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Erik Pauze, head gardener for Rockefeller Center, found the 2024 tree during an excursion in 2020. The Norway Spruce is approximately 11 tons and stands at some 74 feet tall. The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting ceremony is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024.
WW 697 SEVERE TSTM MO 310220Z – 310900Z 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 697 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 920 PM CDT Wed Oct 30 2024 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Central Missouri * Effective this Wednesday night and Thursday morning from 920 PM until 400 AM CDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 75 mph possible Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible A tornado or two possible SUMMARY...A line of intense thunderstorms over western Missouri will continue to track eastward through the overnight period. Locally damaging wind gusts are the primary concern, although an isolated tornado or two is also possible. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 50 statute miles east and west of a line from 25 miles east northeast of Kirksville MO to 35 miles southeast of Monett MO. 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 695...WW 696... AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 65 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean storm motion vector 24035. ...Hart
Researchers at the U.S. Geological Survey are investigating eerie landscapes known as âghost forests,â which emerge when the coastal landscapes become inundated with sea level rise or flooding. Scientists point to forests in eastern North Carolina that now have a ghoulish appearance. Studies have found organisms residing in dead trees can convert methane into carbon dioxide, which is less harmful to the environment.
Powerful winds from Helene knocked down large swaths of trees in North Carolina, creating an environment susceptible to wildfires.
We remain primarily quiet in the thunderstorm department during dinner time in Texas. We had scattered thunderstorms moving northeast across parts of the Ark-La-Tex this afternoon. Otherwise, weâve been monitoring thunderstorms north of the Red River up in Oklahoma. A few of those storms have produced damaging winds and hail. Our airmass south of the Red […]
WW 696 TORNADO OK 302255Z – 310500Z 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Tornado Watch Number 696 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 555 PM CDT Wed Oct 30 2024 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Tornado Watch for portions of Northeast Oklahoma * Effective this Wednesday afternoon from 555 PM until Midnight CDT. * Primary threats include... A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts to 80 mph possible Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible SUMMARY...A line of storms over north-central Oklahoma will continue to intensify and spread eastward through the evening, posing a risk for damaging winds gusts and a few tornadoes. The tornado watch area is approximately along and 55 statute miles east and west of a line from 15 miles northeast of Bartlesville OK to 60 miles south of Chandler OK. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6). PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A Tornado Watch means conditions are favorable for tornadoes and 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. && OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 693...WW 694...WW 695... AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 70 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector 24035. ...Hart
A woman who helps people experiencing homelessness for a living found herself displaced after flooding from Hurricane Helene destroyed her home.
