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  1. #Heatwave #SevereWeather #ClimateChange #RyanHall

    From Ryan Hall Y’all on FB: It's official.

    June, July and August of 2026 were the hottest summer in American history.

    Hotter than the Dust Bowl summer of 1936. Hotter than anything in 132 years of records.

    Utah, Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico just had the hottest summer their states have ever measured. Texas, Florida and California, top 4.

    1936 had eight states at #1. It also had six states cooler than normal. This summer had four at #1 and not one cool state.

    That is how you beat the Dust Bowl. Find your state on the map.

  2. Saturday’s forecast discussion begins.

    National Weather Service, Wakefield, VA
    705 AM EDT, Sat Sep 5, 2026

    Confidence in severe weather this afternoon has increased.

    Key messages:
    1) Scattered showers and storms are expected today into tonight.
    2) Strong to severe storms may occur with damaging wind gusts, heavy rainfall, and isolated large hail.
    3) Cooler temperatures are expected early next week with a brief warmup by midweek.

    #VAwx #NCwx #SevereWeather

  3. @BakerRL75 supper in the cellar tonight? Looks like it’s getting loud up there. Dismal Manor is close to the projected track. #VAwx #SevereWeather

  4. Weather Barn staff has just put together the afternoon updates. There’s now thunderstorm and heavy rainfall watches for the area up at 1400Q running until 2000Q or so. #VAwx #SevereWeather

  5. #Lala #TropicalWx #SevereWx #SevereWeather #HIwx #HawaiiCounty #MauiCounty

    From Hawai’i Emergency Management Agency on FB: Winds from Lala are likely to cause power outages.

    Please set your radio and car presets to these primary local emergency radio stations, and make sure you have extra batteries for your radio.

    Radio is an essential tool for getting updates when the power is out or when cell coverage is down.

    Many other stations also relay emergency broadcasts.

    Get Tropical Storm Lala updates at dod.hawaii.gov/hiema/?fbclid=I

  6. #Lala #TropicalWx #SevereWx #SevereWeather #HIwx

    BULLETIN
    Tropical Storm Lala Advisory Number 7
    NWS Central Pacific Hurricane Center Honolulu HI CP012026
    Issued by NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
    500 PM HST Thu Aug 13 2026

    ...LALA STEADILY STRENGTHENING...
    ...FORECAST TO BECOME A HURRICANE AS IT APPROACHES THE BIG ISLAND OF HAWAII...

    SUMMARY OF 500 PM HST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
    LOCATION...16.2N 147.5W
    ABOUT 555 MI...890 KM ESE OF HILO HAWAII
    ABOUT 765 MI...1230 KM ESE OF HONOLULU HAWAII
    MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH...95 KM/H
    PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 295 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 KM/H
    MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...997 MB...29.44 INCHES

    WATCHES AND WARNINGS: CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:

    The Hurricane Watch for Hawaii County has been upgraded to a Hurricane Warning.

    A Tropical Storm Watch is now in effect for Maui County, including the islands of Maui, Lanai, Molokai and Kahoolawe.

    SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:

    A Hurricane Warning is in effect for...
    * Hawaii County

    A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for...
    * Maui County, including the islands of Maui, Lanai, Molokai and Kahoolawe

    For storm information specific to your area, including possible inland watches and warnings, please monitor products issued by yourlocal National Weather Service forecast office.

    DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
    At 500 PM HST (0300 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Lala was located near latitude 16.2 North, longitude 147.5 West. Lala is moving toward the west-northwest near 12 mph (19 km/h). A faster
    west-northwestward motion is expected during the next several days. On the forecast track, Lala is forecast to be near the Big Island on Saturday, and pass south of the remainder of the islands later in
    the weekend.

    Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 60 mph (95 km/h) with higher gusts. Steady strengthening is forecast, and Lala is expected to become a hurricane as it approaches the Big Island.

    Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 275 miles (445 km) from the center.

    The estimated minimum central pressure is 997 mb (29.44 inches) based on NOAA and Air Force Hurricane Hunter data.

    HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
    Key messages for Tropical Storm Lala can be found in the Tropical Cyclone Discussion under AWIPS header HFOTCPCP2 and WMO header
    WTPA42 PHFO.

    WIND: Hurricane conditions are expected on the Big Island of Hawaii by early Saturday, with tropical storm conditions possible in Maui County by late Saturday. Wind speeds atop and on the windward
    sides of slopes and mountains are often up to 30 percent stronger than the near-surface winds indicated in this advisory, and in some elevated locations could be even greater.

    RAINFALL: Tropical Storm Lala is expected to produce rainfall totals of 8 to 12 inches across Maui and the Big Island with maximum totals of 25 inches possible across the Big Island. Rainfall totals of 4
    to 6 inches with maximum amounts of 8 inches across the remainder of the island chain. This rainfall may produce life-threatening flooding and mudslides, especially in areas of steep terrain.

    For a complete depiction of forecast rainfall associated with Lala, please see the National Weather Service Storm Total Rainfall Graphic available at hurricanes.gov/graphics_cp2.shtml?rainqpf

    STORM SURGE: The combination of a dangerous storm surge and the tide will cause normally dry areas near the coast to be flooded by rising waters moving inland from the shoreline. The water could
    reach the following heights above ground somewhere in the indicated areas if the peak surge occurs at the time of high tide...

    Hawaii...1 to 3 ft

    The deepest water will occur along the immediate coast, where the surge will be accompanied by large and dangerous waves. Surge-related flooding depends on the relative timing of the surge and the tidal cycle, and can vary greatly over short distances. For information specific to your area, please see products issued by your local National Weather Service forecast office.

    For a complete depiction of areas at risk of storm surge inundation, please see the National Weather Service Peak Storm Surge Graphic, available at
    hurricanes.gov/graphics_cp2.shtml?peakSurge.

    SURF: Swells generated by Lala are expected to reach the east-facing shores of the state on Friday, spreading westward and building through the weekend. These swells are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions. Please consult products from your local weather office.

    NEXT ADVISORY
    Next complete advisory at 1100 PM HST.

    $$
    Forecaster Gibbs

  7. #LaLa #HIwx #SevereWeather #SevereWx

    #EAS #WEA for Kona: National Weather Service: A HURRICANE WARNING is in effect for this area for dangerous and damaging winds. This warning is issued up to 36 hours before hazardous conditions begin. Urgently complete efforts to protect life and property. Have food, water, cash, fuel, and medications for 3+ days. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FROM LOCAL OFFICIALS. Source: NWS Honolulu HI

  8. #TropicalWx #TropicalOutlook #SevereWeather #SevereWx

    Tropical Weather Outlook
    NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
    800 PM EDT Wed Aug 12 2026

    For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of America:

    Active Systems The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Tropical Storm Cristobal, located over the Atlantic well to the west of the
    Azores.

    1. Central Tropical Atlantic (AL92): Showers and thunderstorms are showing some signs of organization associated with a tropical wave located midway between the Lesser Antilles and the west coast of Africa. Environmental conditions
    are forecast to be conducive for further development, and a tropical depression will likely form during the next day or two while the system moves westward to west-northwestward across the
    central tropical Atlantic. Upper-level winds are likely to become too strong for development as the wave approaches the Lesser Antilles this weekend.

    * Formation chance through 48 hours...high...80 percent.
    * Formation chance through 7 days...high...80 percent.

    2. Eastern Tropical Atlantic (AL94): A tropical wave located a few hundred miles south of the Cabo Verde Islands is producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms. Environmental conditions are forecast to be generally conducive for some development, and a tropical depression could form late this week or this weekend while the wave moves westward or west- northwestward across the eastern and central tropical Atlantic.

    * Formation chance through 48 hours...low...30 percent.
    * Formation chance through 7 days...medium...50 percent.

