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NWS Warns of Fire Weather Conditions in Northern Great Plains, Great Basin

The US National Weather Service said parts of the northern Great Plains and Great Basin could experience critical fire weather conditions on Wednesday due to the presence of gusty winds and low relative humidity.Meanwhile, parts of the northern High Plains region is expected to encounter scattered severe thunderstorms, with severe wind gusts being the primary hazard, the agency said.The NWS early Wednesday issued a red flag warning for Colorado's Craig, Rangely, Meeker, Nucla, Montrose, Grand Junction, Gunnison, Aspen, and Lake City. The primary service providers in the state are Xcel Energy (XEL) and Black Hills' (BKH) Black Hills Energy.In Utah, a similar warning was raised for Milford, Cedar City, Bryce Canyon National Park, Zion National Park, St. George, Escalante, primarily served by PacifiCorp's Rocky Mountain Power.Also covered under a red flag warning watch were Nebraska's Harrison, Chadron, Alliance, Scottsbluff, Bridgeport, Harrisburg, Kimball, Sidney, Holdrege, Lexington, Kearney, Broken Bow, North Platte, Ord, Oshkosh, Chappell, Hyannis, Arthur, Ogallala, Grant, Imperial, Mullen, Thedford, Tryon, Stapleton, Stockville, Burwell, Brewster, and O'Neill. Nebraska primarily falls under the service area of regional transmission organization Southwest Power Pool, with Midcontinent ISO also serving some areas.In Arizona, a warning for fire weather conditions was raised for Page, Grand Canyon Village, Seligman, Flagstaff, Winslow, Show Low, Kayenta, and Chinle, primarily served by Pinnacle West Capital (PNW) subsidiary Arizona Public Service Company.Areas placed under a red flag warning in South Dakota included Mobridge, Edgemont, Pine Ridge, Martin, Hot Springs, Kadoka, Pierre, Wall, Hermosa, Rapid City, Sturgis, Spearfish, Belle Fourche, Deadwood, Faith, and Dupree. Xcel Energy, Northwestern Energy (NWE), Black Hills Energy, MDU Resources (MDU) unit Montana-Dakota Utilities and Otter Tail's (OTTR) Otter Tail Power are among the major electric service providers in the state.A red flag warning was also issued for North Dakota's Crosby, Williston, Minot, Beulah, Dickinson, Bowman, Elgin, and Bismarck. The state is primarily served by Xcel Energy, Montana-Dakota Utilities, and Otter Tail Power.In Kansas, where Evergy (EVRG) is among the major electricity service providers, a warning for fire weather conditions was raised for Phillipsburg and Hill City.Montana's Drummond, Butte, and Anaconda, primarily served by Northwestern Energy, were also placed under a red flag warning watch.The NWS issued a freeze warning for Conway in New Hampshire; and Maine's Norway and Rumford.Meanwhile, flood warnings were raised for certain areas in Missouri, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Washington.

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NWS Forecasts Critical Fire Weather Conditions in Northern Great Plains

