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Heat and Fire Weather Concerns in the West; Excessive Rainfall Possible in the South-Central U.S.

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. Flash flooding will be possible in New Mexico and west Texas today, as well as parts of the southern and central Plains due to slow moving thunderstorms. Read More >

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Visible Longwave IR Water Vapor
 Texas:  LowRes  HighRes  Loop  Texas:  LowRes  HighRes  Loop  Texas:  LowRes  HighRes  Loop
 CONUS:  LowRes  HighRes  Loop  CONUS:  LowRes  HighRes  Loop  CONUS:  LowRes  HighRes  Loop

 

GeoColor + Lightning IR/VIS Sandwich RGB Day/Night Microphysics
 Texas:  LowRes  HighRes  Loop  Texas:  LowRes  HighRes  Loop  Texas:  LowRes  HighRes  Loop
 CONUS:  LowRes  HighRes  Loop  CONUS:  LowRes  HighRes  Loop  CONUS:  LowRes  HighRes  Loop

 

Shortwave IR Fire Temperature RGB Dust RGB
 Texas:  LowRes  HighRes  Loop  Texas:  LowRes  HighRes  Loop  Texas:  LowRes  HighRes  Loop
 CONUS:  LowRes  HighRes  Loop  CONUS:  LowRes  HighRes  Loop  CONUS:  LowRes  HighRes  Loop