    Public Advisories on Tropical Storm Cristobal are issued under WMO header WTNT33 KNHC and under AWIPS header MIATCPAT3.
    Forecast/Advisories on Tropical Storm Cristobal are issued under WMO header WTNT23 KNHC and under AWIPS header MIATCMAT3.

    Forecaster Hagen/Evans

  9. #Cristobal #TropicalWx #SevereWeather #SevereWx

    BULLETIN
    Tropical Storm Cristobal Advisory Number 2
    NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL032026
    900 PM GMT Wed Aug 12 2026

    ...CRISTOBAL MOVING QUICKLY EASTWARD...

    SUMMARY OF 900 PM GMT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
    ----------------------------------------------
    LOCATION...37.2N 41.0W
    ABOUT 765 MI...1235 KM W OF THE AZORES
    MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H
    PRESENT MOVEMENT...E OR 90 DEGREES AT 21 MPH...33 KM/H
    MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1008 MB...29.77 INCHES

    WATCHES AND WARNINGS
    --------------------
    There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect.

    DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
    ----------------------
    At 900 PM GMT (2100 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Cristobal was located near latitude 37.2 North, longitude 41.0 West. Cristobal is moving toward the east near 21 mph (33 km/h). A turn toward the east-northeast and a slower forward motion is expected tonight.

    Maximum sustained winds are near 45 mph (75 km/h) with higher gusts. Slow weakening is forecast, and Cristobal is forecast to dissipate on Thursday.

    Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 80 miles (130 km) from the center.

    The estimated minimum central pressure is 1008 mb (29.77 inches).

    HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
    ----------------------
    None.

    NEXT ADVISORY
    -------------
    Next complete advisory at 300 AM GMT.

    $$
    Forecaster Adams/Pasch

  10. #TropicalOutlook #SevereWeather #SevereWx

    Special Tropical Weather Outlook
    NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
    1000 AM EDT Wed Aug 12 2026

    For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of America:

    Updated for the Central Atlantic Sub-Tropical System.

    1. Central Tropical Atlantic (AL92):
    An area of showers and thunderstorms associated with a tropical wave is located about 900 miles west-southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands. Environmental conditions are forecast to be conducive for development during the next couple of days, and a tropical depression will likely form while the system moves westward to west-northwestward across the central tropical Atlantic.
    * Formation chance through 48 hours...high...80 percent.
    * Formation chance through 7 days...high...80 percent.

    2. Central Subtropical Atlantic (AL93):
    Recent satellite wind data indicate that the circulation associated with the low pressure area located about 1050 miles east-northeast of Bermuda has become better defined and the
    system is producing tropical-storm-force winds to the southeast of the center. The system is likely to become a short-lived tropical storm while it moves eastward to east-northeastward at around 20 mph
    across the central subtropical Atlantic. Addition information on this system is found in High Seas Forecasts issued by the National Weather Service.
    * Formation chance through 48 hours...high...80 percent.
    * Formation chance through 7 days...high...80 percent.

    3. Eastern Tropical Atlantic:
    A tropical wave just offshore of the coast of west Africa is producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms. Environmental conditions are forecast to be generally conducive for some
    development of this system during the next several days while it moves westward or west-northwestward across the eastern and central
    tropical Atlantic.
    * Formation chance through 48 hours...low...20 percent.
    * Formation chance through 7 days...low...30 percent.

    High Seas Forecasts issued by the National Weather Service
    can be found under AWIPS header NFDHSFAT1, WMO header FZNT01
    KWBC, and online at ocean.weather.gov/shtml/NFDHSFAT1.php

    Forecaster Brown/Katz

  11. #California’s #NPR and #PBS stations will cut staff and programs after funding slashed

    By Maya C. Miller and Cayla Mihalovich
    July 29, 2025 10:05 AM PT

    "Small NPR and PBS stations in California are teetering after Congress pulled funding from #PublicBroadcasting. Even big stations are bracing for cuts.

    "Dozens of California public broadcasting stations will lose millions of dollars after Republicans in Congress voted to strip them of federal funding, cutting off a vital lifeline in rural communities and limiting access to local news programming in an era of hyperpartisan national media.

