Summer of 1993, New England Dragway. That's when and where Steve knew he wanted to become a meteorologist. More than 20 years later he is extremely fortunate and blessed to be able to live his childhood dream. As a lover of math and science, Steve had a consistent interest in weather in elementary, middle, and high school before discovering you can major in meteorology. He attended Lyndon State College in Vermont where he received a bachelor's in meteorology-broadcasting and associate's in television news. He has worked as a meteorologist and reporter in Winchester, VA, Burlington, VT, and most recently in West Palm Beach, FL. He's recognized by the American Meteorological Society with the Certification of Broadcast Meteorologists.

Steven Glazier

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The Southern United States has exhausted its list of descriptions for the wet weather. It's raining heavily, with terms like "it's raining cats and dogs," "it's a gully washer," and "it's a toad strangler" being used. Whatever the phrase, it's been consistently wet across the Deep South and Southeast. The cause? Typically, it's due to a slow-moving boundary known as a stationary front.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/07/07-26_Rsc_18z-1722041582337.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>The image above shows that stationary front, depicted by the alternating blue and red colors. By definition, a stationary front is a boundary separating weather air masses that are moving less than five miles per hour. Because of its slow movement, additional showers and thunderstorms can be expected across the South and Southeast U.S. through this weekend.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/07/Screenshot 2024-07-26 185153-1722041598651.png"><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/07/Screenshot 2024-07-26 185324-1722041617443.png">Some good news is coming to this region, in the form of some drier times. This stubborn front will begin to move just a little bit more through tonight and this weekend, allowing some towns and cities to get drier weather. However, another few inches of rain will be on its way to sections of the Gulf Coast and Southeast beaches.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/07/Baron 2-1722030442873.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>

Alana Cameron

Relentless Rainfall Continues for the South

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Wild developments have surfaced from the state of California this week after local authorities arrested a man believed to be tied to the Park Fire. The fire began Wednesday, July 24 and within a day, had grown to more than 124,000 acres with little containment. Now, the fire is burning more than 178,000 acres. The fire is burning across Butte and Tehama County, north of Chico. According to the Butte County District Attorney, a 42-year-old man was arrested early Thursday morning by arson investigators for allegedly pushing a car that was on fire into a gully, spreading flames that caused the Park Fire. Here is the full press release.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/07/Butte County Press Release-1721946423056.jpeg">The fire quickly grew after being ignited. About 6 hours after its initiation, around sunset Wednesday, the size of the fire was estimated at around 6,000 acres. The following morning, at dawn on Thursday, the estimated size was around 45,000 acres. By Thursday afternoon, about 24 hours after the fire started, the size ballooned up to more than 70,000 acres. The fire continued to grow overnight. The map below shows how much the fire activity has grown. Note: The tiny, circular orange area was Wednesday's burn scar, the larger mustard-colored area was from Thursday, and Friday's growth is highlighted in yellow.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/07/Screenshot 2024-07-26 123933-1722019193215.png">The fire has been growing north, burning land across the mountains of the northern Sierra Nevada Range. The weather in this region has been warm and dry, with afternoon temperatures in the upper 90s to near 100 degrees. Winds have been steady from the south, blowing to the north, around 10-15 miles per hour. Relative humidity level has ranged from 10-25 percent. All of these numbers point to weather conditions that are conducive to fire growth.Unfortunately, the fire weather conditions appear prime for further wildfire growth because of the continued warmth, dryness, and wind across the steep and mountainous terrain. This fire will likely continue spreading and pouring smoke to the north-northeast across northern California, northwest Nevada, and into Oregon and Idaho.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/07/07-26_nat hrrr smoke 18z-1722041318031.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>The wildfire season is cranking up across the West, with many new wildfires in the past few weeks. We're entering the hottest time of the year in this part of the country, which could continue drying vegetation and making it conducive for fire starts. Prevent future fires by obeying burn bans, avoiding anything that sparks, and properly disposing of anything lit on fire. We'll update you on this developing story.

