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Excessive Rainfall in the Southern Plains, Ozarks, and Upper Midwest Thursday

Heavy thunderstorms will continue areas of excessive rainfall and locally considerable flooding over parts of the southern Plains into the mid-Mississippi River Valley through Friday. Heavy to excessive rainfall may bring flash and urban flooding, along with isolated riverine flooding to a part of the Upper Midwest Thursday. Read More >

The risk for severe weather will be on the increase over the next few days. There is a marginal risk for severe thunderstorms near the Colorado border late Thursday with a slight risk for severe weather covering western Kansas Friday night. Main hazards for southwestern Kansas will primarily be strong gusty winds. Risk for hail cannot be ruled out before midnight.
Upper level high pressure will slowly expand across the central Rockies and adjacent High Plains over the next 4 to 7 days, and this will lead to a warming trend with highs each day in the 90s beginning this weekend.