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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 >

Video Public Service Announcements
2006

The 30-second safety announcements below are available in wav and mp3 format.  The wav files are high-quality files for broadcast use, and are quite large (around 2.5 MB).  The mp3 files are for general use, and are smaller and easier to download (around 300 KB).  These files may be copied and used for educational, preparedness, and public service use.