Day: August 25, 2024
SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 647
WW 647 SEVERE TSTM NE SD 252215Z – 260500Z 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 647 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 515 PM CDT Sun Aug 25 2024 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of North-central Nebraska Southeast and East-central South Dakota * Effective this Sunday afternoon from 515 PM until Midnight CDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 75 mph possible Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible SUMMARY...Thunderstorms should intensify this evening while posing a threat for large hail around 1-2 inches in diameter, along with severe/damaging winds up to 65-75 mph. This threat should continue through much of the evening as this activity spreads east-northeastward. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 50 statute miles east and west of a line from 15 miles north northeast of Huron SD to 30 miles east southeast of Ainsworth NE. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7). 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 646... AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 65 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector 26025. ...Gleason
Man dies after falling off paddleboard into cold water in Colorado; dog survives after swimming to shore
A paddleboarder's body has been recovered from a reservoir near Colorado Springs, Colorado, after officials said the man went missing in a wind event Saturday afternoon.
On this day, the National Park Service was founded in 1916
On Aug. 25, 1916, President Woodrow Wilson signed legislation that established the National Park Service within the Department of the Interior.
Arizona National Guard rescues more than 100 from Grand Canyon National Park flash flooding
Heavy rain last week created a dangerous flooding situation along Havasu Creek in Arizona, stranding about 200 hikers inside Grand Canyon National Park and Havasupai Falls.
SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 646
WW 646 SEVERE TSTM CO UT WY 251920Z – 260200Z 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 646 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 120 PM MDT Sun Aug 25 2024 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Western Colorado Eastern Utah Southern Wyoming * Effective this Sunday afternoon and evening from 120 PM until 800 PM MDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible SUMMARY...Scattered storms, including some supercells, will continue to develop and increase across the region, with large hail and severe-caliber wind gusts possible through early/mid-evening. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 80 statute miles east and west of a line from 50 miles north northeast of Rock Springs WY to 45 miles south southwest of Blanding UT. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6). 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 2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean storm motion vector 23030. ...Guyer
See it: Hurricane Hone barrels by Hawaii bringing angry waves, flooding
As the sun came up on the Hawaiian Islands on Sunday, the full force of Hurricane Hone's impacts was felt across the Big Island.
SEVEN YEARS AGO: Hurricane Harvey makes landfall on the middle Texas Coast
Harvey made landfall as a category four hurricane on August 25, 2017 near Rockport
Bryan Norcross: Remembering Hurricane Andrew as it threatened Louisiana as 2024 tropical Atlantic stays quiet
On this day 32 years ago, Hurricane Andrew was at Category 4 strength, showed signs of strengthening, and was aiming at southeastern Louisiana. The National Hurricane Center extended the Hurricane Warning to include the entire Louisiana and most of the Mississippi coast. Metro New Orleans was on alert. The storm that had ripped across South Florida was forecast to tiptoe onto the northern Gulf coast. Exactly where was the big question.