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Critical to Extremely Critical Fire Weather in the Southern Plains; Heavy Snow in the Northern Rockies

Gusty winds and very dry conditions will lead to a critical to extremely critical fire weather threat over portions of the Central and Southern Plains Thursday. Critical fire weather continues through Friday. Moderate to heavy mountain snow and strong winds will expand into the Northern Rockies Thursday, then into Colorado by Friday. Up to a foot of snow accumulation is possible. Read More >

Tornado Drill Details
State Date Time Method Backup Date/Time
North Carolina Wed, March 7th 9:30 am EST Routine Monthly Test of the EAS, initiated by NOAA Weather Radio March 9th, 9:30 am EST
South Carolina Wed, March 7th 9:00 am EST Test Tornado Warning issued by the National Weather Service March 9th, 9:00 am EST