    "While California broadcasters are assuring audiences that they plan to keep their signals running, they also warn that cost-saving changes are inevitable.

    "Radio and television stations of all sizes across the Golden State say that to survive, they’ll likely be forced to lay off staff and cut programming unless they’re able to make up the losses through fundraising. Their leaders warn that the cuts will disproportionately harm locally produced programs, the most expensive to create but among their most popular content, that inform millions of listeners and viewers.

    "Republicans have long wanted to cut funding for public broadcasting, arguing such services should be funded by private donors, not taxpayers. Their efforts prevailed when Congress last week finalized President Trump’s request to rescind $1.1 billion from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which provides grants to National Public Radio, the Public Broadcasting Service, their affiliates and other independent public media creators. All nine of California’s #Republican members of #Congress voted in favor of the funding cuts.

    "Now, roughly 35 stations from #SanDiego to #Hoopa in #HumboldtCounty have lost critical funding.

    "While many public broadcasters remain hopeful that they’ll find ways to endure, all agree the rescission undermines the #egalitarian mission of public media — to create a nationwide network that provides access to quality information, stories and music for local #communities.

    " 'That has been our superpower,' said Joe Moore, president and general manager of #KVPR #ValleyPublicRadio in #Fresno. His station lost about 7% of its budget, or $175,000, from the #CPB.

    " 'The New York Times doesn’t have the type of investment in #Alaska or in #NorthDakota — or on #TribalReservations, bringing local news from these communities — that public radio does.'

    "Smaller stations whose budgets relied heavily on federal dollars to make ends meet are the most at risk of closure. In Eureka, the community-owned PBS affiliate #KEET-TV stands to lose $847,000 — nearly half of its operating budget — due to the defunding of CPB. To survive, all of its funding will need to come from #CommunitySupport, since the station has no institutional backer such as a local college or school district.

    "David Gordon, KEET’s general manager and executive director, says that as much as he hopes the station will stay afloat even at reduced capacity, he won’t make the same bold proclamation that, 'We’re not going anywhere,' like some stations have.

    " 'I can’t guarantee that KEET will be here once the dust settles from this defunding move,' Gordon said. He emphasized that he was speaking for himself and not on behalf of his station.

    " 'I hope it is, and I think there’s a good chance that it’ll survive in some form. But absolutely will it? I don’t know if I can say that.'

    "Nearby, Mendocino-based NPR member station #KZYX was forced to lay off its news director after losing 25% of its operating budget, or $174,000, from the CPB. That means news will include fewer in-depth stories, such as interviews with city council members or county supervisors, said Andre de Channes, KZYX’s general manager and director of operations.

    " 'There isn’t the time to source out those kinds of things,' he said. 'So the news gets more like a headline news.'

    "The station serves roughly 130,000 listeners, including in Mendocino County and part of Lake County. When De Channes first learned about the CPB cuts, he immediately worried about fire safety, since listeners who live in #OffTheGrid #RuralAreas without access to internet or cell service rely on KZYX for #EmergencyInformation.

    "Those potentially lifesaving #EmergencyAlerts became a rallying cry for public media providers and their allies as they begged Congress to preserve funding for their stations, especially those in remote, rural areas that also tend to be Republican. Frank Lanzone, the longtime general manager of the NPR-affiliated KCBX in San Luis Obispo, said his station has sometimes been the only on-air source providing emergency information during #SevereWeather events.

    " 'There’s been several times in very bad storms when we’re the only station on the air in our area because of either power outages or people’s generators ran out of propane,' said Lanzone, who has worked in public radio for more than 50 years.
    KCBX, which serves about 45,000 listeners from Santa Barbara to Monterey, will lose $240,000 in funding from CPB, about 13% of its operating budget.

    " 'It’s going to hurt the stations and the people that listen to them who need it the most,' Lanzone said. 'The most vulnerable, the ones out in the middle of nowhere.'

