New Orleans testing floodgates, levees in preparation for busy hurricane season forecast this year
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SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 386
WW 386 SEVERE TSTM OK TX 032145Z – 040400Z 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 386 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 445 PM CDT Mon Jun 3 2024 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Western Oklahoma Northwest Texas and the Eastern Panhandle * Effective this Monday afternoon and evening from 445 PM until 1100 PM CDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 3 inches in diameter likely Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely A tornado or two possible SUMMARY...Isolated intense supercell thunderstorms are expected to develop this afternoon, capable of very large hail and damaging wind gusts. An tornado or two is also possible. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 35 statute miles east and west of a line from 140 miles north northwest of Altus OK to 85 miles south of Altus OK. 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 385... AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 3 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector 29025. ...Hart
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Feeling much hotter than average to start June
SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 385
WW 385 SEVERE TSTM AR LA OK TX 031835Z – 040100Z 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 385 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 135 PM CDT Mon Jun 3 2024 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Southwest and Southern Arkansas Northern Louisiana Far Southeast Oklahoma Far Northeast Texas * Effective this Monday afternoon and evening from 135 PM until 800 PM CDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible SUMMARY...A squall line will likely continue east-southeast across the Watch area through the afternoon into the early evening. Strong to severe gusts (50-70 mph) will be capable of wind damage with the more intense downdrafts. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 75 statute miles north and south of a line from 35 miles west of De Queen AR to 35 miles east of El Dorado AR. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5). 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 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector 29025. ...Smith
Watch as Coast Guard plucks missing diver from ocean 75 miles off South Carolina coast
The U.S. Coast Guard released a dramatic video showing the rescue of a missing man who drifted away from his vessel while diving about 75 miles off the coast of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, on Friday.
Amazing video: Octopus changes color as it emerges from rock, scrambles toward ocean
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