In Utah, humidity as low as 5% is possible along with gusts up to 35 mph which would allow for new and existing fires to grow rapidly. These fire conditions have allowed the Dragon Bravo Fire on the north side of the Grand Canyon to explode this week, now burning more than 94,000 acres and containment falling to just 4%.

The New York City area and New Jersey declared states of emergency Thursday as heavy rain with the potential for flash floods approached the region. Weather is expected to dump several inches of rain in the New York-New Jersey areas as residents make their evening commutes home.