Man Arrested After "Pushing Fiery Car Into Gully" to Start Park Fire

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Alana Cameron was born and raised in Canada in the city of Mississauga, just outside of Toronto. Alana is the oldest of 4 siblings, all close in age, and grew up playing outside with them in all types of weather. After graduating high school, Alana moved to study at the University of British Columbia in Kelowna for a year before transferring to Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia where she completed a Bachelor of Science in Physics and Atmospheric Science. Upon completion, Alana moved back to Toronto where she completed a post-grad degree in Meteorology at York University. After her post-grad, she went on to complete another post-grad in Broadcast Journalism - TV News at Fanshawe College in London, Ontario. During her final year of studies she had the privilege of interning with the best in the business in Canada at The Weather Network. Once she finished her internship, she got the call from small-town Denison, Texas where she accepted a job as an on-air meteorologist at KTEN-TV, right in tornado alley, covering severe weather from Sherman/Denison (North Texas) to Ada (Southern Oklahoma). After the most active tornado season Oklahoma had seen in May 2019 (105 tornadoes!) Alana is excited to join WeatherNation to cover weather all across the nation. If you're interested in following her on social media she can be found @alanacameronwx!

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Tropical Storm Bud formed in the Eastern Pacific Ocean on Wednesday afternoon and has since become a post-tropical cyclone. This was the second named tropical storm of the season in the Eastern Pacific. The storm is expected to remain over open waters and is NO threat to land. Storm strength will deteriorate over the next few days before Bud becomes a remnant low-pressure system. <img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/07/Screenshot 2024-07-26 144824-1722026961608.png">The Eastern Pacific Hurricane season has two distinct peaks, one in August and another in mid-September, coinciding with the Atlantic tropical season peak of activity. This year is expected to be at or below average in the eastern Pacific basin because of La Nina conditions, which spell more activity over the Atlantic but less activity over the Eastern Pacific because shear (turning of wind with height) tears apart hurricane structure. Still, it only takes one storm to impact you on the West Coast, so please stay aware.<h2><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/07/e pac-1721855375318.jpg">Atlantic</h2>The National Hurricane Center is now monitoring a tropical wave in the Atlantic Basin that has a 20% chance of tropical formation in the next 7 days.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/07/Screenshot 2024-07-26 122112-1722018899369.png">One of the limiting factors of this wave is the fact that some Saharan Dust may bring impacts and help weaken the potential for tropical development.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/07/07-26_saharan ust-1722018954254.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>

Steve Glazier

Tropics: Bud in the E. Pacific, Wave in the Atlantic

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Meteorologist Jesse Kelley is excited to join the talented staff at Weather Nation. Jesse spent most of his childhood in Birmingham, Alabama. The state of Alabama is prone to seeing various types of weather from severe thunderstorms, tornadoes, hurricanes, and winter weather. For college, Jesse attended the University of South Alabama where he received his degree in Broadcast Meteorology along with minors in Math and Geography. From Alabama, Jesse started his broadcast television working three years at KAVU-TV in Victoria. Recently, he finished a stint in Shreveport, LA. Jesse and his wife are looking forward to making the Rocky Mountains and Colorado home. If you would like to follow me, you can follow me on Twitter @JesseKelleywx and on Facebook at Meteorologist Jesse Kelley.

Jesse Kelley

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A stagnant ridge of high pressure has led to weeks of endless heat across the southwestern U.S. The ridge of high pressure responsible for the extreme heat has been sitting over the West Coast since the beginning of July, shifting back and forth from the Four Corners to the Desert Southwest. If you are looking for relief, the long-range pattern doesn't support much as the large ridge of high pressure moves eastward! Much of the United States will see warmer temperatures as move into August!<h1><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/07/Screenshot 2024-07-26 083814-1722004897883.png">California/Southwest</h1>Heat alerts remain in effect through tonight, with desert areas expecting highs above 115° possible, as we are in our fourth week of extreme temperatures. The rest of the southwest will see a brief break in the extreme heat, before warming again next week.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/07/Screenshot 2024-07-26 125832-1722020342661.png">High temperatures have been above average in Las Vegas nearly every day this month, and just about half of those days, record-breaking. The city saw its all-time record high on July 7th, hitting 120 degrees. The previous all-time record high was 117 degrees, matching 3 more times that week.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/07/Screenshot 2024-07-26 090607-1722006510418.png">As the ridge of high pressure mentioned above warbles around, highs will remain above average but gradually cool through the weekend along the immediate West Coast. Monsoonal moisture in the 4 Corners will alleviate the extremely hot temperatures for Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/07/Screenshot 2024-07-26 130005-1722020421166.png"><h1>Midwest and Northern Plains</h1>A few lingering spots in the north central are holding on to Heat Advisories through tonight, but overall, temperatures shouldn't be nearly as aggressive. However, longer-range forecasts show the heatwave increasing across the Central and Southern Plains starting next week! <img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/07/Screenshot 2024-07-26 130057-1722020472976.png"> <img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/07/Screenshot 2024-07-26 130153-1722020535615.png"> The persistent ridging will build back north driving temperatures in the Central and Southern Plains to record-setting levels. <img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/07/1-1721963337145.png">

