Thursday, August 1, 2013

National Weather Summary for August 1,2013

Weather Underground midday recap for Thursday, August 1,2013.

The nation saw multiple areas of active weather on Thursday as two weather systems continued moving through the country. In the East, showers and thunderstorms developed over the Eastern Seaboard on Thursday as a cold front stretched from the Northeast through the Gulf of Mexico. This system kicked up periods of heavy rainfall over the southeast and the Mid-Atlantic states. The northern side of this system brought more storms to New England which lingered throughout most of the day. Heaviest rainfall was reported in Greenville, Alabama with a midday total of 2.73 inches of rain. Some of these storms created severe thunderstorms with strong winds. Multiple trees were blown down and hail up to quarter size were reported near Rutherfordton, North Carolina.

Meanwhile in the West, a low pressure system over the Rockies produced shower and thunderstorm activity from the Southwest and the Southern Rockies through the Intermountain West and Northern Rockies. As these storms advanced into the Plains, some storms turned severe with strong winds and hail. There was a slight risk of severe thunderstorm activity from Montana through Nebraska. Large hail with a diameter of 2.5 inches was reported in Tuthill, South Dakota.

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