Northern Plains Tornadoes Included in Thursday Evening Severe Weather
The latest on the severe weather in the Northern Plains.
The greatest risk to lives and property lies across the northern Plains and Upper Midwest tonight, where a tornado outbreak is unfolding for Thursday evening.
Tornadoes and hail were reported Thursday evening. Millerville, Minn. reported 4.25 inch hail, while a large tornado with debris was confirmed northwest of Grand Forks, N.D. Other damaging winds and tornadoes were also reported.
There are also other areas that can be hit by locally damaging thunderstorms in the Tennessee Valley and southern Plains Thursday night.
Situation Serious Over Northern Plains
The risk of strong, long-tracking tornadoes stretches from Iowa to the eastern Dakotas, much of Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin. The risk area tonight also extends into neighboring southern Canada.
Large hail, flash flooding, frequent lightning strikes and straight-line wind gusts can also lead to damage and life-threatening situations.
The risk of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes Friday will encompass much of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa and the Upper Michigan Peninsula.
Tennessee Storms
Farther southeast, one or more complexes of thunderstorms grew strong during the afternoon Thursday and now have potential to bring damaging wind gusts, hail and flash flooding from western Kentucky to much of Tennessee, northern Alabama, northern Mississippi and northeastern Arkansas into the evening hours Thursday.
The storms will weaken later at night.
Southern Plains Storms
Farther southwest, a few locally strong thunderstorms can briefly produce hail, gusty winds and a burst of flooding rain over the northern Texas panhandle and western Oklahoma into the evening Thursday.
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Daily U.S. Extremes
past 24 hours
| Extreme | Location | |
|---|---|---|
| High | 83° | Fort Myers, FL |
| Low | -17° | Crane Lake, MN |
| Precip | 2.76" | Opa Locka, FL |
WeatherWhys®
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This Day In Weather History
Maine (1983)
Snowtstorm, worst of season. 12-18 in. in the western mountains . . . a foot common statewide up to 24 in. in the mountains of Vermont, between Bristol and Waitsfield. 16 in. in other mountain areas, 12-14 in. in valleys, 14 in. at Albany, NY and 10 in. at Plattsburg, NY
Blue Canyon, CA (1985)
Set a new 24-hour snowfall record for that site in Feb. - 42 in., (7&8th). Storm total 50 in.
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