Non-Stop Heat Into Next Week

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Kevin Schneider

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Conditions are quiet in the tropical Atlantic, in part thanks to plumes of Saharan Dust. Each year, the Saharan Air Layer (SAL) moves off the west coast of Africa following east-to-west trade winds, most common in June, July, and early August.&nbsp;While responsible for creating smoke-like haze across the mid and high levels of the atmosphere, the SAL is also helpful in suppressing tropical development. Dry air mixes into the middle and higher levels of the atmosphere, preventing or substantially reducing the ability for tropical storms and/or hurricanes to develop. The Hurricane Hunters were out flying into the dust to collect valuable data to help answer the question of "Why?"<div class="twitter-tweet" style="display: flex; justify-content: center" data-twitt-post-id="1815861951047819415" src="https://x.com/WeatherNation/status/1815861951047819415"></div>Thicker plumes of dust can impact visibility and will continue to do so over the southern U.S. this week as multiple plumes of dust arrive from the tropical Atlantic into Texas, Louisiana, and Florida. Because dust is suspended so high in our atmosphere, impacts on air quality will be extremely limited. The biggest noticeable impact will be the haze, mostly at night! Sunrises and sunsets will have a slightly different look, with a slightly reddish hue.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/07/2024-07-26 10-44-03-1722012276180.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>It is typical to have a quiet month during July with the most likely areas of formation and tropical development in the Gulf and along the East Coast. However, towards the end of July and early August, there are indications of potential tropical development in the Caribbean. This is still quite a way away, but keep your eye out for the potential of storm development in the next few weeks.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/07/Screenshot 2024-07-26 104455-1722012310124.png">Ocean temperatures contribute to the threat of an above-average tropical season with ocean heat content much above normal in the Atlantic in 2024. There are some cooler surface temperatures in the western Gulf following Hurricane Beryl, which caused "upwelling" and brought cooler ocean water to the surface. The most above-average conditions are off the coast of New England, roughly 5° above average. It only takes one storm to impact you and the time to prepare is before the storm hits!<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/07/sst-1721904761809.png">The NOAA forecast is aligned with that of <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.weathernationtv.com/news/atlantic-hurricane-season-2024-expected-to-be-well-above-average">Colorado State University</a> which also calls for a well above average season.&nbsp;The official list of names only has 21 total and the higher end of NOAA's forecast calls for up to 25 storms. If forecasts pan out, there is an alternate list to supplement. The last time additional names were needed was during the record-setting 2020 season when La Niña conditions were also present.&nbsp;Below is the list of hurricane names we will go through first before we head into the alternative names list.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/07/forecasts-1720811702374.jpg">This year is expected to be above average thanks to warm sea surface temperatures and <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.weathernationtv.com/news/la-nina-likely-to-return-for-hurricane-season">La Niña conditions returning just in time for the peak of Hurricane season</a>. La Niña is categorized by cooler-than-average sea surface temperatures in the equatorial Pacific Ocean, typically resulting in less wind shear over the Atlantic and Caribbean oceans. Less wind shear means hurricanes can thrive, rather than be torn apart by strong upper-level winds. In the Eastern Pacific, a La Niña Pattern typically spells below-average activity,<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/noaa-predicts-below-normal-2024-central-pacific-hurricane-season"> which is what NOAA is predicting in 2024.</a>

Brittany Lockley

Saharan Dust Reaching the Southern U.S.

