National Fire News

A strong storm will move from the Gulf Coast today through the Northeast Saturday with moderate to heavy rain and severe thunderstorms possible along the Gulf Coast and eastern seaboard. The heaviest rain will fall in the Florida Panhandle into southern Georgia with flooding possible while wintry precipitation occurs from the southern Plains into the Great Lakes and northern New England. However, little precipitation from this storm will reach the southern Florida Peninsula. This weekend, a Pacific storm will move into the Northwest and northern Rockies bringing rain and mountain snow. As this storm moves into the central Rockies Sunday, elevated to critical southwest winds are expected across southern New Mexico into the southern High Plains. Next week, a series of mild Pacific storms will continue to bring rain and mountain snow to the Northwest, northern Rockies, northern California, and northern Great Basin while much of southern California and Arizona remain dry. Gusty and dry downslope winds are likely over the eastern slopes of the Rockies in Montana and Wyoming as well. To the east, above normal temperatures are forecast for much of the eastern US next week with little precipitation forecast for the northern Plains through the Great Lakes and Northeast. Another round of rain is expected over the Southeast for the middle of next week including much of the Florida Peninsula.