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Severe weather threat for areas recovering from Isaias, heat roasts Southwest

A stalled front over the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast on Thursday will bring the risk of showers and thunderstorms over the next few days.Locally heavy rain will be possible with 1 to 2 inches, and with the recent heavy rain from Tropical Storm Isaias with saturated ground, flash flooding will also be a threat.Some storms that…

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Published on August 30, 2020

A stalled front over the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast on Thursday will bring the risk of showers and thunderstorms over the next few days.

Locally heavy rain will be possible with 1 to 2 inches, and with the recent heavy rain from Tropical Storm Isaias with saturated ground, flash flooding will also be a threat.

Some storms that develop could be severe and could also cause gusty winds in the Mid-Atlantic region.

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A man walks past a damaged house with a chainsaw in the Riverview neighborhood of Suffolk, Va., after Hurricane Isaias moved through the region Tuesday, August 4, 2020.
(Jonathon Gruenke/The Daily Press via AP)

A cold front moving across the Northwest will move into the northern Plains on Friday bringing scattered showers and thunderstorms.

The threat for severe weather on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020.
(Fox News)

Stronger storms will also be possible over the High Plains.

The national forecast for Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020.
(Fox News)

The greatest chance of severe weather this week will be on Friday across the northern High Plains to the Upper Mississippi Valley.

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Flash flooding is the main threat in this region, especially in the intersection of Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, and Arkansas over the next couple of days.

Fire weather stays a threat for the Southwest