Overview

• The India Meteorological Department has a red alert in place for heavy rain in Rajasthan through July 30 and orange alerts for Himachal Pradesh, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh.
• The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch for the Chicago area from 1 p.m. Wednesday to 1 p.m. Thursday with 2–5 inches of rain possible.
• Mobile County’s morning thunderstorm warning for gusts up to 30 mph largely cleared by late Wednesday after tracking strong storms overnight.
• The Met Office’s yellow thunderstorm warning covers eastern, southern and southwestern England from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, forecasting torrential downpours of up to 60 mm.
• Recent heatwaves combined with monsoonal moisture have saturated soils and primed atmospheres across the Northern Hemisphere for these convective storm outbreaks.