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Snow Squalls in the Northeast U.S. on Thursday; Heavy Rain Along the Gulf Coast

An arctic cold front will move through the Great Lakes and Northeast on Thursday, bringing moderate to heavy snow, strong winds, and possible whiteout conditions through Thursday afternoon. A storm system interacting with Gulf moisture will bring moderate to heavy rainfall to the western and central Gulf Coast on Thursday. Isolated instances of flash flooding will be possible. Read More >

Overview

Thunderstorms developed over southeast Montana and northeast Wyoming in the mid-afternoon, then quickly become severe as they tracked southeast through the northern Black Hills, Rapid City, the Badlands, and areas within and east of the Pine Ridge Reservation. Very large hail bigger than baseballs and severe wind gusts in excess of 80 mph occurred, along with a couple tornadoes.


View of storm looking west from Skyline Drive in Rapid City, courtesy of David Stradling
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