SPC – No watches are valid as of Wed Aug 21 04:02:02 UTC 2024
No watches are valid as of Wed Aug 21 04:02:02 UTC 2024.
Day: August 20, 2024
Expected snowfall around Yellowstone’s mountains a sign season is changing
The FOX Forecast Center expects the first flakes of the season to fall over higher elevations of the West including Yosemite and Yellowstone. In most areas, frozen precipitation will stay above 9,500 feet, meaning only mountain climbers will likely encounter the snowfall.
Archaeologists unearth 13,000-year-old mastodon skull in Iowa
A mastodon tusk, skull and other bones were recently discovered in Wayne County in southern Iowa, University of Iowa officials said. The skull is the first well-preserved mastodon skull scientifically excavated in Iowa.
Could Hawaii be impacted by developing tropical cyclones in the Pacific?
The National Hurricane Center is tracking three features in the Eastern and Central Pacific that are expected to make their way westbound during the next couple of weeks. The largest of the systems is Gilma, which is expected become a hurricane during the workweek.
âFlee the tree:â Recent lightning deaths highlight dangers of taking shelter outdoors during thunderstorms
While lightning deaths have dropped significantly over the past 20 years there are still preventable tragedies that occur every year highlighting the need for continued awareness, especially as school starts and fall sports mean more time outdoors for student athletes.
Have you heard of the Wet-Bulb Globe Temperature? Here’s how it’s used for student athletics around San Antonio
It’s similar to the heat index, but factors in a few other parameters such as wind and sunlight
Lightning strikes 2 high school soccer players, coach in Montana
Two student athletes and a coach of the Glacier High School soccer team in Kalispell, Montana, were struck by lightning on Monday night.
SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 641
WW 641 SEVERE TSTM MT 202040Z – 210400Z 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 641 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 240 PM MDT Tue Aug 20 2024 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Southwest and Central Montana * Effective this Tuesday afternoon and evening from 240 PM until 1000 PM MDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible SUMMARY...Thunderstorms will develop over the mountains of southwest Montana this afternoon and spread quickly eastward across the watch area through the evening. Damaging wind gusts are the main threat with the strongest storms. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 85 statute miles north and south of a line from 20 miles north of Dillon MT to 125 miles east northeast of Lewistown MT. 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. && 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 25030. ...Hart
Search continues for 6 missing in Sicily after unexpected thunderstorm sinks British yacht
One person is dead, and six people remain missing off the coast of Sicily after a powerful sudden storm brought down a 180-foot yacht carrying more than a dozen people, including British tech tycoon Mike Lynch, who is among the missing.