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Heat and Fire Weather Concerns in the West; Excessive Rainfall Possible in the South-Central U.S.

Heat will build over the Intermountain West and the Southwest the next couple of days. Lightning from dry thunderstorms can create new fire starts and combined with gusty winds may cause a fire to rapidly grow in Oregon and northern California. Flash flooding will be possible in New Mexico and west Texas today, as well as parts of the southern and central Plains due to slow moving thunderstorms. Read More >

Computer Room
This area is where our computer servers and communication equipment is located. Pictured is the AWIPS server bank and several of the communication portals that we use to process and disseminate forecasts. Data is delivered, received and processed by these servers.