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Heat Persists Across the Central and Western U.S.; Fire Weather Concerns in the Rockies and High Plains

Record-breaking heat expected in the Central and Western U.S. for the next several days. Gusty winds and low relative humidity will create elevated to critical fire weather conditions over portions of the Rockies and High Plains Wednesday and Thursday. Rain and mountain snow are possible across the Pacific Northwest into the Rockies through Wednesday. 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.