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Excessive Rainfall in the Southern Plains, Ozarks, and Upper Midwest Thursday

Heavy thunderstorms will continue areas of excessive rainfall and locally considerable flooding over parts of the southern Plains into the mid-Mississippi River Valley through Friday. Heavy to excessive rainfall may bring flash and urban flooding, along with isolated riverine flooding to a part of the Upper Midwest Thursday. Read More >

You might notice hazy skies across the region as this morning's visible satellite image captured a thin veil of white (outlined in orange) which is smoke from wildfires in Canada. The upper level weather pattern is favorable for any smoke from the Saskatchewan and Ontario provinces to move over the lower Great Lakes and Ohio Valley.