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Heat the Southwest; Fire Weather in the Central U.S.; Kona Low Impacting Hawaii

A rare March heat wave is ongoing with much above-normal temperatures over the Southwest U.S. through this weekend. Periods of critical fire weather will persist from the central Rockies to the central and southern Plains through the weekend as gusty winds and low relative humidity continue. A Kona low will continue to bring several rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall to Hawaii through Sunday. Read More >

At the National Weather Service Office in Grand Rapids, we issue the 1050 MHz tone alert and the SAME tone on NOAA Weather Radio for the following products:

Blizzard Warning Civil Danger Warning Civil Emergency Warning
Flash Flood Warning Earthquake Warning Evacuation Immediate
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Fire Warning Hazardous Materials Warning
Severe Thunderstorm Warning Law Enforcement Warning Local Area Emergency
Tornado Watch Nuclear Power Plant Warning Radiological Hazard Warning
Tornado Warning Shelter In Place Warning Required Weekly Test