Areas of Extreme Heat and Fire Weather in the Northwest U.S.; Heavy Rain in the West and South-central U.S.

Extreme heat will continue in the interior Northwest into midweek before finally waning. Hot temperatures, dry, gusty winds, and isolated dry thunderstorms will bring critical fire weather. Heavy rain and thunderstorms are expected across portions of the Great Basin, Rockies, and central/southern Plains. An atmospheric river will bring heavy rain and strong winds to southwest Alaska. Read More >

**Tornado Drill Details**
State	Date	Time	Method	Backup Date/Time
North Carolina	Wed, March 7th	9:30 am EST	Routine Monthly Test of the EAS, initiated by NOAA Weather Radio	March 9th, 9:30 am EST
South Carolina	Wed, March 7th	9:00 am EST	Test Tornado Warning issued by the National Weather Service	March 9th, 9:00 am EST