SPC – No watches are valid as of Wed Sep 25 04:02:02 UTC 2024
No watches are valid as of Wed Sep 25 04:02:02 UTC 2024.
Day: September 24, 2024
How Helene’s tropical moisture ahead of landfall could bring significant flooding to Atlanta, Southeast
A dangerous flash flooding threat looms on the eve of Tropical Storm Helene across a wide swath of the Southeast Wednesday â including the Atlanta metro area â even though Helene will be hundreds of miles away.
Helene disrupts cruise line schedules across Gulf of Mexico
Some cruise lines notified passengers of changes to their schedules due to Tropical Storm Helene making its way through the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico.
Third home in a week collapses into Atlantic Ocean on North Carolina’s Outer Banks
Another home on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore has fallen victim to the rough surf of the Atlantic this week.
SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 682
WW 682 SEVERE TSTM OK 242245Z – 250400Z 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 682 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 545 PM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Central Oklahoma * Effective this Tuesday afternoon and evening from 545 PM until 1100 PM CDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible SUMMARY...Widely scattered thunderstorms will intensify early this evening across central Oklahoma and drift eastward across the watch area. Initial storms will pose a risk of large hail, with an increasing threat of gusty/damaging winds later this evening. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 50 statute miles north and south of a line from 35 miles northwest of Chickasha OK to 15 miles east northeast of Mcalester OK. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2). 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 681... 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 500. Mean storm motion vector 28030. ...Hart
Butterfly invasion! Swarms are back as snout butterflies make annual migration through San Antonio
It happens every year: millions of American snout butterflies — known colloquially as “snout nose butterflies” — migrate through San Antonio.
SpaceX, NASA watching Tropical Storm Helene track toward Florida ahead of Crew-9 launch
Mission managers are closely watching the forecast track for Tropical Storm Helene as SpaceX and NASA prepare to launch one American astronaut and one Russian cosmonaut to the International Space Station.
SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 681
WW 681 SEVERE TSTM IN KY OH TN 241745Z – 250000Z 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 681 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1245 PM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Southeast Indiana Central and Eastern Kentucky Southwest Ohio Tennessee * Effective this Tuesday afternoon and evening from 1245 PM until 700 PM CDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible A tornado or two possible SUMMARY...Scattered strong to severe storms will continue to develop this afternoon across a broad region, with damaging winds and some hail as the most common hazards. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles east and west of a line from 55 miles northeast of Cincinnati OH to 65 miles south southwest of Nashville TN. 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 24030. ...Guyer