The US National Weather Service said most of the areas falling under the northern Great Plains are expected to experience elevated to critical fire weather conditions, including gusty winds and low relative humidity on Tuesday.Meanwhile, parts of central Plains stretching northeastward into the Midwest could potentially experience isolated severe thunderstorms with strong wind gusts and hail during the day, while the eastern Florida peninsula may encounter additional storms capable of damaging winds.The NWS early Tuesday issued a red flag warning for Colorado's Craig, Rangely, Meeker, Montrose and Nucla. The primary service providers in the state are Xcel Energy (XEL) and Black Hills' (BKH) Black Hills Energy.A similar warning was raised for Nebraska's Holdrege, Kearney, Lexington, Grand Island, Broken Bow, Ord, Burwell, and Norfolk. A large part of Nebraska is covered by the regional transmission organization Southwest Power Pool, with Midcontinent ISO also serving some areas.In Kansas, where Evergy (EVRG) is among the major electricity service providers, a warning for fire weather conditions was raised for Phillipsburg and Hill City.Areas placed under a red flag warning in South Dakota included Yankton, Vermillion, Lake Andes, Michelle, Chamberlain, Sioux Falls, Brookings, Huron, Mobridge, Aberdeen, Sisseton, Redfield, Miller, Pierre, and Murdo. Xcel Energy, Northwestern Energy (NWE), Black Hills Energy, MDU Resources (MDU) unit Montana-Dakota Utilities and Otter Tail's (OTTR) Otter Tail Power are among the major electric service providers in the state.A red flag warning was also issued for North Dakota's Bottineau, Minot, Rugby, Ashley, Bismarck, Jamestown, Harvey, Devil's Lake, Fargo, and Lisbon. The state is primarily served by Xcel Energy, Montana-Dakota Utilities, and Otter Tail Power.In Minnesota, a similar warning was raised for Marshall, Pipestone, Windom, Worthington, Morris, Willmar, and Mankato. The main service providers in the state are Otter Tail Power, Allette (ALE) subsidiary Minnesota Power, Xcel Energy and Alliant Energy (LNT).Also covered under a red flag warning watch were Iowa's Spencer, Storm Lake, and Sioux City, primarily served by Berkshire Hathaway Energy unit MidAmerican Energy and Alliant Energy.Meanwhile, an extreme heat warning was issued for Gila Bend in Arizona.The NWS issued a freeze warning for Michigan's Petoskey, Manistee, Tawas City, Rogers City, Gaylord, Alpena, Mio, Houghton Lake, Cadillac, Ludington, Pentwater, Big Rapids, Mount Pleasant, Saginaw, Bad Axe, and Port Huron. These places are primarily served by CMS Energy (CMS) unit Consumers Energy and DTE Energy (DTE).In New York, a freeze warning was issued for Jamestown, Wellsville, Elmira, Ithaca, Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Dunsville, Fulton, Watertown, Utica, Binghamton, Monticello, Oneonta, Hunter, Herkimer, Ogdensberg, Massena, Malone, and Old Forge. National Grid (NGG), Avangrid (AGR) unit New York State Electric & Gas, and Fortis subsidiary Central Hudson Gas & Electric are the major service providers in these areas.Also covered under a freeze warning watching were Pennsylvania's Erie, Meadville, Bradford, Dubois, Johnstown, Altoona, Lockhaven, Williamsport, Butler, Clarion, and Indiana. The state is primarily served by Exelon (EXC) unit PECO Energy, PPL (PPL) subsidiary PPL Electric Utilities, Duquesne Light Company and FirstEnergy (FE) through its various subsidiaries.A freeze warning was also issued for Ashtabula and Youngstown in Ohio; Bennington, Rutland, Springfield, Burlington, and Montpelier in Vermont; Lebanon in New Hampshire; Oakland and Cumberland in Maryland; Monterey in Virginia; and Elins and Snowshoe in West Virginia.The NWS also issued flood warnings for small pockets of Texas, Missouri, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Washington.

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NWS Warns of Rainfall, Thunderstorms in Southern Plains, Gulf Coast; Elevated Temperatures to Hit West

The US National Weather Service on Friday said the Southern Plains and Gulf Coast states may encounter heavy rainfall and severe thunderstorms through the weekend, while parts of the West may experience above average temperatures that will peak early next week.The NWS issued a red flag warning for Montana's Plentywood, Glasgow, Circle, Sidney, Glendive, and Terry, primarily served by MDU Resources' (MDU) Montana-Dakota Utilities.The weather service posted a freeze warning for Michigan's Rogers City, Petoskey, Alpena, Gaylord, Mio, Houghton Lake, Cadillac, and Tawas City, within the service zone of CMS Energy's (CMS) Consumers Energy.In West Virginia, the agency placed Elkins and Snowshoe under the same warning. FirstEnergy (FE) subsidiary Mon Power is the main service provider in these cities.The NWS issued a flood warning for areas near Washington's Winthrop, served by Puget Sound Energy, and Mississippi's Hattiesburg, within the service zone of Southern Co. (SO) subsidiary Mississippi Power.In Illinois, the weather service issued a similar warning for places near Canton, Havana, Olney, and Salem, primarily served by Ameren's (AEE) Illinois unit.In Indiana, the agency issued the same warning for areas nearby Terre Haute, Vincennes, Petersburg, and Seymour, mainly served by Duke Energy (DUK).

