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Severe Thunderstorms and Excessive Rainfall over the Southern U.S.; Pacific Storm to Impact Hawaii

A storm system will produce severe thunderstorms over and near Louisiana, and heavy to excessive rainfall from the Southern Plains through the Ohio River Valley today. A strong weather system will bring the potential for flash flooding, severe thunderstorms, strong to locally damaging non-thunderstorm winds, and high elevation snow to the Hawaiian Islands through Friday. Read More >

High pressure will be over the area through Thursday morning with strong valley inversions. Light winds and limited vertical mixing beneath the inversions will maintain stagnant air in the lower elevations away from the immediate coast. Late this week, a change in the weather pattern will bring windier/wetter weather which should lead to an improvement in air movement and quality.

 

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