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Areas of Heavy to Excessive Rainfall and Hot Temperatures This Week

Heavy to excessive rainfall could bring areas of flooding at times Monday through Thursday across parts of the central Plains into the Midwest as well as southern Arizona and New Mexico. Hot temperatures and high humidity will continue across much of east Texas into the lower and mid-Mississippi Valley through at least midweek. Read More >

A corridor of heavier showers and thunderstorms capable of producing torrential downpours is expected to develop late tonight, primarily for areas near and south of a Dixon, IL to Valparaiso, IN line southward to around US-24 (dark green shading on the inset map), with a corresponding threat for localized flooding into Thursday morning. Stay tuned for the latest forecast updates!
The warm and humid, at times showery and stormy pattern will continue into the weekend, though Thursday afternoon through the day on Friday may end up mostly precipitation free. Tonight into Thursday morning and then Saturday (particularly Saturday night) are the main periods of concern for localized heavy rainfall and flooding.