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 >

Overview

Scattered showers and thunderstorms tracked east across eastern Iowa and north central Illinois early Saturday morning. Frequent lightning, heavy rain, small hail, and damaging winds downing trees were common as the storms rolled through. Wind gusts between 40 and 60 mph were reported with the storms.

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

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