Extreme Fire Weather Concerns; Severe Thunderstorms from the Plains to Mississippi Valley

Extremely critical fire weather concerns for portions of the southern High Plans as strong wind and very dry conditions could result in rapid spread of any fires. Meanwhile, severe thunderstorms are expected once again across areas of the Central and Southern Plains, then spreading in the Mississippi Valley regions on Monday. Damaging winds, very large hail and strong tornadoes are possible. Read More >

A General Outlook Through Saturday

Observed Precipitation Amounts

The cool pattern continues through Friday. Warmer over the weekend. Small chances for, mainly, afternoon rain showers are in the forecast today and Thursday. Dry after that. Grassland Fire Danger looks to remain predominantly low over the next several days.

Over a 4 day span between last Friday evening and Monday afternoon, precipitation fell in multiple rounds across portions of the forecast area. Here is a map estimating the amount of precipitation that fell, including some observed totals at Aberdeen, Watertown, Pierre, Mobridge and Sisseton. How much rain fell where you are located?

Extreme Fire Weather Concerns; Severe Thunderstorms from the Plains to Mississippi Valley

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