Heavy rain, flash flooding across Midwest as thunderstorms hit Gulf Coast

By Janice Dean

Published June 24, 2021

Strong to severe thunderstorms including large hail, damaging winds and tornadoes will impact the Central Plains and Midwest Thursday.

A stalled front will bring heavy rain and flash flooding across the same region and into the Ohio Valley through Saturday morning.

Showers and thunderstorms will also pop up across the Gulf Coast into Florida while the Northeast enjoys a very nice day.

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Extreme heat will once again be a major headline over the West with excessive heat warnings and watches from the Northwest down into California.

The high temperatures and dry conditions will lead to widespread fire concerns as well.

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California is currently dealing with at least one severe wildfire: the Willow Fire has scorched nearly 3,000 acres since igniting last week and evacuations and concerns mounted Tuesday in and beyond Monterey County.

Janice Dean joined FOX News Channel (FNC) in January 2004 and currently serves as senior meteorologist for the network. She is also the morning meteorologist for FNC’s signature morning show, FOX & Friends (weekdays 6-9AM/ET), and contributes to FOX Weather, FOX News Media’s free ad-supported streaming television ("FAST") weather service.

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