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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 >

...NOAA WEATHER RADIO TRANSMITTER NEAR MINOT TO EXPERIENCE
NUMEROUS POWER INTERRUPTIONS INTO LATE NOVEMBER...

Power to the transmitter will be turned off from time to time
while a new communications tower is being constructed. The
tower is expected to be finished by November 28th.

If the power is off when a weather warning or weekly test is
sent it would not pass through the transmitter site. Be sure
to have alternate ways to receive emergency messages, like
the National Weather Service web page at www.weather.gov/bis,
through NWS social media, or through other local media outlets.