Eaglets killed when 75-mph windstorm knocks bald eagle nest out of tree
Three baby bald eagles were killed over the weekend when their nest was blown out of a tree during a sudden windstorm.
Month: April 2025
Dangerous severe weather threat builds from Southern Plains to Upper Midwest during final week of April
A powerful spring storm system is poised to sweep across the heartland next week and produce severe weather from Tulsa and Oklahoma City, northward to Minneapolis and Duluth. The greatest risk area appears to focus on Iowa and nearby Kansas, Minnesota and Wisconsin, where an intensifying low-level jet could enhance the intensity and coverage of storms.
SPC Tornado Watch 167
WW 167 TORNADO OK TX 242035Z – 250400Z 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Tornado Watch Number 167 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 335 PM CDT Thu Apr 24 2025 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Tornado Watch for portions of Oklahoma Panhandle Texas Panhandle and South Plains * Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 335 PM until 1100 PM CDT. * Primary threats include... A couple tornadoes possible Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 4 inches in diameter likely Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible SUMMARY...Widely scattered thunderstorms are forecast to rapidly develop this afternoon into the early evening. Environmental shear and buoyancy combinations strongly favor intense, discrete supercells. Large to giant hail will be probable with any supercell. The tornado risk will likely focus for a few hours during the early evening near a residual outflow boundary draped over parts of the Watch area. The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles east and west of a line from 30 miles northeast of Guymon OK to 60 miles southeast of Lubbock TX. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7). 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 166... AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 4 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean storm motion vector 29015. ...Smith
Texas Storms Today: Brazos Valley First, Giant Hail Later in West TX
Multiple zones of severe thunderstorm potential are underway or about to develop across Texas. For simplicity’s sake, I’ll divide them up into regions. Central Texas, Brazos Valley, and Southeast Texas A line of storms is moving southeast into the aforementioned regions. These storms produced 67 MPH winds in Waco, along with flooding from heavy rain […]
SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 166
WW 166 SEVERE TSTM TX 241955Z – 250100Z 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 166 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 255 PM CDT Thu Apr 24 2025 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Central into East Texas * Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 255 PM until 800 PM CDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible SUMMARY...A linear cluster of strong to severe thunderstorms will likely continue east across much of the Watch area this afternoon into the early evening. Severe gusts 60-70 mph appear to be the primary hazard, but large hail may accompany the stronger cells on the southwestern flank of the thunderstorm band. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 50 statute miles north and south of a line from 35 miles west of Temple TX to 25 miles east of Lufkin TX. 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. && 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 28030. ...Smith
How recently discovered giant magma ‘cap’ helps prevent eruption at Yellowstone National Park
Scientists found that a "cap" of bubbles and magma stands between the magma reservoir underneath Yellowstone National Park and a volcanic eruption.
Watch: Diving instructor spots large shark while swimming off South Carolina coast
Katherine Prandi posted a video of a large shark swimming by her while diving near Murrells Inlet.
Texas Braces for Severe Weather: Storm Timeline
Scattered thunderstorms reached Texoma and North Texas this morning, somewhat contradicting my forecast video posted yesterday morning. These storms have continued into the late morning, now extending from the eastern Big Country to southern areas of the D/FW Metroplex. It seems likely that storms will continue to develop further south this afternoon into southern North […]