Travel & RV Weather Forecast Tuesday 11 October

** Heads Up ** RVers traveling the Northern and Central Plains today and Wednesday should be prepared for strong crosswinds, with wind gusts 40-60 mph. Highest winds today will be over southeast Wyoming. High winds Wednesday afternoon will spread from eastern Montana and the Dakotas to Nebraska. I-25, I-80, I-90, I-94 all significantly impacted.

Strong to severe thunderstorms possible this evening and tonight across parts of the Upper Midwest into the Central Plains.
Flash flooding possible this afternoon in the mountains north and northwest of Los Angeles.
On Wednesday the severe threat will move eastward to the Ohio, Tennessee, and mid- and lower-Mississippi Valleys.
Heavy rains likely across the Northeast Thursday and Friday.

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Pacific:

— Southern CA coastal mountain ranges north and northwest of Los Angeles: Flood Watches this afternoon and evening. Rainfall rates could exceed 1 inch per hour. I-5 potentially impacted.

Mountain:

— Eastern MT and northern WY: Strong winds today and this evening. Gusts to 40 mph. I-90, I-94 impacted.

— Eastern MT, eastern WY, northeast CO: Strong winds Wednesday afternoon and evening. Gusts 40-55 mph. I-25, I-80, I-90, I-94 impacted.

— Southeast WY: High Wind Warnings through this afternoon. Gusts to 60 mph. I-25 between Wheatland and Chugwater, and I-80 between Laramie and Rawlins, and the I-80 summit west of Cheyenne impacted.

— Portions of southwest and south-central NM: Dense Fog Advisory this morning.

Central:

— Southwest and south-central ND; western and central SD: Wind Advisories late morning through this evening. Gusts to 50 mph. I-90 impacted.

— Much of ND; western and central SD; much of NE; northern KS: High winds Wednesday afternoon and evening. Gusts 50-60 mph. In South Dakota, High Wind Warnings and Watches are in effect for this time period. I-29, I-35, I-80, I-90, I-94 impacted.

— Eastern MN; WI; IA; northwestern IL; southeast NE; eastern KS; northwestern half of MO: Strong winds this afternoon. Gusts 30-40 mph. I-29, I-35, I-39, I-43, I-44, I-70, I-80, I-88, I-94 impacted.

— Southeast WI: Dense Fog Advisory this morning. I-41, I-43, I-94 impacted.

— WI; southeast MN; IA; northwest IL; northwestern half of MO; southeast NE; eastern KS: Strong to marginally severe thunderstorms this evening and tonight. Damaging winds and severe hail are the main threats. Major highways potentially impacted include I-29, I-35, I-39, I-43, I-44, I-70. I-74, I-80, I-88, I-90, I-94.

— Southeastern half of MO; AR; northern LA; southern IL; KY; TN; northern and central MS; northern and central AL: Strong to marginally severe thunderstorms Wednesday. Damaging winds and severe hail are the main threats. Major highways potentially impacted include I-20, I-24, I-30, I-40, I-44, I-49, I-55, I-57, I-59, I-64, I-65, I-70, I-72.

Eastern:

— Most of IN; OH; western WV; KY; TN; northwest GA: Strong to marginally severe thunderstorms Wednesday. Damaging winds and severe hail are the main threats. Major highways potentially impacted include I-40, I-59, I-64, I-65, I-69, I-70, I-71, I-74, I-75, I-76, I-77, I-80/90, I-81, OH Turnpike, IN Toll Road.

— North-central FL and adjacent GA: Dense Fog Advisories this morning. I-10, I-75 impacted.

— Northeast FL eastern Putnam County: Coastal Flood Warning through Wednesday morning. Moderate coastal flooding at high tide.