Excessive Rainfall Potential for the Southeast; Heat Expands for Center of the Nation; Critical Fire Weather for Pacific Northwest

Flash flooding threatens areas from the Tennessee Valley to the Carolinas as storms repeat along a stalled front. Monsoonal storms may trigger flooding in the Southwest. Dangerous heat expands across the Desert Southwest, Plains, mid-Mississippi Valley and Southern Tier. Critical fire weather for interior Pacific Northwest. Cooler, drier air brings brief relief to the Great Lakes and Northeast. Read More >

National Safe Boating Week is May 20 through May 26

The National Weather Service has partnered with the National Safe
Boating Council, a NOAA Weather-Ready Nation Ambassador to help
promote safe boating practices. The Council offers a wealth of
free resources such as infographics, videos, audio clips, fact
sheets, social media and much more. These resources can be found
at:

https://www.safeboatingcouncil.org and
https://safeboatingcampaign.com/

During Safe Boating Week, NWS Caribou will produce daily Facebook
and Twitter posts. Today will focus on marine forecasts.
Tomorrow`s emphasis will be NOAA Weather Radio. On Monday,
attention turns to life jackets. Tuesday will focus on fog,
Wednesday on hurricane preparedness, Thursday on cold water
safety, and Friday on marine thunderstorms.

In addition to these social media posts, links from NWS,
http://www.weather.gov/safety/safeboating-week will take you to
various videos and web sites each day, highlighting additional
weather and safe boating information.

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