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Heat Builds in the West; Extremely Critical Fire Weather in the Northwest

A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify this week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Critical to extremely critical fire weather conditions are forecast from the Northwest and the northern Great Basin this weekend. Particularly Dangerous Situation Red Flag Warnings have been issued. Read More >

Overview

A significant October storm system brought soaking rains to southern and western portions of South Dakota, and parts of northeastern Wyoming. Light accumulations of snow were observed across the higher elevations of the Black Hills. Some minor flooding of the White River occurred across Jackson County near and downstream from Interior.

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Estimated precipitation amounts from Thursday morning through Friday noon.
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