The 7 Rivers Region is known for its majestic bluffs, rivers and streams that make it a wonderful place to live and work, but we would be much less without
23,000 dead or missing. it is a summer scorcher for much of the plains as well as the midwest with some record temps possible. here in the northeast, it s a hot one as well. the weather channel s alex wallace joins us now with the sunday forecast. alex? good morning to you. it s going to be hot today and through the early part of the week for a lot of areas. we re also tracking some storms in the northern tier of the country moving across parts of minnesota into wisconsin. heavy rain, gusty winds as well around eau claire around the lacrosse area. minneapolis is dealing with showers as well as some thunderstorm activity out there. as we head through the day, we ll be tracking the risk for severe storms back off towards the east getting over towards green bay. damaging winds and hail will be a threat. more storms forming back towards the west try portions of the northern plains, and back even into portions of the front range of the rockies, we ll be watching for that. risk for torna