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Severe Thunderstorms in the Southeast; Critical Fire Weather in the Northern Plains

Isolated severe storms with locally damaging wind gusts and hail are possible from the coastal Carolinas into the Florida Peninsula, and along the central Gulf Coast. Heavy rain may cause localized areas of flash flooding in the Gulf Coast. Gusty winds and dry conditions may produce elevated to critical fire weather across the northern/central Plains. Record heat is expected in the West. Read More >

Increasing south to southwest winds tonight into Tuesday will bring quite a warm up. The breezy winds may gust from 35 to 45 MPH on Tuesday with warm temperatures in the upper 70s to low 80s. An approaching cool front will bring the chance for isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms on Tuesday. A few of the storms may be strong with gusty winds and hail, especially across Illinois into extreme southeast Iowa. Then conditions return to Spring-like for Wednesday and Thursday.