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Lala Impacting Hawaii; Severe Thunderstorm and Flash Flooding Risks; Excessive Heat

Areas of gusty winds, heavy rain leading to flash flooding, and high surf continue across portions of Hawaii as Tropical Storm Lala continues to move away from the islands. Severe thunderstorm, heavy rainfall, and flash flooding threats continue from the Midwest to the Mid-Atlantic and across the central High Plains. Record heat continues for areas of the central/southern Plain into the Southeast Read More >

Friday morning will feature potential (30-60%) for showers and thunderstorms sweeping southeast through the area from the very early morning hours to closer to noon. Cannot rule out (20%) an additional storm in southwest Wisconsin this afternoon. After that, seasonable and nice conditions are expected for the weekend.
The WSR-88D radar in La Crosse, WI (KARX) is having necessary work done to its protective dome between August 24-30. This work will take up to a week to complete and require the radar to be shut down while being performed. Please use one of the surrounding radars during this time. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.