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Showers and Storms in the East; Dangerously Hot and Dry in the West

A front will bring scattered showers and storms to portions of the Central and Eastern US. Severe storms are expected in parts of the Great Plains and Ozarks today. Meanwhile, dangerous heat will intensify across the Desert Southwest and Intermountain West. Elevated wildfire conditions will develop across portions of the Northern/Central Plains and air quality issues will persist in the Northwest. Read More >

NWS Fairbanks Phone Outage May 20th 4 AM to 9 PM

Due to maintenance work being conducted by the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) at the UAF Butrovich Data Center, there will be a telephone outage at the National Weather Service (NWS) office in Fairbanks on Saturday, May 20, 2023 from 4 AM to 9 PM. If you need to contact NWS Fairbanks during this time, you can utilize the following methods to contact us:

Email: fairbanks.weather@noaa.gov

Backup phone: 907-388-9361

 

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.