Heat Across the Center of the Nation; Severe Thunderstorms Across the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley

Heat expands across the Desert Southwest, Plains, Mississippi Valley and Midwest into Monday. Fire weather concerns continue for portions of the Intermountain West. Active monsoonal moisture fuels thunderstorms over the Southwest with possible flash flooding. Tropical cyclone Fausto in the Pacific, should weaken as it approaches Hawaii; Dangerous surf, swells and rip currents are expected. Read More >

A supercell thunderstorm southeast of Dodge City late Tuesday evening produced very large hail (softball reported), a very large wall cloud, a funnel cloud and high wind damage north of Kingsdown and south of Ford. Here is a look at the radar image at 542 PM....

The surge of high winds on the southern periphery of the wall cloud and rotation (Rearflank downdraft) produced damage to a barn, three pivot sprinklers and 10 power poles (creating power flashes). Here is the map of the damage.

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Heat Across the Center of the Nation; Severe Thunderstorms Across the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley

Wind Damage northeast of Kingsdown on 5/29/18