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Heat and Fire Weather Concerns in the West; Excessive Rainfall Possible in the South-Central U.S.

Heat will build over the Intermountain West and the Southwest the next couple of days. Lightning from dry thunderstorms can create new fire starts and combined with gusty winds may cause a fire to rapidly grow in Oregon and northern California. Flash flooding will be possible in New Mexico and west Texas today, as well as parts of the southern and central Plains due to slow moving thunderstorms. Read More >

Overview

Two tornadoes occurred in south central South Dakota during the early evening of May 22, 2016.  One tornado touched down about two miles east of the Littleburg School southeast of Mission in Todd County. Eight to ten power poles were snapped at the ground and several large trees were heavily damaged. Another tornado caused damage on a ranch about ten miles southwest of Winner in Tripp County and microburst winds produced damage southeast of Colome.  
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