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Showers and Storms in the East; Dangerously Hot and Dry in the West

A front will bring scattered showers and storms to portions of the Central and Eastern US. Severe storms are expected in parts of the Great Plains and Ozarks today. Meanwhile, dangerous heat will intensify across the Desert Southwest and Intermountain West. Elevated wildfire conditions will develop across portions of the Northern/Central Plains and air quality issues will persist in the Northwest. Read More >

The threat for heavy rain and flash flooding continues through this morning, mainly near the I-70 corridor.
Hot and humid conditions are forecast to return to the bi-state area starting this weekend. While there is some uncertainty in the duration, it likely will stay continue into early next week as well. Morning storms may impact the heat in northeast Missouri and west-central Illinois Sunday and Monday, so confidence is lower in those areas compared to locations farther south.
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.