China planning asteroid re-direct mission for planetary defense test
After NASA's successful planetary defense test in 2022, Chinaâs space agency plans to launch a spacecraft designed to redirect a near-Earth asteroid by 2030.
Day: July 14, 2024
Father, daughter die at Canyonlands National Park after running out of water in 100-degree heat
Rangers say a father and his adult daughter died Friday after getting lost in Utah's Canyonlands National Park and running out of water in triple-digit temperatures.
Republican National Convention in Milwaukee at risk of tornadoes, strong wind Monday
Republican National Convention attendees and politicos will have to contend with added security and potentially severe weather in Milwaukee on Monday at the start of the event.
SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 532
WW 532 SEVERE TSTM IN OH 141650Z – 142300Z 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 532 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1250 PM EDT Sun Jul 14 2024 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Central Indiana Central Ohio * Effective this Sunday afternoon and evening from 1250 PM until 700 PM EDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible SUMMARY...A line of thunderstorms over northern Indiana will track southeastward across the watch area through the afternoon, posing a risk of locally damaging wind gusts and hail. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 55 statute miles north and south of a line from 45 miles north northwest of Indianapolis IN to 30 miles east northeast of Columbus OH. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2). PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are favorable for severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area. Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible warnings. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce tornadoes. && AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector 29030. ...Hart
145 million Americans under alert as heat envelopes much of US
Few regions will be spared from the heat this week. Uncomfortable warmth now encompasses most of the U.S., placing nearly 145 million Americans under heat alerts.
SPC – No watches are valid as of Sun Jul 14 13:02:02 UTC 2024
No watches are valid as of Sun Jul 14 13:02:02 UTC 2024.
Only a stray shower possible Sunday in San Antonio, but at least it’s not as hot as it was this time last year!
Temps this week are about 10 to 15 degrees cooler than July 2023
SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 531
WW 531 SEVERE TSTM IA MN NE SD 140700Z – 141300Z 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 531 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 200 AM CDT Sun Jul 14 2024 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Northwestern Iowa Southwestern Minnesota Northeastern Nebraska East-central and southeastern South Dakota * Effective this Sunday morning from 200 AM until 800 AM CDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts to 90 mph possible Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible SUMMARY...A well-organized, bowing thunderstorm complex, with a history of numerous, measured, significant severe gusts (65+ kt) in western and central SD, should continue to pose a threat for severe wind as it moves through much of the watch area through dawn. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 85 statute miles north and south of a line from 60 miles west of Mitchell SD to 25 miles north northeast of Spencer IA. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1). PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are favorable for severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area. Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible warnings. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce tornadoes. && OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 527...WW 528...WW 529...WW 530... AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 80 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean storm motion vector 29050. ...Edwards