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Severe Thunderstorms in the Northeast and Northern Plains; Critical Fire Weather in the West

Scattered severe thunderstorms capable of damaging wind gusts and hail are forecast across the Northeast U.S. and North Dakota today. Heavy to excessive rainfall is possible over eastern New Mexico into western Texas and over the western Florida peninsula today. Critical fire weather conditions will persist today over parts of the interior Northwest and Great Basin. Read More >

Pictures of the Sequatchie River near Whitwell, Tennessee



Flooding in the town of Whitwell, Tennessee
Flooding in the town of Whitwell, Tennessee.


The gage viewed from across the river during high water
The gage viewed from across the river during high water.


The gage with farmlands beyond and the river back in its banks
The gage with farmlands beyond and the river back in its banks.