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Dangerous Heat Builds and Expands; Critical Fire Weather for the Southwest; Severe Thunderstorms for Plains and Midwest

Dangerous to record breaking heat will build across the center of the nation and slowly build eastward this week. Wildfire conditions remain critical for the Southwest and portions of the Great Basin through Monday. For the northern Plains and upper Midwest, severe thunderstorms with the potential for large to very large hail and severe winds are the primary hazards. Read More >

Overview

Severe thunderstorms impacted parts of southern Wisconsin during the evening of July 13, 2018. Large hail was observed in Fond du Lac and damaging straight line winds occurred in Lafayette, Green, and Rock counties.  Some areas received 1 to 2.5 inches of rain.

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