Weather Underground midday recap for Tuesday,August 27,2013.
Wet weather with threats of flooding continued across parts of the
Desert Southwest into the Central Great Basin on Tuesday, while hot
weather and chances of severe weather persisted in the Midwest.
In the West, frequent scattered showers with embedded thunderstorms and
chances of locally heavy rainfall continued from parts of inland
southern California and Arizona into the Central Great Basin. Rain
totals were expected to range between 1 and 2 inches with locally higher
amounts. Flood and flash flood warnings and watches remained in effect
for the region through the evening as today's rainfall on already
saturated ground created increased flood and flash flood potential. Burn
areas from recent fires were also especially prone to flash flooding
and debris flow.
In the Central U.S., late-season heat continued in the Northern and
Central Plains into the Midwest as a ridge of high pressure dominates
over the Central U.S. Heat advisories remained in effect from areas of
South Dakota and Nebraska eastward into Wisconsin and Illinois as
daytime highs climb well into the 90s to near the 100 degree mark and
heat indices range from about 100-105 degrees with locally higher
values. Meanwhile, strong heating helped fuel thunderstorms in the
Midwest and parts of the Northeast through the afternoon and evening.
Areas of the upper Great Lakes into the upper Ohio Valley were at slight
risk of severe thunderstorms development with locally damaging wind
gusts and hail.
Elsewhere, showers and thunderstorms continued in parts of southern/central Texas and areas of Florida.
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