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Storm Impacting the Northwest U.S.; Fire Weather Conditions in Southern California; Severe Weather in the South

A Pacific storm is bringing areas of low elevation rain, moderate to heavy mountain snow, and high winds to the Northwest. Strong Santa Ana winds and very dry conditions are producing elevated to critical fire weather conditions in southern California. Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible through early Wednesday morning across parts of northeast Texas into western Tennessee. Read More >

🔥 Hot, dry, & windy conditions through midweek mean fire danger remains high! 🔴 RED FLAG WARNING today for NE Minnesota & NW Wisconsin. ⚠️ FIRE WEATHER WATCH tomorrow. Fires can spread rapidly. Follow burn restrictions from @mndnr & WI DNR. Monitor forecasts for updates. #MNwx #WIwx #FireSafety #RedFlagWarning
Hot, dry, & windy conditions TODAY (Mon) and tomorrow (Tue) will create CRITICAL fire weather. These weather conditions allow fires to spread rapidly! 🔥 Red Flag Warnings & Fire Weather Watches ARE IN EFFECT. ➡️ Check your local burning restrictions. ➡️ Report fires to authorities. #FireSafety #WeatherAlert
Our next chance of rain should arrive Thursday into Friday, with widespread rain likely. There could be some strong to severe thunderstorms as well. Temperatures drop into the weekend, which could even lead to a couple snowflakes in northern Minnesota.
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