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Heavy Rainfall for Portions of the West and Central U.S.; Monitoring Fire Weather Conditions for New England

Tropical moisture continues to flow across portions of the Great Basin, desert Southwest and California. Isolated instances of flash flooding remains possible. Meanwhile, a storm and associated frontal boundary will focus showers and thunderstorms for the center of the nation. For New England, dry and breezy conditions could enhance favorable fire weather conditions. 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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