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The coastal areas of the Northeast have been covered by a blanket of Canadian wildfire smoke for much of the week. Those areas are expected to see improved air quality Friday, but conditions will likely go downhill for interior parts of the region such as western New York, western Pennsylvania and Ohio. However, air quality will not drop to the hazardous levels seen earlier this week around New York and Washington.
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After a relatively quiet stretch, severe weather is back in the forecast for the central and southern U.S. Saturday appears to be an active day, with severe storms likely in parts of Texas and Oklahoma, including the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex and Oklahoma City. Parts of Louisiana, Arkansas and Mississippi could also face severe thunderstorms.
The tropics remain quiet, but now is a good time to prepare for hurricane season. NOAA officials said Thursday that El Niño has officially started. The climate pattern plays a role in hurricane season.
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