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Midwest Severe Weather Threat On Monday
The weather setup on Monday will once again put parts of the Midwest at risk for severe storms and very heavy rain. A front will be stalled across the region, as moisture from the Gulf of Mexico streams northward. The front will interact with warm, humid, unstable air, resulting in thunderstorms. The Storm Prediction Center…
9 Aug 2020, 5:53 pm
Severe Thunderstorms ongoing in the Upper Midwest
An quickly advancing cold front in the Upper Midwest will continue to strengthen thunderstorms throughout the rest of the afternoon and evening. A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for eastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota until 7 PM CT Sunday for large hail up to 2" in diameter, damaging wind gusts up to 70…
9 Aug 2020, 2:15 pm
Storms to Soak St. Louis
Slow-moving thunderstorms will bring the potential for heavy rainfall and flash flooding overnight and into the morning hours of Sunday across the Mid-Mississippi River Valley. The city of St. Louis and surrounding communities on both sides of the river---in Missouri and Illinois---should brace for the possibility of inclement weather. These thunderstorms will generally move in…
8 Aug 2020, 8:08 pm
Weekend Severe Threat in the Plains
Severe storms have returned to the Plains and more are possible this weekend. A mid-level trough, which is a wave of jet stream energy, is moving out of the Pacific Northwest and into the Northern Rockies. This system will aid in the development of severe storms. On Friday, there were reports of heavy rainfall and…
8 Aug 2020, 10:45 am
Apple Fire Burns with Heightened Fire Danger in the West
As is typical in the late summer and early fall, elevated fire weather conditions continue across the West. Red Flag Warnings remain in effect in Idaho and Wyoming. In California, the Apple Fire in Riverside County has burned over 30,000 acres since last week, forcing evacuations in San Bernardino County. It is 30% contained and…
8 Aug 2020, 5:15 am
Isaias Tornado Reports Continue To Come In
Meteorologists are at the scene, viewing damage left behind from Isaias earlier this week. Tornado reports continue to come in after the teams of meteorologists determine 1) if it was a tornado and 2) how strong the winds may have been. An eye-opening tornado report was released Friday afternoon for damage in Pennsylvania: National Weather…
7 Aug 2020, 8:30 pm
La Niña a Big Factor in Hurricane Season Forecast
In Early 2020, an El Nino pattern dominated in the tropical Pacific Ocean. This is associated with very warm Pacific waters, heat transport, and increased wind shear that spreads into the Caribbean. This traditionally suppresses tropical development. But since March, strong easterly winds, called Trade Winds have pushed the warm ocean waters to the west.…
7 Aug 2020, 8:00 pm
Flash Flooding and Severe Storms Target the Mid-Atlantic
Isaias may be gone, but soils across the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic are still saturated from the heavy rain the tropical cyclone brought to the region earlier this week. Over the last several days, some area have seen more than 8" of rain. With additional thunderstorms in the forecast that may produce heavy rain rates, flash…
7 Aug 2020, 7:45 pm
NOAA Increases Hurricane Season Forecast
On Thursday morning, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released an updated outlook for the 2020 hurricane season. In combination with scientists at the Climate Prediction Center and the National Hurricane Center, they have increased the outlook for this year to an "extremely active" season for number of tropical cyclones. Compared to an "average"…
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