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 >

Many locations in southeast South Dakota & southwest Minnesota set a new record for annual precipitation in 2019. Some of these locations broke their previous record by several inches. For a select few (Canton, Sioux Falls, and Worthington), the previous record was established just 1 year earlier, in 2018!

Of course, the heavy precipitation was not limited to SD & MN in 2019. Here's a look at some locations that received similar amounts in 2019, but still ended up shy of their previous record, some by several inches. ðŸ˜²