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Areas of Severe Thunderstorms and Excessive Rainfall Today

Scattered severe thunderstorms capable of damaging wind gusts and some hail are expected this afternoon and evening from the Upper Ohio River Valley into the Northeast, and from the Appalachians into the Mid-Atlantic States. Excessive rainfall from heavy thunderstorms may produce areas of flash flooding from southern New Mexico into the western and northern Gulf Coast into Wednesday. Read More >

Conditions are still dry for the foreseeable future, though winds will be relatively calmer today with gusts around 20-25 mph for most of the area. Another low pressure system passes through tomorrow though, prompting another round of powerful winds, with gusts of 35-45 mph in some locations. This will cause widespread critical fire weather conditions again.