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Lucy Bergemann

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Typhoon Gaemi (Kemi) is impacting Tawain this week with torrential rainfall leading to widespread flooding and strong winds. According to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center, "Typhoon Gaemi made landfall along the northern coast of Taiwan on [July 24th], after completing a rather wild counter-clockwise loop along the east coast of Taiwan during the preceding 12 hours."<div class="twitter-tweet" style="display: flex; justify-content: center" data-twitt-post-id="1816146458191749152" src="https://x.com/iCyclone/status/1816146458191749152"></div>While the loop of the storm is unusual, it is not unheard of, it has happened in the past in 1960 with Typhoon Shirley, Mary in 1965, Sarah in 1989, and most recently with Typhoon Sinlaku in 2008. This is research from scientists<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/mwre/146/5/mwr-d-17-0208.1.xml"> Hsu and team in (2018).</a> This can happen when "the environmental flow is distorted or impeded by the Taiwan topography, thereby modifying the TC structure" according to the study. Below is a figure from the research highlighting the center tracks that have rotated around before, like Gaemi.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/07/GTRc8t9agAA4TlN-1721856886757.png">The storm will continue to move to the west through the next few days, bringing heavy rain to mainland China as it continues to weaken. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center forecasts Tropical Cyclones across the Indian and Western Pacific Oceans and was established in 1959 and manned by Navy and Air Force personnel to alert the Department of Defense to potential tsunami threats across the globe.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/07/2024-07-24 15-15-29-1721855848815.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>Where you are in the world determines what your tropical names are; typhoons are another name for hurricanes and occur in the far western Pacific Ocean.<div data-youtube-video=""><iframe width="640" height="480" allowfullscreen="false" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/s2oA3SvCex0" start="0"></iframe></div>

Typhoon Gaemi Displays Unusual Spin Over Taiwan

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Rounds of heavy rain have been creating scattered flooding issues in Louisiana, Texas, and Mississippi over the last few days, thanks to a stalled frontal system. Some locations in Texas and Louisiana have been upgraded to a moderate risk of flash flooding (level 3 of 4) by the Weather Prediction Center(below) on Thursday!<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/07/1-1721877695212.png">Many places in the South Central U.S. have already piled up over 6-7" of rain within a day. Remember to never drive through flooded waters! <img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/07/tx rain reports-1721834239264.png">The low-pressure system that's relatively stagnant, increases rain chances across the states of Texas, Louisiana, and the Lower Mississippi Valley. Increased Gulf flow will bring heavy downpours to the Gulf Coast as this front dissipates.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/07/Baron 2-1721877778458.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>Thunderstorm activity is expected to peak each afternoon and evening through Thursday. A few strong storms are possible, but flooding looks to be the bigger impact. Rainfall totals over the week ahead are likely to top 3-6 inches for a large portion of Texas and Louisiana, mostly south of I-20. Isolated totals over 8 inches are possible where multiple rounds of thunderstorms form. <img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/07/Screenshot 2024-07-24 122632-1721845603159.jpg">The Weather Prediction Center (WPC) has outlined portions of the South with the potential for flash flooding through the start of the weekend. The soils are saturated after Hurricane Beryl dropped heavy rain in eastern Texas. From Galveston, to Houston, and up through Shreveport, flooding will be at a heightened threat since the ground can't act like a sponge as well as it normally does.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/07/accum-1721731074440.png">

Flash Flooding Ongoing in Texas and Louisiana

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Stormy afternoons remain in the forecast across the Four Corners and Desert Southwest, which is typical during the height of monsoon season. Moisture rotating around the monsoonal high will usher in flood potential and a few strong storms. A slight risk (level 2 out of 5) is in place on Wednesday for portions of Arizona.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/07/Screenshot 2024-07-24 212413-1721877889177.png">For the rest of the evening and the next few afternoons, you can expect scattered thunderstorms to pop up across parts of the Southwest! Rain chances will begin to increase in areas of New Mexico and the rest of the 4 Corners. The biggest threats will be gusty winds and heavy rain!<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/07/Baron 2-1721878069392.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>The Weather Prediction Center has issued excessive rainfall outlooks over the next 5 days. These outlooks are issued when model data suggests rainfall will exceed flash flooding guidance; the outlooks are rated on a scale of 1 to 4 (marginal to high). Even rainfall amounts as low as an inch can come down fast enough to lead to flooding.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/07/07-24_rsw eros-1721845827621.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>

