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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 >

...Routine Weekly Test Postponed...

 

Due to the threat of thunderstorms today, the NOAA Weather Radio Weekly Test has been postponed. The test will instead be conducted on Thursday July 16th at 12 PM CDT.