The Nation's Weather

The Nation's Weather for Saturday, May 18, 2024

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NATIONAL SUMMARY

Thunderstorms in North Carolina, South Carolina, southern

Georgia and the Florida Panhandle will be capable of

producing flash flooding and damaging winds today. Damaging

winds on a more localized basis could accompany

thunderstorms as far west as southern Louisiana. Farther

north, flash flooding will be the main hazard in

south-central Alabama and central Georgia. Heat and humidity

will be dangerous for those without power in southeastern

Texas. Afternoon thunderstorms will dot the Sierra Nevada

and the mountains of Utah and Colorado. Spotty afternoon

thunderstorms are also expected in eastern Minnesota and

western Wisconsin. A few showers will dampen parts of

Washington, northwestern Oregon, northern Idaho and

northwestern Montana.

SPECIAL WEATHER

No new information for this time period.

WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS

No new information for this time period.

DAILY EXTREMES

National High Friday 108 at Death Valley, CA

National Low Friday 25 at Gothic, CO

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