Areas of Extreme Heat and Excessive Rainfall Potential

Dangerous and extreme heat will remain across portions of the central U.S. this week, persisting across the mid to lower Mississippi Valley, Gulf Coast, southern Plains and portions of Texas. A heat wave over the Southwest U.S. will peak this weekend. Heavy to excessive rainfall may produce flash flooding from the Delmarva Peninsula north into the Hudson Valley today and tonight. 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