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Heat and Fire Weather Concerns in the West; Excessive Rainfall Possible in the South-Central U.S.

Heat will build over the Intermountain West and the Southwest the next couple of days. Lightning from dry thunderstorms can create new fire starts and combined with gusty winds may cause a fire to rapidly grow in Oregon and northern California. Flash flooding will be possible in New Mexico and west Texas today, as well as parts of the southern and central Plains due to slow moving thunderstorms. Read More >

...Weekly NOAA Weather Radio Test To be Conducted Friday morning
between 11 AM and Noon CDT...

The weekly NOAA weather radio test is scheduled this week to be
on Friday October 11th between 11 AM and Noon. This test is
normally conducted on Wednesdays between 11 AM and Noon. We will
return to this normally scheduled time for next week`s test,
unless adverse weather occurs.