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Showers and Thunderstorms for the Eastern Third of the Country; Fire Weather Concerns; Flooding Issues for the Great Lakes Region

Showers and thunderstorms will continue along and ahead of a cold front for the eastern third of the country. The rainfall for the Great Lakes region could prolong the ongoing flooding. Much cooler weather will filter in behind this cold front along and east of the Rockies. Where the rain is needed, the Southern High Plains, critical fire weather concerns through this weekend. Read More >

Fig. 18. Radar base reflectivity from 2206 to 2340 UTC showing convection along an east- to-west oriented segment of Claudette’s outer rainband north of the storm’s center. At least two storms seen in the loop were relatively long lived and displayed evidence of storm scale organization.