Flash Alert Information
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Wednesday, 22 Feb 2012...5:30 AM EST
Severe thunderstorms are expected to form today across the TN Valley, Southeast, and far southern Mid-Atlantic regions as a strong upper-level disturbance moves through. Damaging winds and large hail will be the primary threats with these storms across MS, AL, GA, TN, SC and western NC. An isolated tornado or two are also possible. This threat will continue tomorrow will becoming more broad, reaching into TX, LA, KY with the same threats expected.
A mix of rain and snow showers will persist across the Great Lakes regions today into possibly the weekend. Little, if any, accumulations are expected, with scattered locations seeing up to 1-2" of snowfall.
High winds across the Intermountain West are expected today with gusts of 60-70 mph. Hazardous travel conditions across western WA, OR, ID, MT, WY are expected. Scattered power outages are also possible along with damaged property.
Heavy rains across the Pacific NW will lead to areas of flooding surrounding major rivers west of the Cascades as runoff down the mountains combines with heavy rains over the lower elevations. No major river flooding is expected at this time, however.
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