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Areas of Dangerous Heat and Heavy Rain with Possible Flooding into this Weekend

Hot temperatures and high humidity are forecast to continue across much of northeast Texas into the mid-Mississippi Valley into this weekend with heat advisories in effect. Heavy to excessive rainfall occurring at times through Saturday could bring areas of flooding across parts of the central Plains into the upper Midwest/Great Lakes, and Four Corners states. Read More >

Light rain and showers will continue through this morning, with isolated bolts of lightning possible along the IL/WI border. Cloudy skies are expected through the rest of the day and into Friday, with showers and storms returning midday Friday and continuing through the weekend.
Multiple days of steady rainfall with some corridors of rainfall rates up to 1"/hr will begin Friday night and continue through Sunday morning. Areal flooding is possible with this activity. A few areas may see 4-6" of rain over the whole time frame.