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Heat Wave Expands to the East Coast; Flash Flooding Likely in the Central Plains into the Midwest; Severe Thunderstorms in the Northeast

Dangerous, prolonged heat is ongoing in the Mid-South to Mid-Mississippi Valley and heat expands into the Northeast for a brief period today. Widely scattered instances of flash flooding due to heavy rains are forecast from northeast Kansas to much of Indiana. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of New England, northern Mid-Atlantic, and North Dakota. 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.