Severe Thunderstorms in the Central Plains; Heavy Rainfall in the Mississippi and Tennessee Valleys; Critical Fire Weather in the Southwest

Scattered severe storms capable of large to very large hail, severe wind gusts, and a few tornadoes will be possible across the central Plains. Heavy rain will pose a flash flood threat across portions of the Mississippi Valley into the Tennessee and Ohio Valleys. Hot, dry and windy conditions will continue to bring a critical fire weather threat from the Southwest into the Great Basin. Read More >

The National Weather Service will be implementing changes to its hazard messaging headlines no earlier than calendar year 2025 and is collecting public comment on changes to display options. The NWS “Advisory” and “Special Weather Statements” headlines will be replaced by plain language headlines. This new plain language product will be in a bulleted “What, Where, When, Impacts” format and equipped with computer-readable Valid Time Event Code (VTEC) to streamline dissemination.

The transition to plain language will require changes to the national map of active alerts and the local forecast pages. Therefore, the NWS is currently exploring a set of options for these displays that include proposed adjustments to the colors and wording.

Please take this survey to help guide what that will look like:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HazSimp23

Additional details on the change may be found on the project website:
https://www.weather.gov/hazardsimplification/

Questions and comments can be directed to the NWS Hazard Simplification Team at:
hazsimp@noaa.gov

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