At least 4 dead as dozens of tornadoes devastate South across 7 states
At least four people have lost their lives as a result of a severe weather outbreak in the South over the weekend that spawned multiple tornadoes across several states.
Month: December 2024
Records heat, high fire danger today
Record heat today, will give way to more seasonable temperatures on Tuesday thanks to a cold front.
Remembering Jimmy Carter: The president who set the standard for national-disaster response
While the 39th president will be remembered for setting a national energy policy and working on peace accords, it was his establishment of an agency aimed at responding to disasters that continues to impact many communities today.
Toddler nearly tumbles off cliff while visited erupting Kilauea volcano in Hawaii, NPS says
The National Park Service has warned people to be more careful when visiting the erupting KÄ«lauea volcano after a recent close call involving a family visiting the park.
SPC – No watches are valid as of Sun Dec 29 19:48:01 UTC 2024
No watches are valid as of Sun Dec 29 19:48:01 UTC 2024.
Tornado strikes Mississippi church for second time in 90 years during deadly severe weather outbreak
A deadly tornado ripped apart a small church in southern Mississippi over the weekend, but it's not the first run-in with nature for this historic house of worship.
Watch: Bald eagle protects eggs tornado-warned storm rages in Louisiana
Video from Louisiana's only national forest shows an eagle in its massive nest, protecting its eggs during a storm.
SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 726
WW 726 SEVERE TSTM NC SC CW 291445Z – 292200Z 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 726 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 945 AM EST Sun Dec 29 2024 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Central North Carolina Eastern South Carolina Coastal Waters * Effective this Sunday morning and afternoon from 945 AM until 500 PM EST. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible A tornado or two possible SUMMARY...A fast-moving line of showers and occasional thunderstorms will produce gusty winds and occasional damaging gusts through the early afternoon. An isolated tornado or two is also possible. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 55 statute miles east and west of a line from 35 miles north northwest of Greensboro NC to 50 miles south southeast of Myrtle Beach SC. 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. && OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 724...WW 725... AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 0.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector 24040. ...Hart
