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Locally Heavy Rainfall for the Carolinas; Thunderstorms and Fire Weather Concerns for Intermountain West

Heavy rainfall from scattered thunderstorms is expected across the Southwest, Intermountain West, and Plains. Isolated dry thunderstorms may initiate additional fires across the west. The coastal Carolinas may experience flash floods in the coming days due to repeated thunderstorms. Additionally, a wave of intense summer heat will hit the Southern Plains and central Gulf Coast States this week. Read More >

Storm Total Precipitation

 

The image above represents radar estimated storm total precipitation through Sunday morning, June 27th. Though radar estimates may be a little high across Highway 14 in southeastern South Dakota and northwest Iowa due to hail contamination, an estimated five to eight inches of rainfall fell across a large portion of Cherokee and Ida counties in northwest Iowa Saturday night. The table below lists 24 hour precipitation totals received on the morning of June 27th.

 

 Location Amount (in)
 Cherokee, IA 6.33
 Cherokee, IA 6.15
 Peterson, IA 4.07
 Holstein, IA 2.69
 2 SSE Astoria 2.33
 Marshall, MN Airport 2.09
 Hartford 2.05
 6 S Hartford 2.03
 Holly Springs, IA 2.03
 Marshall, MN COOP 2.00
 4 WNW Sioux Falls 1.90
 7 WSW Garretson 1.89
 SSW Brookings 1.81
 Huron COOP 1.81
 3 SSW Brookings 1.79
 Carthage 1.78
 Slayton, MN 1.78
 Brandon, SD 1.75
 Sioux Falls NWS 1.72
 Astoria 1.71
 Lake Benton, MN 1.70
 Rock Valley, IA 1.60
 Brookings 1.60
 Eros Data Center 1.52
 3 WSW Sioux Falls 1.44
 Windom, MN 1.44
 Spencer, IA 1.37
 Ocheyedan, IA 1.36
 Heron Lake, MN 1.27
 Huron  1.27
 WSW Everly, IA 1.22
 Everly, IA 1.20
 Luverne, MN 1.16
 Tracy, MN 1.12
 Lakefield, MN 1.04
 Jackson, MN Airport 1.03
 Sheldon, IA COOP 1.03
 Pipestone, MN COOP 1.00
 Sibley, IA COOP 1.00
 Worthington, MN Airport 0.97