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Heat and Fire Weather Concerns in the West

Heat will build over the Intermountain West and the Southwest the next couple of days. Lightning from dry thunderstorms can create new fire starts and combined with gusty winds may cause a fire to rapidly grow in Oregon and northern California. Elevated fire weather conditions are also expected in the Great Basin. Flash flooding will be possible in Arizona and west Texas, especially in burn scars. Read More >

Overview

Several rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms impacted northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin during the evening of Wednesday, July 8, 2020, into the early morning hours of Thursday, July 9, 2020. The primary impacts from these storms were heavy rainfall with localized flash flooding, sporadic tree damage from strong winds, multiple hail reports ranging from pea to half dollar-sized, and one EF-0 tornado in far southeast Crow Wing County.

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Tornado near South Long Lake
(Source: Melanie Olson)

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July 8, 2020, GOES-East visible satellite imagery at 1 minute intervals.
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