Arizona Expecting Severe Storms Today

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Taban Sharifi grew up in Southern California between Los Angeles and San Diego. She is a Certified Broadcast Meteorologist (CBM) with the American Meteorological Society (AMS). She has a B.S. in Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Environmental Sciences with a minor in Environmental Systems and Society from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Go Bruins! While in school, Taban was a meteorology intern with NBC LA. There she helped forecast daily weather for the greater Los Angeles region and created a playbook to deploy weather sensors for NBC owned-and-operated stations across the country. Her first on-air job took her to San Angelo, Texas, where she was a morning meteorologist and co-anchor. Working in West Texas gave her knowledge and experience covering severe storms. From there, she moved to Palm Springs, California. People think forecasting in California is sunshine all the time, but with temperatures in the 120’s, wildfires, damaging winds, floodings, and earthquakes, the forecasting kept her very busy! She also worked there as a general assignment reporter and told community stories. Taban is excited for the challenge and opportunity to forecast nationally with WeatherNation. She also looks forward to exploring all that Colorado has to offer!

Taban Sharifi

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A hydrothermal explosion occurred Tuesday morning, July 23rd in Yellowstone National Park near Sapphire Pool in Biscuit Basin. The Sapphire Pool is located just north of Old Faithful. The boardwalk was damaged, but thankfully, there have been no reports of injuries. Biscuit Basin in Yellowstone National Park is temporarily closed due to the explosion. Photos from the National Park Service show debris and damage to the walkway.<div class="twitter-tweet" style="display: flex; justify-content: center" data-twitt-post-id="1815835206739202445" src="https://x.com/YellowstoneNPS/status/1815835206739202445"></div>The <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.usgs.gov/observatories/yvo/news/hydrothermal-explosions-yellowstone-national-park">United States Geological Survey</a>, USGS, states, "Hydrothermal explosions are violent and dramatic events resulting in the rapid ejection of boiling water, steam, mud, and rock fragments." They are relatively common in Yellowstone and more common than volcanic eruptions!<div class="twitter-tweet" style="display: flex; justify-content: center" data-twitt-post-id="1815852305184428296" src="https://x.com/USGSVolcanoes/status/1815852305184428296"></div>A similar incident occurred on April 15th, 2024 at the Norris Geyser Basin. According to NPS, "No other monitoring data show changes in the Yellowstone region. Today’s explosion does not reflect a change in the volcanic system, which remains at normal background levels of activity." Additional monitoring of activity and reopening potential will continue to be monitored.

Hydrothermal Explosion at Yellowstone National Park

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A stalled front will keep the next several days soggy across the South. A stretch of torrential downpours led to some new daily rainfall records, in places like Florence, SC which picked up more than 2 inches of rain Monday.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/07/carolina rain reports-1721739800172.jpg">The past few days have varied the intensity of the storms, with some storms carrying flooding rain alongside strong, gusty winds. While severe weather isn't expected to be widespread, a few windy storms will be possible in the next few afternoons.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/07/Screenshot 2024-07-23 205245-1721789600570.png">Keep in mind that any thunderstorm can pose severe hazards, such as dangerous cloud-to-ground lightning, heavy rainfall, flash flooding, and damaging wind gusts. It's never a bad idea to be prepared for the threat of strong storms.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/07/07-23_rse_fcst 12z-1721779786031.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>As this frontal system remains stalled, more scattered storms and showers will continue for the next several days. Some locations will pick up 3-5 inches of rain, on top of what they might have already received.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/07/wpc qpf 1-5-1721739906285.jpg">Make sure to tune into WeatherNation for more details as the rain falls!

Heavy Rain, Gusty Winds Expected in the Southeast

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The National Weather Service (NWS) in Chicago, Illinois confirmed two additional tornadoes from Monday's derecho event. The office made the announcement Friday, also stating that the 24 tornadoes is the most confirmed tornadoes in a single day for their forecast area of northern Illinois. The previous record was 22 tornadoes on June 30, 2014 and more recently on March 31, 2023.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/07/Screenshot 2024-07-19 160849-1721427224759.png">Nationwide, the tornado count for 2024 has already surpassed the yearly average. It's only late-July and the mainland U.S. has already had about 1,400 tornadoes. The average number of tornadoes in any given (entire) year is around 1,350.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/07/Screenshot 2024-07-19 160857-1721427324810.png">By far, the busiest month was May. During that month, 571 tornadoes hit the country. It came after a busy April, too. Putting April and May together, there were about 950 tornadoes! April, May, and June is statistically the busiest time for tornadoes in the United States.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/07/Screenshot 2024-07-19 160909-1721427399351.png">From now through the end of the year, we average an additional 250-300 tornadoes. If you're ever caught in a tornado warning, a basement or underground room is the safest place to ride out the storm. If you can't access a basement, the lowest and most-interior section of a well-built, sturdy structure is safest.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/07/Screenshot 2024-07-19 160957-1721427482183.png">As far as it goes for Sunday July 21, 2024 we will have some scattered thunderstorms across the Rocky Mountains, Southern Plains, and the Southeast U.S. Some of these may be severe, especially in states such as New Mexico, Texas, and the Carolinas.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/07/Screenshot 2024-07-19 160938-1721427543306.png">

