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.

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<p>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.</p><video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/07/07-26_Rsc_18z-1722041582337.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><p>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"></p><p>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.</p><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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<p>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.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/07/Butte County Press Release-1721946423056.jpeg"></p><p>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.</p><p><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.</p><p>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.</p><video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/07/07-26_nat hrrr smoke 18z-1722041318031.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><p>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.</p>

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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<p>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.</p><h2><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/07/e pac-1721855375318.jpg">Atlantic</h2><p>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.</p><p><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.</p><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.

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<p>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!</p><h1><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/07/Screenshot 2024-07-26 083814-1722004897883.png">California/Southwest</h1><p>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.</p><p><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.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/07/Screenshot 2024-07-26 090607-1722006510418.png"></p><p>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.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/07/Screenshot 2024-07-26 130005-1722020421166.png"></p><h1>Midwest and Northern Plains</h1><p>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! </p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/07/Screenshot 2024-07-26 130057-1722020472976.png"><br><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/07/Screenshot 2024-07-26 130153-1722020535615.png"><br><br>The persistent ridging will build back north driving temperatures in the Central and Southern Plains to record-setting levels. <br><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/07/1-1721963337145.png"></p>

Non-Stop Heat Into Next Week

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Kevin Schneider

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<p>Conditions are quiet in the tropical Atlantic, in part thanks to plumes of Saharan Dust. <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">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?"</span></p><div class="twitter-tweet" style="display: flex; justify-content: center" data-twitt-post-id="1815861951047819415" src="https://x.com/WeatherNation/status/1815861951047819415"></div><p>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.</p><video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/07/2024-07-26 10-44-03-1722012276180.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><p>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. <strong>However, towards the end of July and early August, there are indications of potential tropical development in the Caribbean. </strong>This is still quite a way away, but keep your eye out for the potential of storm development in the next few weeks.</p><p><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. <span style="color: rgb(40, 42, 58)">It only takes one storm to impact you and the time to prepare is before the storm hits!</span></p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/07/sst-1721904761809.png"></p><p><span style="color: rgb(40, 42, 58)">The NOAA forecast is aligned with that of </span><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.weathernationtv.com/news/atlantic-hurricane-season-2024-expected-to-be-well-above-average"><strong><em><u>Colorado State University</u></em></strong></a><span style="color: rgb(40, 42, 58)"> 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.</span></p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/07/forecasts-1720811702374.jpg"><span style="color: rgb(40, 42, 58)">This year is expected to be above average thanks to warm sea surface temperatures and </span><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.weathernationtv.com/news/la-nina-likely-to-return-for-hurricane-season"><strong><em><u>La Niña conditions returning just in time for the peak of Hurricane season</u></em></strong></a><span style="color: rgb(40, 42, 58)">. 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,</span><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/noaa-predicts-below-normal-2024-central-pacific-hurricane-season"><strong><em><u> which is what NOAA is predicting in 2024.</u></em></strong></a></p>

Brittany Lockley

Saharan Dust Reaching the Southern U.S.

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Lucy Bergemann

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<p>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."</p><div class="twitter-tweet" style="display: flex; justify-content: center" data-twitt-post-id="1816146458191749152" src="https://x.com/iCyclone/status/1816146458191749152"></div><p>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"><strong><em><u> Hsu and team in (2018).</u></em></strong></a> This can happen when "<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51)">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.</span></p><p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/07/GTRc8t9agAA4TlN-1721856886757.png"></p><p></p><p>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. <span style="color: rgb(5, 5, 5)">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.</span></p><video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/07/2024-07-24 15-15-29-1721855848815.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><p>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.</p><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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<p>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"></p><p>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!<br><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.</p><video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/07/Baron 2-1721877778458.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><p>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.<br><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/07/Screenshot 2024-07-24 122632-1721845603159.jpg"></p><p>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.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/07/accum-1721731074440.png"></p>

Flash Flooding Ongoing in Texas and Louisiana

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The weekly <strong><em><a href="https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/">Drought Monitor</a></em></strong> was released Thursday morning, as it is every Thursday with data through Tuesday of each week, and it shows some pretty distinct changes in parts of the country. Let's take a look:

<img class="size-full wp-image-125943" src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2020/07/07-30-US-Drought-Monitor.jpg" alt="" width="1920" height="1080" /> The Drought Monitor updated Thursday, July 30. The data in this image is valid through Tuesday, July 28

The national view of the Drought Monitor shows that a majority of the country is on the dry side. Roughly 75% of the Lower 48 is experiencing at least "abnormally dry" conditions, shaded in yellow. That means about one-quarter of the Contiguous U.S. is experiencing average or above-average soil moisture conditions.

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 	<li>The West saw drought development in all categories (moderate, severe, and extreme drought)</li>
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Some of the biggest weekly changes were seen across the Southwest U.S. where states including Arizona, Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming experienced worsening drought. This is the time of the year when the monsoon showers and thunderstorms help replenish the water table, but unfortunately the monsoon has been weak in most areas. Take for instance, Arizona:

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The National Weather Service office in Phoenix, Arizona has been tracking the number of lightning strikes across the state as a way to monitor the strength of this year's monsoon. So far, it has been a very quiet wet season.

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The monthly drought outlook, going forward, shows drought continuing for much of the West with further drought development likely for parts of Arizona and New Mexico. Unfortunately in the near term, between July 31 and August 12, the precipitation outlook for the West favors higher chances of drier-than-average conditions. This is attributed to the massive area of heat parked over the West right now, not allowing many thunderstorms to pop up.

Drought Status Updated: How's Your Area?

Relentless Rainfall Continues for the South

The Southern United States has exhausted its

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

Wild developments have surfaced from the stat

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

Tropical Storm Bud formed in the Eastern Paci

Non-Stop Heat Into Next Week

A stagnant ridge of high pressure has led to

Saharan Dust Reaching the Southern U.S.

Conditions are quiet in the tropical Atlantic

Typhoon Gaemi Displays Unusual Spin Over Taiwan

Typhoon Gaemi (Kemi) is impacting Tawain this

Flash Flooding Ongoing in Texas and Louisiana

Rounds of heavy rain have been creating scatt