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Extreme Heat Across the Southern U.S.; Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Plains and Mississippi Valley

A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify late week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Severe thunderstorms and heavy rain are expected over portions of the Plains and Mississippi Valley tonight, which will shift to parts of the Upper Midwest and mid-Mississippi Valley Friday. Monsoonal showers and flooding persist in the Desert Southwest. Read More >

Hurricane Betsy
August 27-September 12, 1965

 

Betsy Storm Surge: Measured and High Water Marks Louisiana Map
Sources: Louisiana U.S. Weather Bureau Post Storm Surveys
U.S. Army Corp of Engineers Survey
Betsy Storm Surge: Measured and High Water Marks Louisiana Map