Demise of Central Pacific Hurricane Center one of several recent NWS changes
A bit of a pattern shift on tap for weather across the US this week
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Lala brings up to 3 feet of rain and winds that knock power out to 200,000 customers across Hawai'i
Also: looking at changes to how central Pacific tropical forecasts are being issued by the NWS.
Lala nearly a hurricane as it approaches the southern tip of the Big Island of Hawai'i
Torrential rainfall and flooding, high winds and heavy surf expected. Record heat continues in southern US with more flooding for Midwest into Mid-Atlantic.
Tropical Storm Lala threatens major impacts for Hawai'i, particularly the big island
Could be first hurricane to directly strike island and only third in Hawaii's history. Heavy rainfall and record flooding continues to plague parts of the Midwest.
BalancedWx Special: Challenges for the NWS
The recent IT/comms outage during a severe weather outbreak helps reveal the difficulties the agency is facing
Glacial outburst flood crests in Juneau area today, while Tropical Storm Lala threatens Hawaii
Prolonged heatwave expected for southern and parts of central US, along with more severe weather and flash flooding for Midwest
Multiple waves of severe storms result in 1000 incidences of severe weather Tuesday and serious flooding
CNN: NWS suffers comms and IT failure that results in more than an hour of seriously delayed warnings during severe weather outbreak.
Glacial outburst begins above Juneau, near record flooding expected on Mendenhall River by early Thursday
Severe thunderstorms leave more than 1M customers without power, and flash flooding leaves 1 dead in Ohio
Severe thunderstorms hammering parts of the Midwest and Ohio Valley today
More than 500K customers without power at midday due to storms. Also - Trump Administration announces termination of support for Arctic Report Card.
A week of active weather: severe storms, flash flooding, heat and tropical weather all on the menu
And some more discussion about AI in meteorology
Juneau area again monitoring potential for glacial outburst flooding on Mendenhall River
Suicide Basin continuing to fill above Juneau, with potential outburst in several days
Ready or not, AI and machine learning are revolutionizing weather forecasts & warnings
We need to ensure that we ARE in fact ready
Observational and model trends continue to support potential for an all-time El Nino event heading into winter
Global sea surface temperatures are currently running at record warm levels
Smoke, wildfires and record heat continue in the Pacific Northwest
Record heat continues to be a dominant weather story globally as well
WindBorne Systems successfully navigates a weather balloon into the eye of typhoon Dolphin
Demonstrates the promise of cutting edge atmospheric observational systems. In the current tropics, Dolphin remains the main game in town.
Wildfires destroy hundreds of homes near Spokane in Washington state's worst wildfire disaster
Senate releases new continuing resolution bill which would temporarily curtail new federal grant rules
July 2026 ends as a top 5 warmest on record for many western cities - continuing trend toward hotter summers
August will also start off with record heat for the West, along with dangerous wildfire conditions in the Northwest
Extreme heat and fire danger to plague West into this weekend
Super Typhoon Dolphin continues moving west-northwest across the Pacific
Record rainfall in Hudson Valley and Capital District cause serious New York flash flooding
Record heat will expand across the West into this weekend
Significant flash flooding risk for Northeast into Wednesday
Severe weather also a concern with tornado and severe thunderstorm watches for Mid-Atlantic and Appalachians