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 >

Overview

A spring low pressure system brought widespread rainfall to the region, which is already off to record or near record precipitation so far this year. Of equal significance with this event was the switch over to snow for some locations toward the end of the event. This provided the somewhat rare glimpse of May snowflakes and even accumulating snow to portions of the Buffalo Ridge area and other higher elevation locations.