What weather across the country will look like this weekend

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Deadly flash floods hit Spring Hope, North Carolina, this week leading to two casualties.

Extreme heat and fire weather warnings have been issued in the West.

Severe thunderstorms are anticipated in the Northern Plains and Midwest.

This summer has been full of extreme weather with deadly flash floods hitting multiple parts of the country and wildfires burning up multiple areas in the West.

Weather forecasters had predicted a warmer than normal summer, and so far, the prognostications appear to be accurate.

In Utah, a Red Flag warning has been issued across the entire state due to fire promoting weather, but temperatures are expected to drop a bit on Friday due to a cold front that will move through northern Utah, according to Matt Johnson with KSL Weather.

This cold front