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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

A scattered line of severe thunderstorms developed across parts of southwest Minnesota and northwest Iowa early Friday evening. These storms continued through the evening hours and produced large hail to the size of golf balls, along with damaging winds to 70 mph across parts of the area. The majority of the storm damage was confined to areas south of Interstate 90 in far southern Minnesota and parts of northwest Iowa around the Lake Okoboji area.
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