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Scattered Severe Thunderstorms Across the Northern Plains; Fire Weather Concerns in the Western U.S.

Scattered severe thunderstorms are forecast across central and eastern North Dakota, as well as far northwest Minnesota Saturday (Slight Risk level 2 of 5). Damaging wind gusts are the primary threat. Elevated to critical fire weather conditions will persist through the weekend across the Western U.S. Isolated dry thunderstorms could lead to new fire starts over portions of the northern Rockies. Read More >

The tropical cyclones depicted on this map south of the equator are based on bulletins issued by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC), based in Honolulu, HI for cyclones between 10-20S and 164.5W-178.5W. The Regional Specialized Meteorological Center (RSMC) for south of the equator is Nadi.