SPC – No watches are valid as of Thu Sep 12 18:02:02 UTC 2024
No watches are valid as of Thu Sep 12 18:02:02 UTC 2024.
Tornado
See it: Francine leaves some Louisiana homes in pieces
Footage shot in Houma, Louisiana, on Wednesday captured images of the devastation caused by Francine, which made landfall in the Pelican State as a Category 2 hurricane.
Magnitude 4.7 earthquake rocks Malibu, California
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake rocked parts of Southern California on Thursday morning.
SpaceX Polaris Dawn crew completes first private spacewalk
Four civilians on SpaceX's Polaris Dawn mission were exposed to the vacuum of space and completed the first-ever private spacewalk on Thursday while zooming at more than 17,500 mph above Earth.
Bryan Norcross: Francine brings flooding rains to the South as we watch some other areas in the Atlantic
Francine's center of circulation is slowly moving north through Mississippi. Winds have dropped below 40 mph, so itâs officially Tropical Depression Francine now.
‘She’s kickin’: Witness Louisiana shrimp boat battle Francine’s relentless waves, howling winds
The terrifying power of Hurricane Francine is captured in a dramatic video of a shrimp boat struggling against towering waves and howling winds, as a Louisiana fisherman fights for survival.
Second Summer Arrives in Texas with Toasty Weather into Next Week
Second summer is arriving in Texas, and temperatures are returning to the unpleasantly toasty category. With the return of high temperatures in the 90s and 100s, weâll also see increased humidityâespecially across the eastern half of Texas. A few showers remain possible in the Ark-La-Tex and East Texas today from the far outer bands of […]
SPC Tornado Watch 669
WW 669 TORNADO AL FL CW 121050Z – 121800Z 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Tornado Watch Number 669 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 550 AM CDT Thu Sep 12 2024 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Tornado Watch for portions of Southern Alabama Florida Panhandle Coastal Waters * Effective this Thursday morning and afternoon from 550 AM until 100 PM CDT. * Primary threats include... A few tornadoes possible SUMMARY...As Francine's center continues moving northward over MS and weakens further through midday (per NHC forecast), a slot of wind/moisture/instability fields favorable for supercells and a few tornadoes will shift slowly northward/inland as well. The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles north and south of a line from 35 miles west southwest of Evergreen AL to 35 miles south southeast of Marianna FL. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9). 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...This tornado watch replaces tornado watch number 668. Watch number 668 will not be in effect after 550 AM CDT. AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 0 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 50 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean storm motion vector 16030. ...Edwards
It’s about to get hot. Let’s hope this is summer’s last gasp 
Temperatures are expected to be in the upper-90s next few days.