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Heavy Rain and Severe Thunderstorms in the Southwest; Coastal Flooding Along Portions of the Eastern Seaboard

A slow moving front will produce a threat for heavy rainfall and severe weather from the southwest into the western High Plains through the weekend. Heavy rainfall and isolated flash flooding and gusty winds will be possible this weekend into early next week in portions of southern Florida. Coastal flooding impacts remain possible through the weekend along the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic coasts Read More >

With hot and dry conditions expected this weekend, along with breezy conditions, we wanted to explain a bit more about the Grassland Fire Danger product. Fire danger is a concern this weekend, especially with all the activities with fireworks. We've also included a short video from Darren Clabo, State Fire Meteorologist for South Dakota.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jY5j_z4awCA

The current Grassland Fire Danger Index can be found here: https://www.weather.gov/unr/rfd

For a Fire Danger outlook beyond Day 2, visit the Graphical Hazardous Weather Outlook, then click on the "Grassland Fire Danger Index" and the appropriate days to view the current forecast.

https://www.weather.gov/crh/ghwo?sid=abr