24 Tornadoes Confirmed in Chicago-Land, Most in Single Day

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An upper-level low diving through the Plains sparked gusty thunderstorms on Saturday, producing 60-70 mph gusts across Colorado, Wyoming, and Texas. The severe weather risk will continue across the southwestern Plains through Saturday night.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/07/1-1721531005771.png">Afternoon showers and thunderstorms will continue through Saturday night, all moving to the south-southeast across Wyoming, Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, and Texas. Some storms may persist overnight especially across the urban corridor of Colorado.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/07/Baron 2-1721531151450.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>The rain and cold front moving south will help to bring cooler air for the weekend. Enjoy the relief from the heat!<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/07/Screenshot 2024-07-20 163604-1721514971716.png">

60 MPH Gusts Blast the Great Plains, Storms Continue

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Originally born in Spokane, Washington,  Jackie's Dad was in the Air Force which led her to a life of travel. She has lived in Wichita, Okinawa, Japan, Baltimore, New Jersey, Indiana and South Carolina.  After graduating from Kadena High School, in Okinawa Japan, she got a full basketball scholarship to Coppin State College. On the court she was a 4-year starter and reached over 1000 points in her basketball career. She was also named Athlete of the Year for the whole university in 2002. Off the court, she earned a degree in Broadcast Production/English.

After college, she landed a job as a radio personality. Jackie went on to have a successful career for 12 years working at KXLY broadcast center. While on the radio, she decided to change career. Jackie went back to school, graduating from the Mississippi State Meteorology Broadcast Program. From snow, to tornadoes, to hurricanes, she has had experience forecasting all these events.

Jackie Brown

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Tornado-warned storms drove through portions of New York State and Pennsylvania on Monday and Tuesday causing damage to homes in the area. Very large hail up to 3" in diameter was reported in cities like Victor, New York on Monday evening. Farmington, New York at one point was under a tornado warning (outside of Rochester). The storm that caused the damage in Rome, pictured below, was rated an EF-2 with estimated max winds up to 135 mph.<div class="twitter-tweet" style="display: flex; justify-content: center" data-twitt-post-id="1813322062028525760" src="https://x.com/WeatherNation/status/1813322062028525760"></div><h2>Through Tonight</h2>The Storm Prediction Center has issued a marginal and slight risk through tonight for portions of the east. Cities in the slight risk (level 2 out of 5) include New York and Philadelphia. Strong gusty winds will be the primary concern as a frontal boundary continues to move through this evening. Any storms that develop tonight will have the potential to be strong to severe. Storms will see a weakening trend through the overnight hours.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/07/THROUGH TONIGHTR EAST-1721265660377.png"><video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/07/Baron 2-1721272368017.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>The stormy weather will subside on Thursday as drier and cooler air works its way into the region. It won't feel fall-like, but the record heat and high humidity will ease. Extremely hot temperatures and high humidity fueled Wednesday's storms, but the good news is the heat finally drops behind the cold front for Thursday and folks will see some relief. Buffalo, NY will be below average Thursday and Friday with temps in the 70s. New York City will see highs in the low 80s.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/07/temps hellp-1721264848180.png">

