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Heat and Fire Weather Concerns in the West; Excessive Rainfall Possible in the South-Central U.S.

Heat will build over the Intermountain West and the Southwest the next couple of days. Lightning from dry thunderstorms can create new fire starts and combined with gusty winds may cause a fire to rapidly grow in Oregon and northern California. Flash flooding will be possible in New Mexico and west Texas today, as well as parts of the southern and central Plains due to slow moving thunderstorms. Read More >

Due to the anticipated poor travel conditions, the spotter training class scheduled in Carroll this evening has been cancelled.  Future dates are being evaluated for rescheduling. For more information about being a trained storm spotter, please visit our webpage at https://www.weather.gov/dmx/stormspotting.

We apologize for any inconvenience that this may cause.