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Record Heat for the Intermountain West and Northern Plains; Heavy Rainfall and Severe Weather Threats

Record setting heat is expected over the next several days from the Intermountain West through the northern Plains. Furthermore, fire weather concerns increase with dry and breezy conditions. Meanwhile, heavy rainfall and severe thunderstorm threats for the Ohio/Tennessee Valleys, central Appalachians and Southeast today. The threat shifts to central Gulf Coast and across central Texas this week. Read More >

FEMA Weather Emergency Alert outage

FEMA Weather Emergency Alert are temporarily unavailable (as of Friday morning). These are alerts that are sent to your cell phones when the National Weather Service issues Tornadoes, or Severe Thunderstorm Warnings for storms with winds over 80 mph and baseball sized hail or larger. For additional details on FEMA Weather Emergency Alerts... https://www.ready.gov/alerts

 

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