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Heat and Fire Weather Concerns in the West; Excessive Rainfall Possible in the South-Central U.S.

Heat will build over the Intermountain West and the Southwest the next couple of days. Lightning from dry thunderstorms can create new fire starts and combined with gusty winds may cause a fire to rapidly grow in Oregon and northern California. Flash flooding will be possible in Arizona and west Texas today, as well as parts of the southern and central Plains due to slow moving thunderstorms. 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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