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Areas of Heavy Rainfall and Critical Fire Weather on Wednesday

Heavy to excessive rainfall may bring flooding to parts of Arizona, New Mexico, Florida, North Carolina, and Virginia Wednesday. Recently burned areas will be particularly vulnerable to flash flooding. Gusty winds and low humidity will bring critical fire weather to parts of the Northwest U.S. and central Alaska on Wednesday where Red Flag Warnings are in effect. Read More >

Overview

In the afternoon of August 8th, 2020, thunderstorms developed across eastern Wyoming and western South Dakota. These brought large hail and damaging winds to the area through the evening. One storm that developed over the Black Hills produced grapefruit-sized (4.5 inch) hail! As the storms shifted eastward, they formed a line, developing into a mesoscale convective system as more storms converged together. The main threat changed from hail to strong winds, with nearly 80 mph gusts reported across south central South Dakota. As the storms passed, magnificent mammatus was seen by many.  Image
Pactola (R. Strom)
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