Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall from the Plains to the Mid-Atlantic

Severe thunderstorms producing damaging winds are most likely over parts of the Dakotas into Minnesota from this afternoon into the overnight, with other isolated storms producing hail or wind over the northern High Plains. In the Northern Plains into the Upper Great Lakes and Mid-Atlantic, heavy to excessive rain may bring flash and urban flooding through Wednesday. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Tue, Jul 7, 2026 at 5:00:33 pm CDT

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Isolated thunderstorms may pulse up this afternoon across our area. Any storms will be short-lived and could produce some gusty winds upon decaying. Storm chances will have dissipated toward sundown.

There is a marginal risk for severe thunderstorms late Thursday across portions of northern Oklahoma. Large hail & damaging wind gusts are the potential severe hazards.

A cold front coming down the Central Plains could produce a few strong thunderstorms across northern Oklahoma on Thursday night with more widespread storm chances Friday into Saturday as an upper system comes through from out of the west.

Hot and humid conditions are expected to continue during the latter half of this week. Widespread triple digit heat index values will be possible Wednesday through the end of the week with heat indices approaching 107 in some locations.

Heat continues this week with daily chances of storms across portions of Oklahoma and western north Texas by Thursday night.

Our temperatures are outlooked to be likely warmer than normal going into late-July with near average rainfall expected.

Local Weather History For July 7th...

When clusters of thunderstorms collapse and dissipate rapidly, they
sometimes produce a downburst of very warm air, called a heat-burst,
which rapidly descends to the ground and spreads out. At the ground,
the burst of hot air often involves strong winds and sudden
temperature rises, which are especially noticeable at night when
temperatures normally fall. One example of this phenomenon occurred
just after midnight near Hobart on July 7, 2016. The wind averaged 30
to 50 mph for almost three hours, and the temperature rose from 80
degrees to 104.

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