Day: August 5, 2024
SPC Tornado Watch 602
WW 602 TORNADO SC CW 060445Z – 061100Z 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Tornado Watch Number 602 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1245 AM EDT Tue Aug 6 2024 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Tornado Watch for portions of Coastal South Carolina Coastal Waters * Effective this Tuesday morning from 1245 AM until 700 AM EDT. * Primary threats include... A couple tornadoes possible SUMMARY...Convective bands associated with Debby will continue to foster storms moving inland from the coastal waters. Stronger embedded mini supercells within the convective bands will yield an attendant tornado risk near the coast through much of the overnight and into the early morning. The tornado watch area is approximately along and 40 statute miles north and south of a line from 85 miles southwest of Charleston SC to 60 miles east northeast of Charleston SC. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2). PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A Tornado Watch means conditions are favorable for tornadoes and 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. && OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 599...WW 600...WW 601... AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 0 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 50 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 400. Mean storm motion vector 15030. ...Smith
Fast-moving brush fire destroys homes east of Los Angeles
Officials with the San Bernardino County Fire Protection District said that at least four structures were damaged, and two homes were destroyed during the Edgehill Fire on Monday. Gusty winds and temperatures above 100 degrees helped the fire spread on the Little Mountain.
TS Debby Extreme Flooding Coverage Day 2 from South Carolina (8/6/2024)
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Why do tropical cyclones slow down or stall over the South?
Steering currents between the deep tropics and the mid-latitudes can become weak and variable around 30 degrees north latitude. Recent cyclones, such as Debby in 2024, Florence in 2018, Harvey in 2017, and Fay in 2008, all became stationary or stalled within a few hundred miles of the latitude.
SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 601
WW 601 SEVERE TSTM IL IN WI 052250Z – 060500Z 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 601 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 550 PM CDT Mon Aug 5 2024 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Northern Illinois Northwest Indiana Southern Wisconsin * Effective this Monday afternoon from 550 PM until Midnight CDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging wind gusts to 65 mph possible Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible A tornado or two possible SUMMARY...Isolated to scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are forecast this evening. A few of the stronger storms may evolve into supercells posing a risk for large hail (1 to 1.5 inches in diameter), severe gusts, and perhaps a tornado. Strong to severe multicells are forecast near the Indiana and Illinois border this evening. A localized risk for hail and wind may accompany these storms. By later this evening, other storms may develop and move into western parts of the Watch and yield a threat for locally damaging gusts and perhaps large hail. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 45 statute miles north and south of a line from 70 miles west northwest of Rockford IL to 85 miles east southeast of Marseilles IL. 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 597...WW 598...WW 599...WW 600... AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 55 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector 27020. ...Smith
SPC Tornado Watch 600
WW 600 TORNADO IA MN WI 052225Z – 060500Z 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Tornado Watch Number 600 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 525 PM CDT Mon Aug 5 2024 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Tornado Watch for portions of Northern Iowa Southern Minnesota Southwest Wisconsin * Effective this Monday afternoon from 525 PM until Midnight CDT. * Primary threats include... A few tornadoes possible Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events to 2.5 inches in diameter possible Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are forecast to intensify this evening with several supercells expected to evolve from the initial thunderstorm activity over southern Minnesota. A tornado risk may accompany any established and mature supercell. The risk for large to very large hail (1 to 2.5 inches in diameter) and severe gusts (60-70 mph) will also increase this evening. Upscale growth into a linear cluster is forecast later this evening with the severe threat transitioning to mainly a wind risk, with perhaps a lingering tornado threat. The tornado watch area is approximately along and 50 statute miles north and south of a line from 45 miles north northwest of Spencer IA to 45 miles north northeast of Dubuque IA. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0). PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A Tornado Watch means conditions are favorable for tornadoes and 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. && OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 597...WW 598...WW 599... AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector 29030. ...Smith
Hurricane Debby washes over $1 million of cocaine onto a Florida beach
A representative for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection says that they were alerted to more than two dozen packages of cocaine that washed ashore the Florida Keys during Debby. The agency estimates the drugs have a street value of over one million dollars.