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Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall for the Southwest; Heat Spreads Across the Center of the Nation

Moisture will continue to move into areas of the West. This will increase showers and thunderstorms coverage and intensity, with the risk of flash flooding and damaging wind gusts. Meanwhile, heat across the Southwest will expand into the center of the nation this weekend into early next week. Trends favor this heat will spread across the Ohio Valley, mid-Atlantic next week. Read More >

The National Weather Service will be conducting two damage surveys today to investigate potential tornado damage: One in Edmonson County near Mammoth Cave National Park, and another in northern Adair County. Additional surveys may be possible as reports of damage come in.