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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

On May 3, 2020, scattered severe thunderstorms brought large hail to portions of the Black Hills, western South Dakota plains, and northeastern Wyoming. The largest hail reported occurred in Jackson County between Potato Creek and Wanblee, where tennis ball to baseball sized hail was reported. Accumulating hail was also observed in the Black Hills foothills and western plains as several inches of hail covered the ground and roads from Black Hawk southward to northern portions of Rapid City and points southeast.
 

Radar/Photo
Panoramic view of a severe thunderstorm near Caputa. Image courtesy of Craig Birnie.
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