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Excessive Rainfall in the Southern Plains; Extreme Heat Coming to the Southwest U.S.

Heavy to severe thunderstorms may bring areas of excessive rainfall and flooding over parts of the southern Plains through Friday. A Slight Risk of excessive rainfall has been issued. Dangerously hot temperatures are forecast across parts of southern Arizona and far southeastern California Saturday through Monday. An Extreme Heat Watch has been issued. Read More >

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Track of Hurricane Katrina   Hurricane Katrina as a Category 5 hurricnae   Radar loop of Hurricane Katrina at landfall
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.