- Scattered Severe Thunderstorms Saturday: Tornadoes, damaging winds, and hail possible across southern Missouri, Arkansas, and the mid-Mississippi Valley.
- Heavy Rain and Thunderstorms Saturday into Sunday: Rainfall of one-half to two inches from Arkansas and Missouri through Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio may cause localized flash flooding, especially in southern Missouri and southern Illinois.
- Strong Winds Today into Saturday: Widespread gusts of 30–50 mph from the northern Plains through the central Rockies and into western Montana will create challenging driving conditions on I-25, I-70, I-80, I-90, and I-94.
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These are the most significant weather impacts to RV travel over the next two to three days. I do not list every area of rain, showers, or breezy winds. It would be exhausting.
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Weather Impacts Pacific Time Zone:
— Western WA northern Puget Sound; coastal WA and northern coastal OR: Strong develop Saturday night. Wind gusts to 40 mph. I-5, US-101 impacted.
— Western WA; northwest OR: Rain, some heavy, spreads across this region Saturday afternoon through Sunday evening. 1-3 inches of rainfall along the coast and 3 or more inches of rain on western-facing Olympic and Cascade mountains. I-5, I-84, I-90, US-2, US-12, US-26, US-30, US-101 impacted.
— Central WA Kittitas Valley; north-central OR Columbia Gorge: Strong winds this afternoon. Wind gusts 30-35 mph. I-82, I-84, I-90 impacted.
— Central and southern CA San Joaquin Valley south of Modesto: Dense Fog Advisory through mid-morning. Dense fog mostly east of the I-5 corridor. CA-41, CA-99, CA-140, CA-152, CA-180, CA-198 impacted.
Weather Impacts Mountain Time Zone:
— Western and south-central MT; northwest, central and southeast WY: A band of snow moves across this region from the northwest to the southeast this afternoon through early Saturday morning. Snow levels 6500-7000 feet. 1-3 inches on the higher passes. I-80, US-2, US-12, US-14, US-16, US-26, US-87 impacted.
— North-central MT: High Wind Watch late Saturday night through Sunday evening. Wind gusts to 60 mph. I-15, US-2 impacted.
— Northwest, central and eastern MT; northwest and central WY: Strong winds through Saturday morning. Strong winds continue across southeast WY on Saturday. Wind gusts generally 35-50 mph. I-90, I-94, US-2, US-12, US-14, US-16, US-18, US-20, US-26, US-89, US-212, US-287 impacted.
— Southeast WY: High Wind Warnings continue through early Saturday morning. Wind gusts to 60 mph. A brief lull in winds is expected between noon and 6pm on Friday. I-25, I-80 impacted.
— Much of north-central, northeast and east-central CO: Strong winds on Saturday. Wind gusts 30-40 mph east of I-25 and 35-50 mph in the Rockies. I-25, I-70, I-76, US-6, US-24, US-34, US-36, US-40, US-385 impacted.
Weather Impacts Central Time Zone:
— Much of ND; northwest MN; northern and western SD: Strong winds today. Wind gusts generally 30-45 mph. I-29, I-90, I-94, US-2, US-12 US-14, US-16, US-18, US-52, US-83, US-85, US-212 impacted.
Most of ND and SD; central and western NE; western and north-central KS: Strong winds on Saturday. Wind gusts 30-45 mph. I-70, I-80, I-90, I-94 impacted.
— Eastern and south-central KS; western MO; much of central and eastern OK: Severe thunderstorms with isolated hail and strong to severe wind gusts will be possible this evening through the overnight period. I-29, I-35, I-40, I-44, I-49, I-70 potentially impacted.
— Central and southern IL; eastern, central and southern MO; eastern OK; AR; eastern TX; LA along and north of I-10; most of MS; western and northern AL; western and central KY and TN: Scattered severe thunderstorms will be possible Saturday. These storms will pose a threat for tornadoes, damaging wind gusts and hail. Greatest likelihood of severe thunderstorms will be across southern MO, AR, and the mid-Mississippi Valley. I-10, I-20, I-22, I-24, I-30, I-35, I-40, I-44, I-45, I-49, I-55, I-57, I-59, I-64, I-65, I-70, I-72, I-74 potentially impacted.
— IL; eastern, central and southern MO; AR; western and central KY and TN; northern LA; northern and central MS and AL: Rain, rain showers and thunderstorms, some heavy, develop Saturday afternoon across AR and MO, then spread across the Mississippi Valley and IL by Saturday evening. Expect rainfall amounts of 1/2 to 2 inches by Sunday morning. Greatest chance for flash flooding will be across southern MO and southern IL. I-20, I-22, I-24, I-30, I-40, I-44, I-49, I-55, I-57, I-64, I-65, I-69, I-70, I-72, I-74, I-80 impacted.
Weather Impacts Eastern Time Zone:
— Cape Cod MA: Strong winds continue today. Wind gusts to 40 mph. US-6 impacted.
— Much of IN; western and central OH; central KY: Scattered severe thunderstorms will be possible Saturday. These storms will pose a threat for tornadoes, damaging wind gusts and hail. I-64, I-65, I-69, I-70, I-71, I-74, I-75, I-77, I-80, I-90, OH Turnpike, IN Toll Road potentially impacted.
— Central and southern MI; IN; northern and western OH; central KY: Rain, rain showers and thunderstorms, some heavy, develop Saturday afternoon and continue through Sunday evening. Rain fall amounts of 1-3 inches will be common, especially across MI and IN. I-64, I-65, I-69, I-70, I-71, I-74, I-75, I-77, I-80, I-90, I-94, I-96, IN Toll Road, OH Turnpike impacted.
— Most of OH; eastern KY; western NY; central and western PA; western MD; WV: Severe thunderstorms with a threat mainly for damaging winds are possible on Sunday. I-64, I-68, I-70, I-71, I-75, I-76, I-77, I-79, I-80, I-81, I-86, I-90, I-99, OH and PA Turnpikes, NY Thruway potentially impacted.
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