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<\/div>\n<\/div>\nHow to properly display an American flag on Memorial Day<\/p>\n
Veterans groups explain Memorial Day flag etiquette rules and common mistakes Americans make when displaying the U.S. flag.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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As Memorial Day observances take place on May 25, participants in parts of the eastern half of the United States could be dodging showers and thunderstorms, while the west remains mostly dry and hot.<\/a><\/p>\n Much of the Central and Southeastern United States faces a risk of showers and thunderstorms on Memorial Day, the National Weather Service said in a May 24 forecast.<\/p>\n Low pressure and plenty of moisture along a slow-moving front will lead to the wet and active weather, with multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms forecast for May 25 from the Lower Mississippi Valley, Mid-South, and Southeast, to the Ohio Valley, Mid-Atlantic, and Northeast. That includes more than 10 million people who could face a level two out of five risk of severe thunderstorms, including parts of New Mexico, Texas, Florida, Georgia, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Minnesota.<\/p>\n The heaviest swath of rainfall and potential flash flooding is forecast from southeastern Louisiana into Tennessee and the Carolinas.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, a high-pressure area is expected to keep much of the Western United States mostly dry and warmer than normal, the weather service said. The hottest temperatures are forecast in the desert valleys of California, Nevada, and Arizona, where the highs could climb into the 100s early in the week.<\/p>\n The Pacific Northwest, however, could see some precipitation as Memorial Day progresses. Showers are possible, with snow potentially falling in the highest elevations of the Cascades.<\/p>\n