We've got a derecho, most likely, considering the strict official definition of the word derecho. There are a huge amount of storm reports in the same area. Some of these are from the morning in Minnesota.
Now, KFSD radar showing 80-100 knots base velocity of the rain within the line of storms at the state border. I think a few areas get 80-100mph wind gusts Yes, I know knots are not miles per hour, but hey, this actually kind of makes sense as the measured surface winds are a little below the measured base velocities.
New tornado watch in northeast South Dakota, that shows 70% probabilities of 10 or more wind reports, also the same with hail, and moderately high probabilities of tornadoes, EF2-EF3 tornadoes, as it makes sense with the outlook for today.
A squall line is already getting going at Broken Bow, Nebraska. Dew points up to 70 at Huron, SD and Sioux Falls, SD.
this probably needs a severe storm watch right now
Maybe around 1.0" of much needed rain for me, and about 1.29" since the beginning of the month. Some of these storms have been generous to the Plains. We can say there has been some drought relief for northern Kansas and Nebraska. At least this chart says my area got 100% of average precipitation over two weeks.
possible hail up to 1" west of Raleigh NC right now. (0.75" reported) I wouldn't be surprised to see a tornado warning west of Raleigh or perhaps east, near Williamston or Greenville NC, given the overall scenario with higher parameters in the area.
Enhanced outlook for the tornado (10%) and wind (30%) for parts of Virginia and North Carolina. The tornado 10% area includes areas near Richmond into northern North Carolina. The wind outlook is a larger 30%.
Seeing some chasers show a tornado, most likely same thing as Reed Timmer is seeing. This is at some of those county borders southwest of Paducah, Texas.
another unbelievable tweet- this sped-up video shows the American flag nearly getting ripped off the flagpole and small trees bending as the tornado moves perhaps less than 1/2 mile away. It kind of looks like it's across the street, but I'm not sure.
We got 0.30" to 0.80" of precipitation (rain and snow) in Larimer County as of 7:00AM on the CoCoRAHS, and some from 7:00AM to maybe 11:00AM and later. Some snow was reported at Estes Park and above.