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Heavy Rainfall, Severe Weather and Record Warmth Across the South; Flash Flood Monitoring for Hawaii

Severe thunderstorms and excessive rainfall concerns continue for portions of the Southeast today. Furthermore, new daily record high temperatures are expected for portions of South Florida and southern Texas the next couple of days. The rainfall potential increases later this week for East Texas and most of Louisiana with additional flooding. For Hawaii, flooding issues increase from a nearby low Read More >

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Wildfire Smoke from Idaho and Montana Fires - August 9, 2000

Weather.gov > Spokane, WA > Wildfire Smoke from Idaho and Montana Fires - August 9, 2000

This visible satellite image was taken at 900am PDT 9 Aug 00. Fires in central Idaho and southwest Montana generate huge amounts of smoke. This smoke was carried by the upper level winds across South Dakota and Nebraska, and into Iowa and Ilinois.

Visible satellite image showing smoke from western Montana fires extending into the Midwest

This image was taken at the same time as the above picture. Note the dense smoke filling in many of the valleys in central Idaho and southwest Montana.

Satellite image showing thick smoke in western Montana valleys

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