Round 2 of life-threatening heat menaces West with Las Vegas, Phoenix, Sacramento in crosshairs
Millions in the West will face a potentially deadly heat wave this week, the second in as many weeks.
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Giant 7-foot sunfish found on Oregon beach turns out to be newly discovered species
A massive ocean oddity that washed up on a northern Oregon beach this week turned out to be a recently discovered species of sunfish, according to the local aquarium.
NASA astronauts give tour of Boeing Starliner after arriving at space station
NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore took the public on a live tour of the Boeing Starliner on Saturday, two days after docking their spacecraft at the International Space Station.
Pollution from California wildfires killed 52,000 in a decade, study says
Pollution from California wildfires is estimated to have claimed more than 52,000 lives over about a decade, according to a new study published in the Science Advances.
Tropical moisture surging into Florida means rainy week ahead with flooding potential
A deluge of tropical moisture is forecast to bombard Florida this week, possibly dropping a foot of rain in some cities by the end of the week leading to potential flooding across the state.
SPC – No watches are valid as of Sun Jun 9 09:42:02 UTC 2024
No watches are valid as of Sun Jun 9 09:42:02 UTC 2024.
SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 400
WW 400 SEVERE TSTM KS 090050Z – 090800Z 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 400 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 750 PM CDT Sat Jun 8 2024 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Western and Central Kansas * Effective this Saturday night and Sunday morning from 750 PM until 300 AM CDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 80 mph likely Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5 inches in diameter possible A tornado or two possible SUMMARY...Severe thunderstorms will move east across the watch area this evening and overnight, with a risk for significant damaging wind gusts up to 80 mph and very large hail. A tornado or two will also be possible. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles either side of a line from 40 miles west of Garden City KS to 20 miles north of Wichita KS. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0). 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 398...WW 399... AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 70 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean storm motion vector 29035. ...Bunting
SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 399
WW 399 SEVERE TSTM AR KS MO 082225Z – 090600Z 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 399 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 525 PM CDT Sat Jun 8 2024 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Northern Arkansas Far Southeast Kansas Southern Missouri * Effective this Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning from 525 PM until 100 AM CDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5 inches in diameter possible Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible A tornado or two possible SUMMARY...Severe thunderstorms will increase in coverage and move southeast across the watch area through late this evening. Damaging wind gusts are expected, in addition to large hail. possibly up to 2.5 inches in diameter. In addition, a tornado or two will also be possible. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 55 statute miles north and south of a line from 45 miles north northwest of Joplin MO to 20 miles northeast of Poplar Bluff MO. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9). 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 398... AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 600. Mean storm motion vector 30025. ...Bunting