Areas of Extreme Heat and Fire Weather in the Pacific Northwest; Heavy Rain in the West and South-central US

Extreme heat will continue across the Pacific Northwest into midweek before finally waning. Hot temperatures, dry, gusty conditions, and isolated dry thunderstorms will bring critical fire weather. Heavy rain and thunderstorms are expected across portions of the Southwest, the Sierras, and the central/southern Plains. A series of storms will bring heavy rain and strong winds to southern Alaska. Read More >

February 2, 1998 Doppler Radar Images

Doppler radar Dade County storms

This radar velocity image was taken from the Miami (KAMX) Doppler radarpar at 8:29 pm February 2, 1998 at about the time a tornado was moving north northeastpar through the Hialeah-Opa Locka-Carol City area in north Dade county. The main tornadopar had split into three or four separate vorteces, and the distinctive TVS signature waspar not apparent. Note a well-defined area of winds greater than 58 knots surrounded by anpar extensive area of +50 knot winds.

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Areas of Extreme Heat and Fire Weather in the Pacific Northwest; Heavy Rain in the West and South-central US

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