Travel & RV Weather Forecast Sunday 31 July

Heavy rains return to southern and southeast Kentucky today and Monday.
Locally heavy monsoon rains and flash flooding will extend from interior southern California, through the Southwest and Four Corners region.
Heat wave impacts the Northwestern U.S.through Monday.

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Pacific:

— WA and northern OR east of the Cascades; southwest OR and interior northern CA; the greater Portland and Seattle regions; northern ID: Excessive Heat Warnings through Monday. High temperatures will range from 95-110 deg F. I-5, I-82, I-84, I-90 impacted.

— Southern CA mountains (north of the 10) and southeast CA, including the Mojave Desert: Flood Watches through this evening. Flash Flooding from heavy monsoon thunderstorms possible. Be very careful near normally dry washes and low-water crossings. I-5, I-10, I-15, I-40, CA-58 potentially impacted.

— Central, east-central and northeast NV: Flood Watch Monday for flash flooding generated by heavy thunderstorms. Localized rain amounts could reach 1-2 inches. I-80, US-50 potentially impacted.

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Mountain:

— Southwest ID Treasure Valley and Weiser River Basin: Excessive Heat Warning through Monday evening. High temperatures 104-109 deg F. I-84 impacted.

— Portions of west-central and north-central NM: Flood Watches through early Sunday morning for slow-moving monsoonal thunderstorms. Be very careful near normally dry washes, slot canyons and low-water crossings. I-25 potentially impacted.

Central:

— Central and southeast MN; adjacent west-central WI: Severe thunderstorms possible this afternoon and evening. Damaging winds and large hail are the primary threats. I-35, I-90, I-94 potentially impacted.

— Much of KY along and east of I-65 and south of I-64: Flood Warnings, Watches and Advisories this morning through Monday. Additional rounds of heavy rain falling at 1-2 inches per hour may lead to areas of new flash flooding or worsen areas already hard it. Avoid camping near streams and rivers; do not drive through or across flooded roads and please follow directions of local emergency management officials. I-65, I-75 potentially impacted.

Eastern:

— Southern VA; most of NC: Isolated severe thunderstorms possible late this afternoon and tonight. Damaging wind gusts and a tornado or two are possible. I-26, I-40, I-74, I-77, I-85, I-95 potentially impacted.