Rainfall Totals for July 24, 2001

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 >

Rainfall Totals for July 24, 2001

Precipitation Map for July 24, 2001...Data in text can be found below.

...RAINFALL SOAKS THE TRI STATE AREA...

A LARGE CONVECTIVE SYSTEM MOVED THROUGH SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA... 
SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...AND NORTHWEST IOWA THIS MORNING...LEAVING 
BEHIND A FAIR AMOUNT OF RAINFALL.  SOME RAINFALL TOTALS WERE 
ACTUALLY NEAR OR GREATER THAN THE AVERAGE FOR THE MONTH OF JULY.

SOME STORM TOTALS RECEIVED THROUGH JULY 24, 2001 4PM THIS AFTERNOON...

SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA

CANISTOTA             3.25
4WNW CANTON           3.15
SIOUX FALLS AIRPORT   2.52  /NORMAL JULY PRECIP 2.68 INCHES
                             TOTAL RAINFALL IN LAST 48 HOURS 4.88 IN/
4ESE HARTFORD         2.28
LYONS                 1.85
6SE CENTERVILLE       1.74
3NE FORESTBURG        1.70
10E BERESFORD         1.50
1E RENNER             1.40
ALCESTER              1.11
KIMBALL               1.00
MITCHELL              0.80
MANCHESTER            0.64
4W HURON              0.50
HURON AIRPORT         0.44

NORTHWEST IOWA

3ENE HOSPERS          4.10
3E HOSPSERS           3.75
1N SHELDON            3.16
PRIMGHAR              3.03
ROSSIE                2.80
SPENCER               2.35
SPENCER AIRPORT       2.34
CHEROKEE              1.98
2SE SIOUX CENTER      1.92
4E SIOUX RAPIDS       1.85
SIOUX CITY AIRPORT    0.28


SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA

LUVERNE                  2.10
WORTHINGTON              1.73
4NW ADRIAN               1.65
8N READING               0.70
PIPESTONE NATL MONUMENT  0.50


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