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Severe Thunderstorms for mid-Mississippi and Ohio Valley; Record Warmth and Fire Weather Concerns

Severe thunderstorms are expected later this afternoon and evening across the mid-Mississippi and Ohio Valley's. Large hail, damaging winds and a few tornadoes are all possible. Meanwhile, record warmth across the southern tier of the country continues; This will enhance fire weather conditions for the Plains. The cold front will head south on Friday with cooler temperatures east of the Rockies. Read More >

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 DATE                    THURSDAY 03/26/26                       FRIDAY 03/27/26                    
 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        FW   FW   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   SC   BK   SC   SC   SC   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC
 CLOUD COVER (%)    10   10    5    5    5   20   20   40   60   45   40   25   25   30   30   35   40
 TEMPERATURE        13   14   25   33   35   28   25   26   28   31   41   47   49   40   34   31   29
 MAX/MIN TEMP                           35                  24                  49                  29
 WIND DIR           NW   NE    E   SE    E    E   SE    S    S   SE   SE   SE   NW   NW    W    W    W
 WIND (MPH)          2    3    6    8    8    6    5    6    6    8   10    8    4    4    3    4    6
 WIND GUST (MPH)                                                                                      
 PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
 PRECIP TYPE                                                                                          
 6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
 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)  0.6  2.0  3.6  4.5  4.5  3.4  3.5  3.6  3.7  3.7  5.4  6.5  7.2  7.0  6.7  6.4  5.9
 
 

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