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NWS Warns West, Sierra-Nevada of Continuing Pacific Storm Effects

The US National Weather Service on Wednesday said a Pacific storm system will continue to impact much of the West and the Sierra-Nevada, bringing rain and mountain snow across the regions.Resulting strong winds in the Intermountain West, Rockies, and Plains may lead to critical fire weather conditions in the High Plains.The NWS issued a winter storm warning early Wednesday for parts of California, including Lassen National Park, Chester, Red Bluff, Corning, Quincy, Paradise, Oroville, Blue Canyon, Grass Valley, Placerville, Jackson, Murphys, Sonora, Mariposa, Oakhurst, Fresno, Selma, Visalia, Tulare, and Porterville. The cities' main service providers are Algonquin Power & Utilities' (AQN) Liberty, PG&E's (PCG) Pacific Gas and Electric Co., and Edison International's (EIX) Southern California Edison.A similar warning was posted for Montana's West Yellowstone, Red Lodge, Livingston, Bozeman and Dillon. The state's electricity providers are NorthWestern Energy (NWE) and MDU Resources' (MDU) Montana-Dakota Utilities.In Utah, a freeze warning was issued for Duchesne, Price, Nephi, Delta, Manti, Richfield, Milford, Cedar City, and Bryce Canyon National Park, within the service area of PacifiCorp's Rocky Mountain Power.The agency issued a high wind warning for areas near Montana's Dillon and Bozeman, and for Nevada's Ely and Eureka, primarily served by Berkshire Hathaway Energy (BRK.B) subsidiary NV Energy.In Wyoming, a similar warning was posted for Bill, Glenrock, Douglas, Glendo, Torrington, Wheatland, Chugwater, Pine Bluffs, Cheyenne, Laramie, Bosler, Centennial, Elk Mountain, Saratoga, Rawlins, Baggs, Muddy Gap, Shirley Basin, and Medicine Bow. Black Hills' (BKH) Black Hills Energy and Rocky Mountain Power are the main service providers in the state.In Colorado, where Xcel Energy (XEL) and Black Hills Energy are the main electricity providers, Saguache, South Fork, and Alamosa were issued the same warning.The NWS posted a red flag warning for other cities in Colorado, including Fort Collins, Greeley, Fort Morgan, Akron, Sterling, Julesburg, Boulder, Georgetown, Denver, Deer Trail, Castle Rock, Limon, Woodland Park, Colorado Springs, Pikes Peak, Leadville, Fairplay, Aspen, Buena Vista, Salida, Canon City, Pueblo, Westcliffe, La Veta Pass, San Luis, Trinidad, Ordway, Eads, La Junta, Lamar, Kim, Springfield, Rangely, Meeker, and Craig.Other parts of Wyoming were also placed under the same warning, including Cody, Greybull, Buffalo, Gillette, Worland, Thermopolis, Riverton, Lander, Dubois, Casper, Rock Springs, Lance Creek, Lusk, Newcastle, Wright, Moorcroft, Sundance, Hulett, Douglas, and Glendo.In New Mexico, a similar warning was posted for Raton, Clayton, Roy, Taos, Los Alamos, Santa Fe, Las Vegas, Moriarty, Santa Rosa, Tucumcari, Clovis, and Portales, primarily served by Xcel Energy and TXNM Energy's (TXNM) PNM.Arizona's Page, Kayenta, Chinle, Grand Canyon Village, Winslow, Flagstaff, St. Johns, and Show Low were issued the same warning. Pinnacle West Capital (PNW) subsidiary Arizona Public Service primarily serves these cities.Texas' Dalhart, Dumas, Amarillo, and Hereford, within the service area of Xcel Energy, were placed under the same warning.The agency also issued a red flag warning for Boise City and