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Tropical Storm Ernesto is slowly moving away from Bermuda. A few gusty showers will still rotate over the island, but the worst of it is over.
Slight drop in temps and a small rain chance by late this week
WW 633 SEVERE TSTM NE SD 180935Z – 181500Z 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 633 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 435 AM CDT Sun Aug 18 2024 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Central and Northeast Nebraska Southern South Dakota * Effective this Sunday morning from 435 AM until 1000 AM CDT. * Primary threats include... Isolated significant damaging wind gusts to 75 mph possible Isolated very large hail events to 2.5 inches in diameter possible SUMMARY...Scattered elevated supercells are forecast to continue southeast into the Watch area this morning. Large to very large hail (1 to 2.5 inches in diameter) and severe gusts (60-75 mph) are possible with the stronger storms as this activity moves southeast along an instability gradient in advance of a mid-level disturbance. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 55 statute miles east and west of a line from 80 miles north northeast of Ainsworth NE to 35 miles south southeast of Burwell NE. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3). 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 2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 65 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean storm motion vector 32030. ...Smith
No watches are valid as of Sun Aug 18 04:02:02 UTC 2024.
A severe thunderstorm in northern Alabama on Saturday interrupted a gathering in the town of Hillsboro. According to a witness, the pop-up storm arrived without warning, causing attendees to run for shelter.
Several large sections of the roof were damaged during Hurricane Beryl in July. The hurricane made landfall south of Houston as a Category 1 storm. The storm is thought to have caused more than 60 deaths in the Caribbean and the United States.
Golf balls "rained" down in Bermuda, as Hurricane Ernesto brought powerful winds to the island nation on Saturday.
A man was rescued Tuesday after heat and dehydration caused him to lose consciousness while on a hike in Death Valley National Park, park officials said.
