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Dangerous Heat Continues in the Central and Southern U.S.; Severe Weather and Heavy Rain in the Northern Plains

Dangerous, prolonged heat is expected across portions of the Central and Southeast U.S. through July. Scattered severe thunderstorms are expected over parts of the northern Plains into the upper Mississippi Valley today, with damaging winds and large hail as the primary threats. Heavy rainfall could lead to areas of flooding across the northern Plains, Upper Midwest, Southeast and Southwest. Read More >

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Visible Satellite Imagery at 11 AM CST on February 18, 2022 showing the swath of snow from northern Oklahoma through the central Great Lakes.

 

Information on this page is preliminary and will be updated over the coming days. 

 

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