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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

Multiple rounds of severe weather moved across portions of southeastern SD, northwestern IA, and southwestern MN during the afternoon/evening hours on Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021. Extremely large hail, damaging winds, tornadoes, and flooding were reported. The combination of torrential rainfall and numerous rounds of storms triggered both flash flooding and river flooding for portions of the area, despite the drought conditions present at the time of the event.

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Shelf Cloud near Canton, SD Saturday Afternoon

(Credit: Brett Davelaar)

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