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Heat Wave Persists Over the Central U.S.; Significant Flooding Expected in the Northern Mid-Atlantic Tuesday

Dangerous and extreme heat will remain across portions of the Central U.S. this week, persisting across the Mid to Lower Mississippi Valleys, Gulf Coast, Southern Plains and portions of Texas. A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify late this week. Severe thunderstorms and flash flooding will spread from the Great Lakes/Ohio Valley to the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast the next few days. Read More >

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 DATE                    WEDNESDAY 04/08/26                      THURSDAY 04/09/26                  
 TIME (LT)          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05
                    5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   
 
 CLOUD COVER        SC   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK   SC   SC
 CLOUD COVER (%)    35   50   45   35   20   15   35   45   50   45   65   65   70   70   55   40   40
 TEMPERATURE        33   35   43   46   46   39   37   36   35   38   45   48   45   40   37   36   34
 MAX/MIN TEMP                           48                  34                  48                  34
 WIND DIR            W    W    W    W    W    W    W   SW    S   SW   SE   NE    N   NW   NW   SW   SW
 WIND (MPH)          5    4    6    9    9    5    3    2    2    2    5    6    8    8    5    3    2
 WIND GUST (MPH)                                                                                      
 PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    5   10   10   10    5    5    5    5   50   50   50   50   20   20   20
 PRECIP TYPE                                                           S    R    R    S    S    S    S
 6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.04      0.06      0.01
 6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
 6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
 SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  5.7  6.5  7.4  8.1  8.1  7.9  7.8  7.8  7.7  7.7  8.1  8.4  8.4  8.1  7.8  7.8  7.5
 
 

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES --- 
CODE   TYPE
 T     THUNDERSTORMS
 R     RAIN
 S     SNOW
 I     SLEET
 Z     FREEZING RAIN