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Areas of Severe Thunderstorms and Heat This Weekend

Severe thunderstorms today may produce damaging winds, large hail, tornadoes, and flooding over parts of the Plains into the Missouri Valley. On Sunday, scattered severe thunderstorms capable of damaging wind gusts are expected across the Mid-Atlantic vicinity. Hazardous heat will continue in the South, Southwest and central California this weekend building across the Pacific Northwest Sunday. Read More >

An impressive winter storm moved onshore into California on Jan 10, 2001. The storm tracked eastward into the Great Basin, but it's precipitation extended all the way from San Diego to Sandpoint, ID. These infrared and visible satellite pictures show the storm at it's peak on 11 January.

Infrared Satellite Image  Visible Satellite Image