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Storm Impacting the Northwest U.S.; Fire Weather Conditions in Southern California; Severe Weather in the South

A Pacific storm is bringing areas of low elevation rain, moderate to heavy mountain snow, and high winds to the Northwest. Strong Santa Ana winds and very dry conditions are producing elevated to critical fire weather conditions in southern California. Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible through early Wednesday morning across parts of northeast Texas into western Tennessee. Read More >

Overview

Several clusters of strong to severe thunderstorms impacted parts of the area on Thursday, August 4th.  During the afternoon and into the early evening, severe storms produced wind gusts up to 70 mph and torrential rains.  Most of the wind damage was across west central Wisconsin and northeast Iowa. 1-2" per hour rainfall rates were common with the storms, resulting in urban flooding.

loop of radar reflectivity
Radar loop from around 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., with warnings overlaid in yellow.
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