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Heavy Rains from the Plains to the East; Fire Weather Risk in the Desert Southwest

Thunderstorms, some severe, may produce heavy to excessive rainfall and isolated flooding over portions of the Southern Plains through Saturday. Widespread showers and thunderstorms will spread east into the Great Lakes, Ohio Valley, Mid Atlantic and Northeast. Dry conditions, combined with gusty winds will continue to support an elevated fire weather threat in the Desert Southwest. Read More >

The map above is an estimate of Storm Total Snowfall based on preliminary observations we have received. The above map does not include snowfall from additional scattered snow showers that were observed mainly over northern Maryland Wednesday morning. Thank you to all who submitted reports to us!