Back-to-Back Pacific Storms to Impact the West Coast; Heavy Snow in the Central Appalachians

Back-to-back powerful Pacific storm systems to impact the Pacific Northwest and northern California through the end of this week with heavy rain, flooding, strong winds, and higher elevation mountain snow. A strong, long-duration atmospheric river will accompany the Pacific storms, bringing excessive rainfall and flash flooding to southwest Oregon and northwest California through the week. Read More >

July 17, 2015 SEVERE WEATHER

On Friday, July 17th, 2015, a warm and humid air mass produced severe weather across northeast South Dakota and west central Minnesota. One of the initial storms formed over McPherson County and produced baseball size hail in Leola. Further east, in Marshall, Roberts and Day counties, the storms formed with strong rotation and developed into numerous wall clouds and funnel clouds producing a brief EF-0 tornado touchdown in Langford. In Bristol, damage was done to a gas station canopy and grain bin along highway 12. Large hail broke car windows in Webster, with numerous injuries reported from broken glass. Several campers were overturned at a campground near Waubay, and two fires were reported due to downed power lines. Other strong storms were noted in Clark, Codington, Hamlin, Grant, Deuel, and Big Stone counties. There are radar animations of radar reflectivity and storm relative motion from this event at the end of this summary.

For the official storm summary report, visit:

https://nwschat.weather.gov/p.php?pid=201507191544-KABR-NOUS43-PNSABR

For all of the severe weather reports, visit:

https://nwschat.weather.gov/lsr/#ABR/201507171050/201507180459/0101

Storm Photos

Photos From McPherson County