Tuesday, July 12, 2016

Severe Thunderstorms with Damaging Winds, Large Hail and Heavy Rainfall Will Continue to Pummel Midwest

July 12,2016
Severe thunderstorms with damaging winds, large hail and perhaps a few tornadoes are expected to continue to pound parts of the Midwest into Wednesday. Flash flooding will also be a concern this week as the storms unleash heavy amounts of rainfall in a short period of time.
Serious flash flooding occurred in Minnesota Monday evening, with as much as 10 to 12 inches of rain falling in a matter of hours in central and eastern portions of the state.
A reported tornado caused damage to homes in Litchfield, Minnesota, early Monday evening.
For more on Monday's storm reports, click here to read our impacts article.

Current Radar with Watches and Warnings
Guide to Watches and Warnings
(MORE: National Interactive Radar Map | Differences Between a Watch and a Warning)
Below are the latest daily forecast details followed by more information on setup for the stormy weather.

Severe Weather Forecast

Tuesday
  • Forecast: Some severe weather may continue on Tuesday as the cold front stalls from southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois into parts of southern Iowa, northern Missouri and east Kansas.
  • Threats: Damaging winds, large hail and locally heavy rainfall.
  • Cities: Chicago | Des Moines | Kansas City

Tuesday's Thunderstorm Forecast
Wednesday
  • Forecast: Isolated to widely scattered severe thunderstorms are expected to develop from eastern parts of Nebraska and Kansas to portions of Wisconsin, northern Illinois and western Michigan.
  • Threats: Damaging winds, large hail and locally heavy rainfall.
  • Cities: Milwaukee | Chicago | Omaha, Nebraska


Wednesday's Thunderstorm Forecast

Thursday
  • Forecast: The cold front will push farther south and east. Isolated to scattered severe storms are possible from the interior Northeast into the Ohio Valley and also in the southern Plains.
  • Threats: Damaging winds, hail and locally heavy rainfall.

Thursday's Thunderstorm Forecast

Storm Reports Since Sunday

Sunday evening, a swarm of thunderstorms with damaging hail, in addition to damaging winds, tore across the northern Plains from far eastern Montana to northern Minnesota.
Damage to siding, windows, and skylights was reported in the town of Killdeer, North Dakota, about 100 miles west-northwest of Bismarck, thanks to hail larger than baseballs, driven by high winds.
In Baker, Montana, wind gusts as high as 65 mph and hail up to 1.75 inches in diamater knocked down trees and broke windows on homes.
Winds gusted as high as 70 mph in Fairfield, North Dakota, and that combined with 1.75 inch hail broke both car and home windows.
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Tornado near sent to us by KDBM-KBEV Radio. Photographer unknown.

A tornado was spotted by storm chasers near Dillon, Montana, Sunday afternoon. No damage was reported as a result of this. According to NOAA/NCEI, this was the first reported tornado in Beaverhead County, Montana, since July 19,1997.

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