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SPC Dec 17, 2024 Day 4-8 Severe Weather Outlook

Day 4-8 Outlook Day 4-8 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0333 AM CST Tue Dec 17 2024 Valid 201200Z - 251200Z ...DISCUSSION... Strong surface high pressure over the central U.S. and a prior cold front intruding into the southern Gulf of Mexico will result in a dearth of boundary layer moisture across much of the CONUS through at least Day 6/Sun. As a result, thunderstorm chances will be low. Toward the end of the period, some forecast guidance suggests lee troughing will allow southeasterly low-level flow to bring modest Gulf moisture northward across TX. This may result
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SPC Dec 17, 2024 0830 UTC Day 3 Severe Thunderstorm Outlook

SPC 0830Z Day 3 Outlook Day 3 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0152 AM CST Tue Dec 17 2024 Valid 191200Z - 201200Z ...NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST... ...SUMMARY... Severe thunderstorms are not expected on Thursday. ...Synopsis... An upper trough extending along the Atlantic coast into the eastern Gulf of Mexico will shift east across FL and moving offshore early in the forecast period. Meanwhile, a shortwave trough over the northern/central Plains will deepen and pivot east, maintaining a mean upper trough over the eastern U.S. through the period. A surface cold front will be located over
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2024 USGS Honor Awards Ceremony

On December 5, 2024 from 1–2:30pm EST, USGS hosted a live, virtual Honor Awards Ceremony. Watch video of event including closed captions and transcripts and access presentation slides. Get Our News These items are in the RSS feed format (Really Simple Syndication) based on categories such as topics, locations, and more. You can install and RSS reader browser extension, software, or use a third-party service to receive immediate news updates depending on the feed that you have added. If you click the feed links below, they may look strange because they are simply XML code. An RSS reader can easily
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SPC Dec 16, 2024 2000 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook

SPC 2000Z Day 1 Outlook Day 1 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0200 PM CST Mon Dec 16 2024 Valid 162000Z - 171200Z ...THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PARTS OF THE ARK-LA-TEX AND LOWER TO MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY... ...SUMMARY... Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms with mainly a damaging wind threat may occur today across parts of the ArkLaTex into western Tennessee and vicinity. Some hail may also occur. ...20Z Update... The previous forecast remains on track. Only minor adjustments to the lines have been made for this Day 1 outlook update. A cold
Florida State Watch Office Morning Situation Report for Monday, December 16, 2024
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Florida State Watch Office Morning Situation Report for Monday, December 16, 2024

Florida State Watch Office Morning Situation Report EOC Activation Level:  Level 2 Meteorological Summary: Dense Fog Advisories  will remain effect across Northeast Florida through the mid-to-late morning hours as dense fog has reduced visibility to ¼ of a mile or less. Foggy conditions  throughout the rest of the Big Bend and Suwannee Valley should also lift by the mid-morning hours. Spotty showers have already begun to push onshore along portions of the East Coast this morning, and will continue to move inland with the help of onshore winds and an upper-level feature adjacent to the coast (15-45% chance of rain).
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SPC Dec 16, 2024 1300 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook

SPC 1300Z Day 1 Outlook Day 1 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0624 AM CST Mon Dec 16 2024 Valid 161300Z - 171200Z ...NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST... ...SUMMARY... Severe thunderstorms are not expected through tonight. ...Synopsis/Discussion... A progressive mid/upper-level pattern will persist, with the most important feature being a trough now apparent in moisture-channel imagery from a low over southeastern MB, across western MN, eastern NE, central KS, and the TX Panhandle. The main/northern part of this trough is forecast to weaken and move across the Upper Great Lakes today. A weaker, positively tilted, basal vorticity