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Fire Weather Concerns; Record Warmth Spreads

The Plains to the mid-Mississippi Valley continue with warm and dry conditions. Any fires that initiate could spread quickly. The warm temperatures will expand across the Southern Plains into the Southwest where numerous records are expected through the weekend. Meanwhile, a cold front will move southward across the northern Plains and Great Lakes region where some snow will develop this weekend. Read More >

Fig. 13. This loop combines visible satellite imagery and the regional warning radar mosaic with surface observations from 16 July 2003 1531 UTC to 17 July 2003 0115 UTC. Claudette is seen moving west-northwest from northern Mexico across west Texas.