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Extreme Heat and Fire Weather Conditions in the West; Severe Thunderstorm Threat in the Northern Plains on Thursday

Extreme heat will may set some new daily temperature records across the Desert Southwest. Hot, dry and windy conditions and dry thunderstorms continue to bring fire weather concerns for portions of the Desert Southwest, the central Great Basin and Rockies. Severe thunderstorms and heavy rain are expected across the Northern Plains late Thursday. Read More >

Overview

Severe thunderstorms impacted parts of southern Wisconsin during the evening of July 13, 2018. Large hail was observed in Fond du Lac and damaging straight line winds occurred in Lafayette, Green, and Rock counties.  Some areas received 1 to 2.5 inches of rain.

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