyoming and across portions of Fall River County in South Dakota.

 

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