    "Local programs are most at risk
    Both radio and television station leaders emphasized that local programming — shows that are created and produced in-house rather than purchased from another producer — will be first on the chopping block. To produce locally focused public television programming, stations must invest additional time, money and work on top of the membership dues they pay to be affiliated with PBS, which unlocks a large catalogue of programming that they can air at no additional cost.

    "For PBS viewers in the Inland Empire, that likely means the loss of popular local programs such as '#InlandEdition,' an Emmy-winning weekly half-hour public affairs show, and '#LearnWithMe,' an award-winning #bilingual English-Spanish children’s show, both of which are produced in house by affiliate KVCR.

    " 'The local stuff that’s so important to people is probably the stuff that’ll go away,' said Connie Leyva, executive director of KVCR and a former Democratic state senator. The station stands to lose about $550,000 in annual CPB funding, about 6% of its budget.
    She emphasized that the station also wanted to preserve its journalism staff — two full-time reporters and one part-time — who have recently focused on federal #ImmigrationRaids taking place across the region.

    " 'If we’re not here, the #InlandEmpire is just hearing about what’s happening in Los Angeles,' Leyva said. 'We want to know what’s happening in our backyard, what’s happening at the schools around us, what’s happening at the Home Depots around us.' "

    Read more:
    latimes.com/business/story/202

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/Lur03

    #ImmigrationRaids #ICERaids #ClimateChange #SevereWeather #KeepingUsInTheDark #CPBFunding #CPBFundingCuts #TrumpSucks

  12. #SevereStorms with nocturnal #tornado risk to blitz over a dozen states

    Millions of people in the central and eastern #UnitedStates are bracing not only for severe storms and tornadoes but also weather whiplash with #temperatures plummeting as much as 60 degrees in less than 24 hours.

    By Alex Sosnowski, AccuWeather senior meteorologist

    Published Feb 26, 2024 12:07 PM EST | Updated Feb 26, 2024 3:32 PM EST

    "A powerful cold front will mark an end to surging June-like warmth from the Mississippi Valley to the Appalachians at the cost of potentially violent storms that will roar through more than a dozen states from Tuesday afternoon to Wednesday, AccuWeather meteorologists warn.

    "The upcoming severe weather eruption, which may affect as many as 50 million people, has been on AccuWeather's radar for at least a week due to a potent storm the team has been tracking since it began its journey well out over the Pacific Ocean. As that storm interacts with a strong jet stream, surging Gulf of Mexico moisture and an increasing temperature difference between unusual warmth and February cold, natural fireworks in the form of powerful thunderstorms will unfold.

    "'The first thunderstorms will erupt along the edge of advancing warm air from mid- to late afternoon on Tuesday from northern Illinois and Indiana to southern Wisconsin and Michigan, as well as northwestern Ohio,' AccuWeather Meteorologist Alyssa Glenny said. These storms will become severe toward the end of the day.

    "Next, thunderstorms will explode southwestward along the advancing cold front, extending from northern Illinois to Arkansas Tuesday evening. The front and the severe weather it packs will move across the Ohio and middle Mississippi valleys during the overnight hours on Tuesday.

    "All modes of #SevereWeather are anticipated with the severe weather. Some of the storms will pack damaging #wind gusts, large #hail and torrential #downpours capable of leading to flash flooding. However, the potential for multiple #tornadoes is also a serious concern with the upcoming severe weather threat.

    "'The greatest threat of tornadoes may occur along and in between interstates 70 and 80 in the Midwest, beginning in Illinois and western Indiana late in the day Tuesday and expanding eastward from there Tuesday night,' AccuWeather StormWarning Meteorologist Joseph Bauer said.

    "The Tuesday evening and night tornado threat includes the massive #Chicago and SaintLouis metro areas and the cities of #Indianapolis, #SouthBend and #FortWayne, Indiana; #ToledoOhio and #LimaOhio; and #SpringfieldIllinois and #PeoriaIllinois.

