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We just had to share this impressive imagery of severe thunderstorms sweeping across Texas yesterday, captured by @NOAA's #GOESEast (#GOES19) 🛰️. The visible imagery reveals fine details within the storms, while the satellite’s Geostationary Lightning Mapper highlights where lightning flashes occurred.

Summerlike heat persists for the northern Plains and Upper Midwest with widespread high temperatures well into the 80s and 90s go.usa.gov/cu3Wx

Unsettled weather lingers across parts of the West as a slow-moving Pacific low spins over California and the Great Basin go.usa.gov/cu3Wx

Rounds of heavy rain and thunderstorms continue for much of the Southern U.S. through late week go.usa.gov/cu3Wx

Unseasonably hot weather continues across the northern Plains and Upper Midwest the next few days as temperatures soar 20-30 degrees above normal go.usa.gov/cu3Wx

Remaining unsettled across the West as a large Pacific low brings increasing rain and thunderstorm chances along with some high elevation snow go.usa.gov/cu3Wx

Heavy rain and thunderstorms continue across much of the Southern U.S. through midweek, raising flash flooding and severe weather concerns go.usa.gov/cu3Wx

Another day and another wet pattern. Across Texas, a complex of storms could bring locally heavy rainfall to the sensitive Hill Country region. The Gulf Coast to the Appalachians may continue to see scattered flash flooding as moisture continues to stream in.

Today, on #MemorialDay, we pause to remember with deep gratitude those who have died bravely serving our country... To learn more about the history behind Memorial Day, please visit this page from the National Archives: archives.gov/news/topics/me… via @USNatArchives

A wet and unsettled Memorial Day weekend is in store for much of the East, while the West remains warm and dry go.usa.gov/cu3Wx

Another threat of severe thunderstorms today across the southern High Plains go.usa.gov/cu3Wx

Scattered flash flooding potential from the Ohio Valley to the western Gulf Coast States the next couple of days go.usa.gov/cu3Wx

Help is on the way from the Lower Mississippi Valley to the Mid-Atlantic! 🌧️ The latest Drought Monitor shows significant moisture deficits, but our 7-day forecast is looking much "greener" with widespread 2-5" of rain on the way. 📉💧

Are you planning to spend an extended amount of time in the sun soon? Remember, friends don’t let friends get a sunburn. Here’s your safe summer checklist: ✔️ sunscreen ✔️ sunglasses ✔️ hat ✔️ protective clothing ✔️ shade #DontFryDay!

Memorial Day weekend will bring many of us to the beach. Use this rip current survivor story as a good reminder of how to survive if you're caught in a rip current. “Then I realized the ocean was gonna win.” Luckily, Jake remembered to “swim parallel to the shoreline” -- the most important safety tip for escaping and surviving a rip current. weather.gov/ripcurrent

New Seasonal Drought Outlook by @NOAA's @NWSCPC Expected drought development: Northwest across to the Upper Midwest, CA/NV Improvement: Northeast, Four Corners, S. Plains, South/Southeast + a bit of the Mid-Atlantic Otherwise, drought persists. drought.gov/forecasts @NWS

Next week favors greater than normal precip chances for most of the US. The Great Lakes, Northeast, and part of the Mid-Atlantic lean dry. Temps: Leaning warm for the Plains to the East (+HI). Cooler for part of the West Coast (+AK). Drought.gov @NOAA @NWS @NWSCPC

Drought Status Update for the Lower Miss (Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi) Moderate to Exceptional Drought (D1-D4) covers most of the region. Strong storms are providing relief but will not end drought. Large precip deficits date back to Aug 2025. drought.gov/drought-status… @NOAA

#DroughtMonitor 5/19: Extreme or Exceptional Drought (D3/D4) persists in large parts of the West, High Plains, South/Southeast, and southern Mid-Atlantic and Midwest. Drought also continues in the Northeast. #Drought2026's Footprint: 52.1% of the US drought.gov @NOAA

@NWSCPC Did yours make the list? Here are the storm names for the 2026 Atlantic Hurricane Season, according to the @WMO: bit.ly/2026AtlanticHu… @NWS

Atlantic #HurricaneSeason Outlook 2026: Likelihood of 8-14 named storms of which 3-6 could become hurricanes, including 1-3 major hurricanes: bit.ly/2026AtlanticHu… @NWSCPC #HurricaneOutlook #WeatherReadyNation

Just in: NOAA forecasters predict a below-normal 2026 Atlantic #HurricaneSeason: bit.ly/2026AtlanticHu… @NWSCPC #HurricaneOutlook #WeatherReadyNation