Guymon in Oklahoma, where OGE Energy's (OGE) Oklahoma Gas & Electric and American Electric Power's (AEP) Public Service Co. of Oklahoma are the main service providers.In Kansas, the same warning was posted for Oberlin, St. Francis, Goodland, Colby, Oakley, Tribune, Scott City, Garden City, Ulysses, and Liberal. Evergy (EVRG) and Liberty are the major electricity providers in the state.In Nebraska, cities under a similar warning include Harrison, Chadron, Alliance, Scottsbluff, Bridgeport, Harrisburg, Kimball, Sidney, Rushville, Oshkosh, Chappell, Valentine, Mullen, Hyannis, Thedford, Arthur, Tryon, Stapleton, Ogallala, Grant, North Platte, Imperial, Stockville, Springview, Ainsworth, Butte, ONeill, Burwell, Brewster, Broken Bow, Kearney, Holdrege, Imperial, and McCook.The whole of South Dakota, excluding Buffalo, was issued the same warning. The main service providers in the state are Montana-Dakota Utilities, Xcel Energy, Black Hills Energy, NorthWestern Energy, and Otter Tail's (OTTR) power unit.In North Dakota, a red flag warning was posted for Crosby, Williston, Beulah, Dickinson, Bowman, Elgin, Bimsmarck, Ashley, and Lisbon, mainly served by Montana-Dakota Utilities, Otter Tail Power, and Xcel Energy.Montana's Plentywood, Glasgow, Malta, Jordan, Winnett, Circle, Sidney, Glendive, Terry, and Miles City were also placed under the same warning.In Minnesota, cities issued a similar warning were Fergus Falls, Detroit Lakes, Bemidji, Hibbing, Brainerd, Hinckley, Morris, St. Cloud, Willmar, Minneapolis, Mankato, Marshall, Pipestone, Worthington, Windom, Albert Lea, and Austin. Otter Tail Power, Allette (ALE) subsidiary Minnesota Power, Xcel Energy, and Alliant Energy (LNT) are the major service providers in the state.The NWS issued a flood warning for areas near Washington's Winthrop, served by Puget Sound Energy, and cities close to Missouri's Nevada, within Evergy's service zone.The same warning was posted for parts of Illinois' Waukegan, Rockford, Freeport, Aurora, Dixon, Clinton, Ottawa, Canton, Havana, Quincy, Carlinville, and Chester. The main electricity providers in these areas are Ameren's (AEE) Illinois unit, Exelon's (EXC) ComEd, and Berkshire Hathaway Energy's MidAmerican Energy.In Wisconsin, areas near Appleton, Wisconsin Dells, Beaver Dam, Kenosha, and Janesville, were placed under a similar warning. The state's main electricity providers are Xcel Energy, Alliant Energy, MGE Energy's (MGEE) Madison Gas and Electric, and WEC Energy (WEC) subsidiaries, Wisconsin Public Service and We Energies.In Michigan, areas under the same warning include parts of Petoskey, Traverse City, Houghton Lake, Cadillac, Manistee, Muskegon, Big Rapids, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Houghton, Marquette, Escanaba, Iron Mountain, Menominee, and Newberry. The state is primarily served by CMS Energy's (CMS) Consumers Energy, Upper Peninsula Power, Xcel Energy, and WEC Energy subsidiaries, Upper Michigan Energy Resources and We Energies.A similar warning was posted for areas near Ohio's Defiance, within the service zone of FirstEnergy's (FE) Toledo Edison, and cities close to Indiana's Fort Wayne, Angola, and Plymouth, mainly served by NiSource's (NI) Northern Indiana Public Service Co.Areas near Iowa's Clinton, Davenport, Burlington, and Keokuk, mainly served by Alliant Energy, were also placed under the same warning.

