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Atmospheric River in California; Fire Weather Concerns in the Central Plains

An atmospheric river will continue to bring gusty to high winds, moderate to heavy rainfall, and potential flooding to California through Saturday. Dry, gusty winds will bring elevated fire weather conditions to parts of the central and southern High Plains Friday. Red Flag Warnings have been issued. Read More >

A strong cold front moved through Wednesday evening, with gusty winds out of the southwest ahead of the front, and out of the west just after frontal passage. Here are the peak gusts measured at NWS and Kentucky Mesonet sites around the area.