Strong winds and dry conditions will drive critical to extreme fire weather in the Southern Plains, especially in eastern New Mexico and western Texas. Meanwhile, heavy mountain snow will continue in the Sierra Nevada and Great Basin. A major winter storm moving into the Central U.S. will bring blizzard conditions, severe storms, and flash flooding concerns through midweek from Wyoming and Colorado to the East.
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The last week of July and start of August brings no shortage of impactful weather across North America. Severe thunderstorms, flash flooding, and prolonged dangerous heat are the major concerns through the first few days of August. The Plains and Midwest face several rounds of thunderstorms, while the Southwest continues to battle flash flood threats from monsoonal rains. A late-week cold front shifts the storm focus to the Carolinas and Southeast, and finally begins to erode the long-standing heat wave gripping the central and eastern U.S.