Severe Thunderstorms in the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest; Critical Fire Weather in the West; Dangerous Heat in the Central and Eastern U.S.

Severe thunderstorms are likely today across the northern Plains and into the upper Mississippi Valley. Gusty winds and dry conditions will result in widespread critical fire weather through Saturday across parts of the Four Corners region and the Great Basin. A significant and dangerous heat wave will expand from the Central U.S. into the Eastern U.S this weekend through much of next week. Read More >

At the request of Howard County government, the National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington Weather Forecast Office will issue a TEST Flash Flood Warning for Ellicott City around 9:30am. This will allow Howard County MD government to test their alerting systems in Ellicott City. There is no flooding in the area.

Since this is a test warning, it should NOT alert cell phones or NOAA weather radios.

Further information from the county is available on the Ellicott City Safe and Sound page here.

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