Hiker swept away in Grand Canyon National Park during flash flood
A search is under way for a hiker who was swept away during a flash flood inside Grand Canyon National Park on Thursday.
Month: August 2024
Mt. Washington hiker found dead ‘not prepared for the conditions,’ officials say
A 72-year-old hiker was found dead just below the summit of Mount Washington in New Hampshire on Thursday, and likely died from exposure to harsh conditions, officials said.
Tropical Storm Warning for Hawaii as Hone’s impacts just hours away
While a direct landfall isnât expected, initial impacts of potentially damaging wind gusts, heavy rain and dangerous surf from the stormâs outer bands will reach the stateâs eastern islands by the end of the day.
After 13 back-to-back 100° days, we have a chance to break the streak this weekend!
It’ll still be hot, but at least we have a chance for rain in the week ahead
SPC – No watches are valid as of Sat Aug 24 02:50:01 UTC 2024
No watches are valid as of Sat Aug 24 02:50:01 UTC 2024.
Hubble telescope spots distant dwarf galaxy
NASA has released a new image taken by its Hubble Space Telescope, which is unveiling new details surrounding the Tucana Dwarf galaxy. The galaxy is thought to be nearly 3 million light-years away from Earth. The agency said it was initially discovered by astronomer R.J. Lavery in 1990 and is much smaller and less luminous than many neighboring clusters of planets and stars.
Monsoon thunderstorms produce damaging microbursts around Phoenix
The National Weather Service Phoenix said it received several reports of damage on Thursday associated with microbursts around the state. During intense events, wind speeds can reach greater than 100 mph, but gusts were thought to be significantly less during Thursdayâs thunderstorms.
Watch: Trampoline flies over Alabama home during sudden gusts
A sudden gust of wind sent a trampoline flying over a two-story home in northern Alabama Thursday, and the surreal sight was captured on a doorbell video camera across the street.
SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 645
WW 645 SEVERE TSTM MT 232055Z – 240300Z 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 645 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 255 PM MDT Fri Aug 23 2024 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Western and Central Montana * Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 255 PM until 900 PM MDT. * Primary threats include... Isolated significant damaging wind gusts to 75 mph possible SUMMARY...Scattered thunderstorms will continue to develop and move north-northeastward across the region through early evening, with severe-caliber wind gusts a possibility. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 95 statute miles east and west of a line from 25 miles north of Cut Bank MT to 40 miles south of Dillon MT. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5). 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 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 65 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean storm motion vector 20030. ...Guyer