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Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Southern U.S.; Snow in the Northern Rockies and Northern Plains

A storm system will shift from eastern Texas into the lower Mississippi Valley today with additional threats of severe thunderstorms and heavy to excessive rainfall which may bring flooding. In the northern U.S., a storm will bring heavy snow and gusty winds over parts of the northern Rockies, northern Plains, and Upper Midwest today into Wednesday. Read More >

Overview

Numerous thunderstorms developed in a very favorable environment during the early evening across northern South Dakota on Friday, July 21st. These storms moved southeastward over the course of the night, all the while producing torrential downpours with rainfall amounts over 2" in some cases, as well as severe weather in the form of damaging winds and large hail. Spink County was hit especially hard when a supercell produced up to 80 mph winds in and around Redfield and Tulare.
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