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Fire Weather Concerns; Record Warmth Spreads

The Plains to the mid-Mississippi Valley continue with warm and dry conditions. Any fires that initiate could spread quickly. The warm temperatures will expand across the Southern Plains into the Southwest where numerous records are expected through the weekend. Meanwhile, a cold front will move southward across the northern Plains and Great Lakes region where some snow will develop this weekend. Read More >

This lightning photo was taken by Tyler Mode of Vancouver, WA over the WSU campus in Pullman, WA on June 10th. Besides the amazing forked cloud to ground lightning shot, there is also an image of a rainbow on the far right side of the photo.

Lightning over WSU