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U.S. Weather Update 8.18.26

| August 18, 2026 | By

Severe thunderstorms capable of large hail and damaging wind gusts are forecast to impact the central Plains into the Lower Missouri Valley through this afternoon. Dangerous heat persists across the southern Plains, Southeast U.S. and Puerto Rico this week, and will return to the Southwest today.

 

High Wind Advisory included but not limited to: Alaska

Flood Watch included but not limited to: Alaska

Flood Advisory included but not limited to: West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Alaska, Nebraska

Dense Fog Warning included but not limited to: Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, Massachusetts

 
 
 

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