Tag: #weather

Sunday PDS severe thunderstorm watch for Northern Plains warns of 100 mph gusts

A 'Particularly Dangerous Situation' severe thunderstorm watch issued Sunday for parts of the Northern Plains warns of widespread damaging winds and 2-inch hail.

#weather, #severeweather, #thunderstorm, #northernplains

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Through 10 p.m. for NYC and Philadelphia; Gusts Up to 75 mph Possible

Storm Prediction Center issued a severe thunderstorm watch for New York City and Philadelphia regions through 10 p.m., warning damaging wind gusts up to 75 mph.

#weather, #thunderstorms, #severeweather, #northeast

WMO says El Niño likely this summer; governments urged to prepare

WMO: 80% chance El Niño will develop June–Aug 2026, with near‑90% chance it lasts to November. U.N. urges stronger warnings to prepare for heat and rainfall extremes.

#elnino, #climate, #wmo, #weather

Tornado Watch Issued for Parts of Louisiana, Mississippi and East Texas

Tornado Watch 186 in effect through 11 p.m. CDT for parts of Louisiana, Mississippi and far east Texas; forecasters warn of possible strong tornadoes, large hail and damaging winds.

#weather, #tornado, #severeweather, #louisiana, #mississippi

Tornado Watch 188 issued for northern, western Georgia and western South Carolina; overnight severe storms possible

Storm Prediction Center issued Tornado Watch 188 for parts of Georgia and South Carolina, warning of possible tornadoes, damaging winds and hail overnight.

#weather, #tornado, #georgia, #southcarolina, #severeweather

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