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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 >

 

Have you ever wondered how lightning forms, how radar works, or why we do weather balloon launches? Well look no further, because these are just a few of the topics that will be covered in the Weather Unlocked video series!

 

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Upper Air Launches

Skew-T Soundings

Weather Patterns

 

 

 

Air Masses

 

 

 

Fronts

 

 

 

Radar Pt. 1

 

 

 

Radar Pt. 2

 

 

 

Satellites

 

 

 

El Nino & La Nina

 

 

 

Cloud Types

 

 

 

Fog

 

 

 

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WPC Products

SPC Products

Thunderstorms

 

 

 

Lightning

 

 

 

Hail

 

 

 

Severe Products & Reports

 

 

 

Tornadoes

 

 

 

Microbursts

 

 

 

Wind

 

 

 

Flooding

 

 

 

NWS Damage Surveys

 

 

 

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Summer Heat

Lake Safety

                                  
     
     

 

 

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Wind Chill

Winter Weather Safety

NWS Winter Products

Snow & Ice Reports

Winter Precipitation Types

 

 

 

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