Weather News
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Ask the Weather Guys: Why does severe weather threat increase as spring, summer approach?
on April 7, 2020 at 12:48 am
The severe weather season, though broadly spanning March through August across the United States, is actually quite regional.
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Fact-check: Trump says some states aren’t in jeopardy from the virus, denies saying it would go away by April
on April 3, 2020 at 11:28 pm
Trump repeatedly suggested in February that he believed the virus would not exist in the United States by May. “You know in April, supposedly, it dies with the hotter weather. And that’s a beautiful ...
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Spanish Flu, severe weather, Olympic Games: 2020 US Open Cup isn’t first tournament to be delayed
on April 3, 2020 at 9:47 am
the calendar for soccer in the United States started in March or April instead of September. 1965: Midwest matches once again delayed by weather While three of the four teams for the Western ...
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Winter storm exits Northern Plains after dumping hefty snowfall
on April 3, 2020 at 9:22 am
Roughly half a foot of snow fell across a wide swath of the Northern Plains and Intermountain West on Thursday as temperatures plummeted into the teens. On Friday, the snow was still chugging east, ...
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Could Warmer Weather Slow the Spread of COVID-19?
on March 31, 2020 at 10:49 am
Preliminary research suggests COVID-19 will likely be a seasonal virus that lessens with warmer temperatures and more humidity, but not until the majority of humans build up an immunity.
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Ask the Weather Guys: Why does the severe weather threat increase as spring and summer approach?
on March 30, 2020 at 3:30 am
As the threat of winter snows recedes across the country, it is replaced by the threat of severe weather — thunderstorms with hail, damaging winds and tornadoes. The severe weather season, though ...
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Grading the 2019-2020 Winter Outlook
on March 29, 2020 at 7:39 pm
One large weather event over just a few days can skew seasonal totals making things noisier. With that in mind, what did CPC think would happen this winter? The outlook had a tilt in the odds towards ...
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If a warm U.S. winter was ‘a preview of global warming,’ what part did a polar vortex play?
on March 28, 2020 at 10:45 pm
The winter that just ended was the sixth-warmest on record in the contiguous United States, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ... it’s in news stories about frigid ...
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NWS Public Alerts
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Special Weather Statement issued April 07 at 7:26AM CDT by NWS
by [email protected] on April 7, 2020 at 12:26 pm
...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN AITKIN... PINE...SOUTHERN CARLTON AND CENTRAL BURNETT COUNTIES... At 723 AM CDT, strong thunderstorms were clustered 9 miles southwest of Rutledge, or 13 miles northwest of Hinckley, moving east at 50 mph. Half inch hail and wind gusts to 30 mph are possible with these
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Special Weather Statement issued April 07 at 7:26AM CDT by NWS
by [email protected] on April 7, 2020 at 12:26 pm
...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN AITKIN... PINE...SOUTHERN CARLTON AND CENTRAL BURNETT COUNTIES... At 723 AM CDT, strong thunderstorms were clustered 9 miles southwest of Rutledge, or 13 miles northwest of Hinckley, moving east at 50 mph. Half inch hail and wind gusts to 30 mph are possible with these
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Red Flag Warning issued April 07 at 6:59AM CDT until April 07 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS
by [email protected] on April 7, 2020 at 11:59 am
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON UNTIL 7 PM MDT TUESDAY EVENING FOR THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON UNTIL 7 PM MDT TUESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 311, 312, AND 313... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zones 311, 312, and 313 in the
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Dense Fog Advisory issued April 07 at 6:55AM CDT until April 07 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS
by [email protected] on April 7, 2020 at 11:55 am
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog. * WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Nebraska and southwest Iowa. * WHEN...Until 10 AM CDT this morning. * IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to low visibility.
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Dense Fog Advisory issued April 07 at 6:55AM CDT until April 07 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS
by [email protected] on April 7, 2020 at 11:55 am
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog. * WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Nebraska and southwest Iowa. * WHEN...Until 10 AM CDT this morning. * IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to low visibility.
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Winter Storm Warning issued April 07 at 3:54AM AKDT until April 08 at 4:00AM AKDT by NWS
by [email protected] on April 7, 2020 at 11:54 am
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM AKDT WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 5 to 10 inches, with locally higher amounts up to 16 inches inland and at higher elevations. Winds gusting as high as 45 mph with visibilities reduced to one half mile or less at times.