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Showers and Storms in the East; Dangerously Hot and Dry in the West

Scattered showers and storms are expected across portions of the Central and Eastern U.S. through the end of the week. Meanwhile, dangerous heat will intensify across the Desert Southwest and Intermountain West. Hot, dry weather and increasing winds will allow elevated wildfire conditions to return to the northern Intermountain West, where air quality issues persist from ongoing fires. Read More >

Maintenance will be performed on the Elizabethtown NOAA Weather Radio transmitter from 1am to 6am EDT May 19. The NWR broadcasts from the Elizabethtown and Ekron transmitters will likely be unavailable at times while the work is being performed. No severe weather is expected.