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 >

A large and slow moving winter storm moved across the region to end the month of November and welcome in the month of December. Light freezing drizzle developed late during the night of November 29th with heavy snow rapidly developing during the morning hours of November 30th. By the afternoon and evening hours of the 30th, many areas already had received upwards of 4 to 8 inches of snow. Additional snow fell through the night and through December 1st, as this large storm system struggled to move east of the region.

This storm system also set several daily snowfall records for the local area including:

November 30, 2015 – 8.7” of new snow in Sioux Falls

November 30, 2015 – 6.6” of new snow in Sioux City

Total accumulations ranged from 6 to 12" across the area, on top of a very light glaze of ice in southeastern South Dakota, southwestern Minnesota, northwest Iowa, and northeast Nebraska.