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Severe Weather in the Central U.S.; Critical Fire Weather in the Southern Plains

Severe thunderstorms are expected to form today from northern Oklahoma into southern Minnesota. Very large hail and tornadoes will be the initial threats this afternoon, then transition into a wind threat tonight. Gusty winds, warm temperatures, and very dry conditions will create a Critical Risk of fire weather across portions of the southern Plains today. Read More >

The (606) 666-8000 National Weather Service (NWS) phone number with access to observational, forecast, and climate information has been repaired. We apologize for any inconvenience that this outage has caused.

The following temporary phone number for the current observations, forecasts, and climate information will remain active for a few more days to ensure stability of the (606) 666-8000 line:

(606) 604-5055