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Showers and Storms in the East; Dangerously Hot and Dry in the West

A frontal boundary will bring scattered showers and storms to portions of the Central and Eastern U.S. through the end of the week. Meanwhile, dangerous heat will intensify across the Intermountain West and expand into the Central U.S. by early next week. Elevated wildfire conditions will develop across portions of the Northern/Central Plains and air quality issues will persist in the Northwest. Read More >

While the threat of severe weather should diminish, the threat of heavy rain and flash flooding is expected to increase overnight, persisting into Thursday morning.
After examining storm damage and video footage, three tornadoes from the storms on July 31 have been confirmed. Each tornado was relatively brief, and no injuries or fatalities occurred. There are still a couple other reports of possible tornadoes we are looking into.