EF-2 Tornado Confirmed in Rome, NY - More Across Atlantic Seaboard

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On the final day of (what was once) Hurricane Beryl, tornadoes and flooding ravaged parts of the Northeast as remnant moisture and energy pushed its way through the region. It came about two weeks after Beryl first formed in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/07/Screenshot 2024-07-11 160406-1720735741832.png">Northern Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, and New York (state) received a widespread 2-4" rain accumulation, with some towns receiving up to 7". For the hilly terrain of northern New England, this was a huge deal because it led to flash flooding and washed out roads.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/07/Screenshot 2024-07-11 160413-1720735828481.png">Showers and embedded thunderstorms were moving from the west-southwest to the east-northeast over the same area. These showers and storms were associated with the remnants of Beryl, once a category 5 hurricane in the Caribbean. Even though Beryl dissipated, it brought spin in the atmosphere and copious amounts of moisture and helped enable this severe weather outbreak.<div class="twitter-tweet" style="display: flex; justify-content: center" data-twitt-post-id="1811467995627073941" src="https://twitter.com/WeatherNation/status/1811467995627073941"></div>Rivers in this region rose rapidly, some reaching moderate and major flood stage. The water had nowhere to go, except into the low levels of homes and businesses. Before the flooding occurred in northern New England late Wednesday into Thursday, tornadoes were ripping across New York state.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/07/Screenshot 2024-07-11 160427-1720735937217.png">The National Weather Service (NWS) in Buffalo, NY says it issued 18 tornado warnings on Wednesday, July 10. According to their records, this is the highest number of tornado warnings NWS Buffalo has issued in a single year, let alone it happening in just one day! Out of these 18 warnings, at least 7 tornadoes have been reported as of this writing.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/07/1-1720747961870.png">This goes to show that while tropical systems weaken and dissipate, we can never underestimate its remnants until the weather system has completely cleared a region. Inland threats usually include tornadoes and flooding after we watch hurricanes move onshore, even multiple days after they move onshore too.

Beryl's Remnants Bring Tornadoes, Flooding to Northeast

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Temperatures have been in the 90s along I-5 and 100s inland since the weekend with the hottest day as of late last Wednesday. The ridge of high pressure <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.weathernationtv.com/news/triple-digit-temps-contine-out-west">keeping the Southwest toasty</a> will also keep temperatures toasty into the weekend for the northern Rockies. Temperatures fall slightly in the Pacific Northwest on Thursday thanks to an upper-level area of low pressure, bringing some "relief" as temperatures remain 5-10 degrees above average. Inland areas aren't so fortunate and stay warm through the weekend. The best opportunity to see the relief will be west of the Cascades along I-5.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/07/Screenshot 2024-07-11 133254-1720726435068.png">Meanwhile, temperatures over the northern Rockies stay warm through the end of this week and into the weekend as the ridge of high pressure sits over the region. Highs will run 10-15 degrees above average here with the hottest conditions in mountain valleys where air will sink and warm.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/07/Screenshot 2024-07-11 133334-1720726509373.png">If you live without A/C this week will be dangerous for you - please make sure you plan accordingly by preparing your home and seeking out cool spaces. Malls, movie theaters, and community cooling centers are the best places to stay.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/07/no AC-1720214310296.jpg">

Relentless Rainfall Continues for the South

Relentless Rainfall Continues for the South

Man Arrested After "Pushing Fiery Car Into Gully" to Start Park Fire

Man Arrested After "Pushing Fiery Car Into Gu

Tropics: Bud in the E. Pacific, Wave in the Atlantic

Tropics: Bud in the E. Pacific, Wave in the A

Non-Stop Heat Into Next Week

Non-Stop Heat Into Next Week

Saharan Dust Reaching the Southern U.S.

Saharan Dust Reaching the Southern U.S.

Typhoon Gaemi Displays Unusual Spin Over Taiwan

Typhoon Gaemi Displays Unusual Spin Over Taiw

Flash Flooding Ongoing in Texas and Louisiana

Flash Flooding Ongoing in Texas and Louisiana

Arizona Expecting Severe Storms Today

Arizona Expecting Severe Storms Today

Hydrothermal Explosion at Yellowstone National Park

Hydrothermal Explosion at Yellowstone Nationa

Heavy Rain, Gusty Winds Expected in the Southeast

Heavy Rain, Gusty Winds Expected in the South

24 Tornadoes Confirmed in Chicago-Land, Most in Single Day

24 Tornadoes Confirmed in Chicago-Land, Most

60 MPH Gusts Blast the Great Plains, Storms Continue

60 MPH Gusts Blast the Great Plains, Storms C

EF-2 Tornado Confirmed in Rome, NY - More Across Atlantic Seaboard

EF-2 Tornado Confirmed in Rome, NY - More Acr

Beryl's Remnants Bring Tornadoes, Flooding to Northeast

Beryl's Remnants Bring Tornadoes, Flooding to

Triple Digit Temps Take Over the Northwest

Triple Digit Temps Take Over the Northwest