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Thunderstorms and Heavy Rains Across Portions of the Central and Eastern US; Heat Expands to Portions of the East

Widespread showers and thunderstorms, some severe, may produce heavy downpours and flash flooding across much of the eastern and central U.S. Dangerous heat will continue in the Pacific Northwest and expand across portions of the East. Deep tropical moisture and associated thunderstorms will bring heavy rainfall and localized flash flooding across portions of Florida into the central Gulf Coast. Read More >

The WSR-88D radar located at Fort Knox is currently unavailable. Technicians have been working very hard to get the radar back on-line. This is a very complicated fix, and will take some time to accomplish. In the meantime, data from surrounding radars, including a terminal Doppler radar located near Mount Washington, Kentucky, will be used to monitor showers and thunderstorms in the region.