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Widespread Showers in the Eastern US; Severe Thunderstorms in the Plains; Heatwave in the Desert Southwest

Widespread showers and thunderstorms across much of the central and eastern U.S. will produce areas of excessive rainfall, especially in the southern Mid-Atlantic states. Scattered severe thunderstorms are expected from Montana into portions of the central/southern Plains this weekend. A heatwave will build in the Desert Southwest, in parts of Arizona, southeastern California, and southern Nevada. Read More >

Flood Safety Awareness Week
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The National Weather Service has declared March 16th through 22nd as Flood Safety Awareness Week. A different educational topic will be featured each day during the week. Flooding is a coast-to-coast threat to the United States and its territories in all months of the year. National Flood Safety Awareness Week is intended to highlight some of the many ways floods can occur, the hazards associated with floods, and what you can do to save life and property.

 
2013 U.S. Flood Fatalities by Activities of Victims   2013 U.S. Flood Fatalities by Ages of Victims
     
2013 U.S. Flood Fatalities by Gender of Victims   2013 U.S. Flood Fatalities By Month
 
Schedule of Flood Safety Awareness Week Topics
Monday Flood Safety and Awareness
Tuesday Turn Around...Don't Drown
Wednesday Flood Hazards
Thursday NWS Services
Friday Resources from our Partners
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