 any of these storms may deliver hail damaging wind gusts tornadoes and an enhanced risk for flooding with cities such as des moines iowa already having received half of the historical average july rainfall in just the first two days of the month for the rest of the nation this independence day brings another day of intense and in spots expanding heat for the western states mainly from arizona into southern idaho eastern oregon and through much of california while onshore winds protect coastal cities such as los angeles from the worst heat