Severe Weather And Heavy Rain Threat – National Weather Outlook For June 15, 2023

by | Jun 15, 2023 | Weather

National Weather Forecast

A stalled-out boundary across the southern United States Thursday will continue to bring the region rounds of showers and thunderstorms – some of which could be severe and contain heavy rain as well. A system working east across the Great Lakes will bring storm chances to the eastern Great Lakes and the Northeast. We’ll also watch some storm chances in the Plains and back into the Great Basin, with some snow mixing in at the higher elevations of the Rockies during the coldest portions of the day.

Very heavy rain is expected to fall from Wednesday through Friday evening across the Southeastern United States, with at least 3-5” possibly bringing the threat of flash flooding.

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