Quiet on the coast; The central United States is in the wet weekend

Although both East and West Coast would be fairly quiet soft weekend, Central United States will be under the gun for heavy rain and thunderstorms, some severe, especially on Sunday. , Aaron Hardin, PS

Mike Yates took a break from the flood recovery in his Office in counter action in Jackson, Tenn., on Friday. More heavy rain in the Central United States this weekend could result in additional flooding.

From Aaron Hardin, PS

Mike Yates took a break from the flood recovery in his Office in counter action in Jackson, Tenn., on Friday. More heavy rain in the Central United States this weekend could result in additional flooding.

Central storm: rain and thunderstorms Saturday will extend from the Northern Plains and upper Midwest South to Northeast Texas, Eastern Oklahoma and Western Arkansas. Some serious thunderstorms can rattle North Texas and southern Oklahoma. Large hail is the major threat of rain was expected Saturday. hard in the Dakotas, Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin. Some light snow also was possible in northern Rocky and far Northern North Dakota On Sunday., rain and thunderstorms will stretch from Southwest Eastern Great Lakes region of Texas. Drenching rain, probably already soaked Ohio Valley and Mississippi Valley, mid-which would aggravate the flooding along the Mississippi River, all the way from Illinois to Louisiana. Snow also forecast in high elevations in the Central Rocky Mountains in Colorado and Northern New Mexico.Wildfire worries: Little if any rain will fall on the parched sections to the Southwest this weekend, will continue to so conditions favourable for fires. Today, strong, gusty winds and low humidity can help fan fires in West Texas, Southern New Mexico and southern Arizona.Soft, cool Center: coast Temperature is well above average along the Gulf Coast, East Coast and West Coast Saturday and Sunday, but clouds and rain will keep temperatures significantly lower than the average in the regions of the Rocky Mountains, Plains, Midwest and Great Lakes region for more information about Reprint permissions, visit our FAQ &. Report corrections and clarifications, contact standards editor Brent Jones. For consideration of publication in the newspaper, send comments to letters@usatoday.com. Include name, phone number, city and State to check. To view our corrections, go to corrections usatoday.com. We have updated the guidelines talk. Changes include a brief overview of the approval process and explains how to use the button "report abuse". For More Information.