Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall for the Southwest; Heat Spreads Across the Center of the Nation

Moisture will continue to move into areas of the West. This will increase showers and thunderstorms coverage and intensity, with the risk of flash flooding and damaging wind gusts. Meanwhile, heat across the Southwest will expand into the center of the nation this weekend into early next week. Trends favor this heat will spread across the Ohio Valley, mid-Atlantic next week. Read More >

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Map of Hurricane Katrina's track. Graphic is courtesy of the University of Wisconsin - Madison, Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies.		Visible satellite image of Hurricane Katrina on August 28th, 2005, at 7:19am, as it was a Category 5 hurricane. Image is courtesy of the University of Wisconsin - Madison, Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies.		Radar loop of Hurricane katrina making landfall on the morning of Monday, August 29th, 2005.

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Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall for the Southwest; Heat Spreads Across the Center of the Nation

August 29, 2005: Hurricane Katrina