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Regional Outbreaks of Severe Weather Through Early Next Week; Early Season Heat Wave across the South

Active spring pattern across the center of our nation with several episodes of severe weather and heavy rainfall expected into next week. The potential for very large hail, long track tornadoes, severe wind gusts, frequent cloud to ground lightning strikes and flash flooding are in the outlook. Furthermore, dangerous early season heat wave continues for the Gulf Coast states into early next week. Read More >

This article is from May 2018 and is no longer valid: Our buoy in Kachemak Bay is sadly down for maintenance so we are asking for your help! Marine observations are not only beneficial for us to create accurate forecasts but that buoy data is used by researchers to create more accurate wave models. Better models mean better forecasts for you. So what can you do? Submit a marine observations like the example in the photo below making sure to use the #kbaywaves. We thank you in advance for any and all observations that we receive.