The Nation's Weather for Thursday, July 29, 2021

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NATIONAL SUMMARY

Severe thunderstorms could cause flash flooding and damaging

winds tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow night in central

portions of Illinois and Indiana, much of Ohio, southern

Pennsylvania, northern and central West Virginia, northern

Virginia, southern New Jersey and much of Maryland and

Delaware. Elsewhere, thunderstorms will pester the Gulf

Coast from Louisiana to Florida. In the West, spotty

afternoon thunderstorms are expected in the Rockies.

Afternoon thunderstorms may be a bit more numerous in

southern Utah, northern and eastern Arizona and western New

Mexico. Meanwhile, a heat wave will continue to scorch the

Plains and South with temperatures well into the 90s and low

100s. Heat will also build in the interior Northwest, with

100s forecast as far north as eastern Washington.

SPECIAL WEATHER

No new information for this time period.

WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS

No new information for this time period.

DAILY EXTREMES

National High Wednesday 108 at Needles, CA

National Low Wednesday 37 at Truckee, CA

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