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Monitoring Tsunami Impacts Across the Pacific; Air Quality Concerns; Dangerous Heat; Critical Fire Weather for the West

Tsunami impacts continue for portions of the Pacific basin. Wildfire smoke causes unhealthy air in Midwest to Great Lakes. Heat dome spans Mississippi Valley to Mid-Atlantic with excessive heat warnings and advisories. Critical fire weather in Great Basin to Pacific Northwest (dry thunderstorms). Cold front spawns severe storms/heavy rain in Central U.S. today, shifts to East Coast Thursday. Read More >

Thunderstorm outlook July 30 through Aug 2, initially storms will be disorganized and primary threat will be heavy showers with a threat of outflow wind gusts. Thursday and Friday, a weak wave will add lift to the atmosphere and storms become more widespread. There is a concern for flash flooding near burn scars and flood prone areas due to locally heavy rain. Gusty outflow winds and hail are also a concern. Scattered storms continue on Saturday.
KMSX radar is receiving scheduled maintenance. Though radar data may come in intermittently, do not expect any products from the Point Six radar through Saturday, August 9th.