Heat Across the Center of the Nation; Severe Thunderstorms Across the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley

Heat expands across the Desert Southwest, Plains, Mississippi Valley and Midwest into Monday. Fire weather concerns continue for portions of the Intermountain West. Active monsoonal moisture fuels thunderstorms over the Southwest with possible flash flooding. Tropical cyclone Fausto in the Pacific, should weaken as it approaches Hawaii; Dangerous surf, swells and rip currents are expected. Read More >

The National Weather Service is proposing to lower the elevation scan of the WSR-88D 
Doppler Radar in Grand Junction, CO. This will allow for better scanning of the atmosphere 
from a radar that is located over 10,000 feet in elevation. These improvements will provide 
better radar coverage for much of eastern Utah and western Colorado.

A Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for lowering the minimum scan angle of the 
Weather Surveillance Radar-Model 1988 Doppler (WSR-88D) serving the Grand Junction, 
CO, area is now available for public comment. The Draft EA document can be obtained at:

DRAFT Environmental Assessment

The NWS will accept written comments on the Draft EA until September 18, 2019. We appreciate your interest in this important project.

A few images from the report can be seen below.