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Fires burning in several states: There's an elevated risk for wildfires in the Great Basin and the Cascades, in addition to portions of the Rockies and the Desert Southwest where the weather will be breezy and extremely arid. Dry thunderstorms could add to the threat in the Cascades of Oregon and...

It's been a fairly busy wildfire season in the western U.S. this year, but it hasn't been nearly as destructive as in 2018. However, some meteorologists and wildlife officials aren't ruling out the chance that this season could get much worse, as reported by FreightWaves last week. Crews in several...

Another stormy day for some drivers: Severe thunderstorms producing large hail, gusty winds, and/or flash flooding will be spotty across portions of the Rockies, Great Plains and the Mississippi River Valley. Severe storms will be a bit more common across a swath of the Midwest, especially tonight...

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Barge movement starting to flow: Flooding on the Mississippi continues, but the situation is improving in the St. Louis area where only one lock remains closed. According to the latest Grain Transportation Report from the U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA), barge grain movements on the...

Heavy snow in parts of the Rockies: It'll be a winter wonderland of sorts in some of the high elevations of the Rocky Mountains today and tonight. The heaviest snowfall will probably occur in parts of northwestern and north-central Colorado, possibly slowing down drivers going over mountain passes...

Another round of severe storms: Drivers will run into minor to moderate delays today and tonight due to areas of rain and thunderstorms from the Great Plains to the Mid-Atlantic. Severe storms producing large hail, damaging winds and isolated tornadoes will be scattered from eastern Alabama to the...

Severe storms to strike again: Strong/severe storms containing large hail and damaging winds are likely today and tonight from central Texas to the Ohio and Tennessee River valleys. This includes, but is not limited to Abilene and Dallas-Ft. Worth (Texas), Shreveport, Little Rock, Memphis, St....

Another round of severe storms: Scattered showers and thunderstorms will pop up again from the Rockies to the Mid-Atlantic coast today and tonight. Several storms could become very strong or severe — producing very large hail and damaging winds — from western Texas to the southern half of Kansas....

Severe thunderstorm outlook: Watch out for scattered showers and thunderstorms today and tonight from the Rockies and the Sierra Nevada all the way to the Mid-Atlantic. Some storms could be strong/severe—producing large hail and damaging winds—from Austin and San Antonio to Cheyenne, as well as...

Severe thunderstorm outlook: Thunderstorms will be scattered across the western two-thirds of the U.S. today (June 14) and tonight, with chances ongoing across the entire country through the weekend. The best odds for severe storms producing large hail, damaging winds or isolated tornadoes today...

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Heat wave keeps trucking: Temperatures this afternoon will reach 100°-120° again in the Las Vegas metro area. This also includes Lake Mead, Lake Havasu, Laughlin-Bullhead City, and Death Valley. Phoenix and Yuma will also feel the extreme heat, with highs easily cracking 100°. Drivers: Make sure...

Heat wave in the West: Unseasonably hot weather continues today from Portland, Oregon to portions of southern California, as well as Phoenix and Las Vegas. Highs will reach 95°-115° in many locations, 10 to 20 degrees above normal for mid-June. More daily records could be tied or broken. Drivers:...