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Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall for the Southwest; Heat Spreads Across the Center of the Nation

Moisture will continue to move into areas of the West. This will increase showers and thunderstorms coverage and intensity, with the risk of flash flooding and damaging wind gusts. Meanwhile, heat across the Southwest will expand into the center of the nation this weekend into early next week. Trends favor this heat will spread across the Ohio Valley, mid-Atlantic next week. Read More >

 

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Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service (AHPS) Precipitation Analysis
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USGS WaterWatch: Below normal 7day Streamflow compared to historical

 

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USGS Washington Drought Watch page

 

WA ECY Statewide Streamflow Summary Map

 

Pacific NW Experimental Surface Water Monitor (via UCLA)

 

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Soil Moisture - CPC

 

Agriculture in Drought - USDA (pdf)

 

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10-day Quantitative Precipitation Forecast (QPF) for Pacific Northwest

 

Weather Prediction Center 7-day QPF

 

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