Tag: #weather

Storm Prediction Center Issues Rare 'Particularly Dangerous Situation' Tornado Watch for Six Mid‑South, Lower Ohio Valley States

A rare PDS tornado watch covers parts of six Mid‑South and lower Ohio Valley states, with several tornadoes — including intense ones — possible through Monday night.

#tornado, #severeweather, #storm, #weather

Tornado Watch 152 issued for northeast Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas; strong tornadoes, large hail possible

The Storm Prediction Center issued Tornado Watch 152 Sunday for parts of northeast Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas, warning of possible strong tornadoes, 3-inch hail and 70 mph winds.

#weather, #tornado, #oklahoma, #arkansas

Tornado Watch Remains in Effect for Wichita Area and Parts of Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas

A tornado watch covered south-central Kansas, western Oklahoma and north Texas into Tuesday night, with forecasters warning of possible intense tornadoes, large hail and damaging winds.

#weather, #tornado, #kansas, #severeweather

Super Typhoon Sinlaku Threatens Guam and Northern Mariana Islands with 175 mph Winds

Super Typhoon Sinlaku, with sustained winds near 175 mph, closes in on Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, prompting emergency declarations.

#typhoon, #guam, #northernmarianas, #weather

Colorado State Predicts Somewhat Below‑Average 2026 Atlantic Hurricane Season, Citing Likely El Niño

Colorado State forecasts a somewhat below‑average 2026 Atlantic hurricane season due to a likely El Niño; U.S. major‑landfall odds remain about one‑in‑three.

#weather, #hurricanes, #elnino, #forecast

NOAA‑20 Misses Ground Contact, Causing One‑Orbit Delay in Weather Data

NOAA reports a brief delay in stored mission data from polar satellite NOAA‑20 after an April 6 ground contact miss; engineers expected recovery on a later pass.

#noaa, #weather, #satellites, #satelliteops

Severe Tropical Cyclone Maila Stalls in Solomon Sea, Threatening Solomon Islands and PNG

Cyclone Maila strengthens as it lingers over Solomon Sea, causing damage and raising alerts in Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea with potential threat to Australia.

#cyclone, #solomonislands, #papuanewguinea, #australia, #weather

March Heat Dome Shattered Records Across the West — and Scientists Say Climate Change Made It 800 Times More Likely

A late-March heat dome pushed Phoenix past 100°F and toppled hundreds of records. Researchers say such heat was ‘virtually impossible’ without warming.

#climatechange, #heatwave, #weather, #southwest, #extremeheat

Morrill Fire Becomes Nebraska’s Largest Wildfire on Record, Scorching 570,000 Acres

Wind-driven grassfires have burned up to 700,000 acres across Nebraska, destroying ranchland and structures as the record Morrill Fire remains active.

#wildfire, #nebraska, #ranching, #weather, #emergency

Weather Whiplash: Blizzard Conditions, Record Heat and Flood Threats Strike the U.S. at Once

A warped jet stream brings blizzards to the Upper Midwest, summerlike heat to the Southwest, and flooding rains from the Pacific Northwest to Hawaii.

#weather, #blizzard, #heatwave, #atmosphericriver, #climate

India bakes in early March as IMD warns of longer, harsher heat season

Temperatures across India have surged well above normal in early March, with Delhi hitting 35.7C as the IMD warns of more heatwave days through May.

#india, #heatwave, #imd, #climate, #weather

Four-Day Stretch of Severe Storms Targets Central U.S., With Friday Tornado Threat Highest

A multi-day round of severe storms will sweep the Plains and Midwest through Saturday, with Friday’s enhanced tornado risk from Texas to Missouri.

#severestorms, #tornado, #weather, #plains

Late-Season Winter Storm Hits Northern China and South Korea, Bringing Heavy Wet Snow

A sprawling storm dumps unusually heavy, wet March snow across Hebei and South Korea, threatening travel, power lines and fragile greenhouses.

#weather, #snowstorm, #southkorea, #china, #hebei

Nvidia opens ‘Earth-2’ AI weather models, promising faster forecasts on smaller GPU clusters

Unveiled at the AMS meeting in Houston, Nvidia’s open Earth-2 models aim to speed forecasting and cut costs—raising new reliance questions.

#weather, #ai, #nvidia, #forecasting, #climate