The National Weather Service reported nine inches of rainfall in a matter of hours on Friday, transforming roads into rivers while turning Miami Beach into a virtual waterpark.
The storm that rocked South Florida reached full force during the peak of the evening rush hour, causing chaos on the roads. Ping-pong ball-sized Hail fell throughout parts of the region while winds topped 60 mph.
Meanwhile, roughly 2,300 miles to the northwest, a North Dakota town witnessed its first June snowfall in over 60 years.
National Weather Service meteorologist Janine Vining in Bismarck said there were unofficial reports of a couple of inches of snow in Dickinson, N.D.
"It's uncommon, but it's not unheard of" to see snow in North Dakota in June, Vining said. Other parts of the state, particularly in the Williston and Bottineau areas, have seen June snow within the past 10 years, she said.
Williston and Bismarck had received only rain as of mid-Saturday, but Vining said snow was possible in those cities later in the day.
The system that moved in from Canada "is bringing in just especially cold air," she said. "It still thinks it's spring, the atmosphere."
Sunday's state forecast called for a chance of snow in the northwest, and rain elsewhere.
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