Storm Impacting the Northwest U.S.; Fire Weather Conditions in Southern California; Severe Weather in the South

A Pacific storm is bringing areas of low elevation rain, moderate to heavy mountain snow, and high winds to the Northwest. Strong Santa Ana winds and very dry conditions are producing elevated to critical fire weather conditions in southern California. Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible through early Wednesday morning across parts of northeast Texas into western Tennessee. Read More >

The National Weather Service in Louisville, KY, is welcoming a new meteorologist to our office, Adrian Lopez Lago! Adrian previously worked as a TV meteorologist for 5 years at WSCV Telemundo 51 in Miami, FL. He is experienced in communicating weather and climate information in English and Spanish to several audiences. Adrian has a Master’s Degree in Geosciences from Florida International University, and he will complete his Doctoral program in Atmospheric Sciences over the next several months, as we set him up to work in our operational forecasting environment. During his time down in Miami, he worked often with the weather forecast office down in Miami as well as some work with the National Hurricane Center. His research experience to date has focused on lightning in tropical cyclones. Adrian comes to the region with tons of energy, and we are excited to see how he uses that energy to help provide forecast information to southern Indiana and central Kentucky.