    "Should the severe thunderstorms organize into a single solid line on Tuesday night, the risk of damaging wind gusts may broaden, but the risk of highly dangerous tornadoes may lower. While a line of storms may form, it may be fragmented and individual discreet thunderstorms, which are most capable of producing tornadoes, may proceed the line.

    "AccuWeather meteorologists urge people in the path of the storms to pay attention to severe weather bulletins, including signing up for alerts that may precede the messages when sleeping at night, such as the AccuWeather App.

    "The risk of severe thunderstorms, including a few tornadoes, will carry over into Wednesday as the cold front advances to the east and south toward the central and southern #Appalachians. On Wednesday, the severe weather threat will extend from southern #NewYork state to the northern parts of #Mississippi, #Alabama and #Georgia.

    "The potential for storms capable of causing property damage and localized power outages on Wednesday will include #NewYorkCity, #Philadephia, #WashingtonDC., #Charlotte and part of the #Atlanta metro area.

    "As the powerful cold front presses on toward the mid-Atlantic coast, storms will bring brief downpours and strong wind gusts, as opposed to a tornado threat. In some cases, the squally storms may occur without thunder and lightning by the time the storms reach the coast, Bauer said.
    Powerful cold front to mark as much as 60-degree temperature crash

    "One of the reasons for the severe weather will be the rapid exchange of warm and cold air. Temperatures more typical of May and early June will precede the cold front, including unusual warmth at night into Tuesday in the Central states and into Wednesday along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts.

    "Widespread highs in the 60s and 70s across the north and the 70s and 80s across the south are in store ahead of the front. Nighttime lows will be in the 40s and 50s across the north and the 50s and 60s across the south for the first part of this week.

    "Temperatures will range from 15-30 degrees Fahrenheit above the historical average in many areas but may reach 40 degrees in some places through Tuesday in the central states and from Tuesday to Wednesday along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts.

    "In the wake of the front, from Tuesday to Wednesday night, temperatures will crash 40 degrees over a broad area in a matter of hours.

    "'For example, at Kansas City, Missouri, temperatures may drop about 60 degrees in 18 hours, which could set a record,' AccuWeather Meteorologist and Social Media Producer Jesse Ferrell stated. The existing record is 56 degrees, set on Jan. 15, 1953.

    "In some cases, such as parts of the central Plains, the Upper Midwest, the Appalachians and New England, the blast of cold air will be so rapid as to catch up with the lingering moisture in the wake of the front. This temperature plunge will lead to pockets of accumulating# snow and/or a rapid #freezeup where moisture and slush can freeze into sheets of ice within an hour.

    "The #FlashFreeze will spread eastward across the Upper #Midwest Tuesday night and from the central #Appalachians to #NewEngland Wednesday evening and night.

    "In most cases along the mid-Atlantic and southern New England coasts, gusty winds will dry off roads and sidewalks Wednesday night, but there may be a few exceptions, and caution is advised."

    accuweather.com/en/severe-weat

    #ExtremeTemperatures #ClimateChangeWeatherWheel #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis

  13. Some important BOT accounts to follow to know what's going on weather-wise in the #USA. Created and hosted by @ai6yr

    @flashflood_bot
    This bot automatically posts #FlashFloodWarnings from the #US National Weather Service, from the #NWS CAP alerts. NOT OFFICIAL.

    @easwatch
    #EAS warning bot *EXPERIMENTAL* EXPERIMENTAL*EXPERIMENTAL* do not use for official advice.

    @severetstorm_bot
    This is an automated account which toots out #SevereThunderstorm Warnings and maps based on National Weather Service CAP alerts. NOT OFFICIAL. #SevereStorms

    @nwstornado_bot
    This is an automated bot which toots out National Weather Service CAP alerts for #tornadoes. Experimental, and NOT OFFICIAL. DO NOT RELY ON FOR LIFE SAFETY!

    @watchduty_bot
    This is an automated bot which toots out new #wildfires reported by #WatchDuty (app.watchduty.org). Not run by WatchDuty.

    #SevereWeather #WeatherAlerts