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The National Desk

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There is a slight risk of severe thunderstorms within the front range and parts of the central/northern high plains...and portions of the ohio valley into the mid-atlantic

Thunderstorms with damaging wind gusts will be possible this afternoon and early evening over parts of the Ohio Valley and Mid-Atlantic. Large hail and isolated severe wind gusts will also be possible across the Front Range and central/northern High Plains.

From the Storm Prediction Center's Day 1 Convective Outlook · issued 2002 UTC.

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Flood Warning
55
Tropical Storm Warning
35
Extreme Heat Warning
24
Flash Flood Warning
23
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
17
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
13

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