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Showers and Storms continue across the East; Heat, Critical Fire Weather, Drought, and Poor Air Quality continues in the West

A series of fronts will focus locally heavy showers and storms across portions of the central and eastern U.S. through the end of the workweek. Dangerous to extreme heat continues across the Southwest U.S., eventually spreading eastward over the weekend into early next week. Elevated fire weather conditions continue across the Great Basin, with degraded air quality lingering across the Northwest. Read More >

Multiple rounds of thunderstorms are expected beginning today. Thunderstorms this afternoon and evening have a low potential to become severe. Thunderstorms overnight have a greater potential for localized flash flooding. A Flood Watch is in effect.
After examining storm damage and video footage, three tornadoes from the storms on July 31 have been confirmed. Each tornado was relatively brief, and no injuries or fatalities occurred. There are still a couple other reports of possible tornadoes we are looking into.