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NWS Issues Fire Weather Warning for Texas, New Mexico, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota

The US National Weather Service issued a red flag warning early Thursday for New Mexico's Raton, Clayton, Roy, Las Vegas, Tucumcari, Clovis, Portales, Roswell, Santa Rosa, Moriarty, and Santa Fe. TXNM Energy (TXNM) unit Public Service Co. of New Mexico and Xcel Energy (XEL) are among the primary electricity suppliers in the state.A red flag warning was issued for Dalhart, Perryton, Dumas, Borger, Pampa, Amarillo, Hereford, Plainview, Dimmitt, Lubbock. Littlefield, Morton, and Clarendon in Texas. These places are primarily served by American Electric Power's (AEP) Texas unit and Xcel Energy.Oklahoma's Boise City, Guymon, Beaver, Alva, Woodward, Gage, and Elk City were also placed under a similar warning. OGE Energy (OGE) unit Oklahoma Gas & Electric and American Electric Power subsidiary Public Service Co. of Oklahoma are the major electric utility service providers in the state.In Kansas, a similar warning was raised for Tribune, Scott City, Garden City, Ulysses, Dodge City, Liberal, Hays, Hill City, Oakley, Colby, Goodland, St.Francis, Oberlin, Concordia, and Salina. A flood and a flash flood warning was raised for small pockets in the state. Evergy (EVRG) is among the major electric utility service providers in the state.Almost the entirety of Nebraska, except for Omaha, Lincoln, Beatrice, Nebraska City, and Falls City, was also covered under a fire weather conditions warning watch. Most of Nebraska falls under the service area of regional transmission organization Southwest Power Pool, with Midcontinent ISO also serving some areas.In South Dakota, a red flag warning was issued for Custer, Hermosa, Pine Ridge, Hot Springs, Kadoka, Martin, Mission, Pierre, White River, Winner, Chamberlain, Lake Andes, Mitchell, Huron, Sioux Falls, Vermillion, Brookings, Murdo, Miller, Redfield, Watertown, Milbank, Sisseton, and Aberdeen. Otter Tail (OTTR) subsidiary Otter Tail Power, Black Hills (BKH) unit Black Hills Energy, NorthWestern Energy (NWE), Xcel Energy, and MDU Resources (MDU) unit Montana-Dakota Utilities are among the major electricity providers in the state.Also covered under a red flag warning watch were Colorado's Colorado Springs, Limon, La Junta, Kim, Springfield, Trinidad, La Veta Pass, Pueblo, Eads, Flagler, Cheyenne Wells, Pikes Peak, San Luis, Alamosa, South Fork, Saguache, Westcliffe, Canon City, Salida, Buena Vista, Leadville, Woodland Park, Fairplay, Castle Rock, Georgetown, Akron, Deer Trail, Ordway, and Wray. Meanwhile, a freeze warning was issued for Cortez, Pagosa Springs, Durango, Vail, Rifle, and Kremmling. The state is primarily served by Xcel Energy and Black Hills Energy.Red flag warnings were also issued for Minnesota's Worthington, Pipestone, Morris, Willmar, Wheaton and Marshall; and Iowa's Sioux City.A similar warning was raised for Wyoming's Bill, Lance Creek, Glenrock, Lance, Dusk, Glendo, Torrington, Wheatland, Chugwater, Garrett, Pine Bluffs, Cheyenne, and Newcastle. Meanwhile, a winter storm warning was issued for Cody, Dubois, Jackson, Lander, and Pinedale. These places primarily fall under the service area of PacifiCorp's Rocky Mountain Power.The NWS issued a freeze warning for Utah's Brigham City, Ogden, Salt Lake City, Tooele, Provo, Nephi, Delta, Manti, Price, Richfield, Duchesne, Green River, Capitol Reef National Park, Cedar City, and Milford. Rocky Mountain Power is the major service provider in the state.In Idaho, a freeze warning was issued for Caldwell, Boise, Mountain Home, Jeronte, Twin Falls, Burley, Shoshone, Arco, Pocatello, Blackfoot, Idaho Falls, Rigby, and Rexbury. These places are primarily served by Idacorp's (IDA) Idaho Power and Rocky Mountain Power.A freeze warning was also raised for Washington's Wenatchee, Moses Lake, Yakima, Connell, Pasco, Sunnyside, Ellensburg, Walla Walla, Chelan, Coulee Dam, Ritzwell, Toledo, Centralia, Hoquiam, and Olympia. A winter storm warning was raised for Mount St. Helens, Cougar, while a flood warning was issued for areas near Chelan. Puget Sound Energy, PacifiCorp's Pacific Power, and Avista (AVA) unit Avista Utilities are among the major electricity service providers in the state.In Oregon, a freeze warning was issued for Cave Junction, Gold Beach, Medford, Ashland, Grants Pass, Shady Cove, Cottage Grove, Eugene, Blue River, Sweet Home, Molalla, Salem, Albany and The Dalles. A winter storm warning was raised for Corbett, Mount Hood, Detroit, Santiam Pass, Bend, Oakridge, and Blue River. Pacific Power is among the service providers in these places.California's Gasquet, Crescent City, Trinidad, Willow Creek, Weaverville, Fortuna, Eureka, Garberville, Shelter Cove, Willits, Ukiah, and Lakeport were also among the places covered under a freeze warning watch. These places are primarily served by Pacific Power and PG&E (PCG) unit Pacific Gas and Electric Company.The NWS issued a flood warning for Michigan's Petoskey, Rogers City, Alpena, Gaylord, Mio, Traverse City, Houghton Lake, Tawas Lake, Cadillac, Houghton, Iron Mountain, Escanaba, Menominee, Big Rapids, Muskegon, Alma, Grand Rapids, Hastings, Ionia, Lansing, Kalamazoo, and Flint. CMS Energy (CMS) unit Consumers Energy, DTE Energy, WEC Energy Group (WEC) subsidiaries Upper Michigan Energy Resources and We Energies, Upper Peninsula Power Company, and Xcel Energy are among the major service providers in these places.In Wisconsin, flood warning were raised for Janesville, Kenosha, Prairie Du Chien, Wisconsin Dells, Milwaukee, Sheboygan, La Crosse, Appleton, Green Bay, Stevens Point, Whitehall, Neillsville, and Wausau. WEC Energy Group's Wisconsin Public Service, Xcel Energy, and Alliant Energy (LNT) are among the major service providers in the state.Flood warnings were also issued for certain parts of Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Illinois and Indiana.

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