Sat, 25 May 2013 07:25:00 EDT A strong area of low pressure will churn slowly north along the New England coast over the next couple of days, delivering a prolonged period of wet weather and cold temperatures to the Northeast this holiday weekend. Atlantic moisture thrown around the backside of the system will fuel heavy precipitation across portions of northern New England and New York. Some of this precipitation is expected to fall as snow across some of the higher peaks of the Adirondacks, Green and White mountains. Further to the south, unseasonably cool, but dry conditions are expected to highlight the weekend across the mid Atlantic and Southeast. A chance for organized thunderstorms is expected along a slow moving front stretching from the northern high plains through the mid Mississippi valley. Cool and unsettled weather will continue across portions of the Pacific Northwest and the northern Rockies. Latest local weather forecasts, warnings, watches, and advisories...
Sat, 25 May 2013 07:13:21 EDT A critical fire weather area is in effect for far northern Arizona, northwestern New Mexico, extreme southern Utah, and extreme southeastern Nevada. Details...
Sat, 25 May 2013 07:22:16 EDT There is a slight risk of severe thunderstorms for the central through northern High Plains. Very large hail will be the initial primary threat, though isolated tornadoes may also be possible. A few storms may eventually congeal into lines/clusters with an increasing damaging wind threat during the evening. The severe threat is expected to gradually wane toward late evening. Details...
Fri, 03 May 2013 07:11:19 EDT The footprint of drought on the U.S. Drought Monitor map shifted south and west during the week that ended April 30, intensifying in southeast Colorado, New Mexico and other spots. Statistics released with the map showed a decrease in the overall area of the 48 contiguous states in moderate drought or worse, to 46.90 percent, from 47.34 percent the week before, but some areas intensified. The area in severe drought or worse increased, to 32.73 percent, from 31.75 percent the area in extreme drought or worse decreased to 13.96 percent, from 14.72 percent and the area in exceptional drought increased to 3.4 percent from 2.59 percent. Drought coverage is now down 14.19 percentage points since the beginning of 2013 and down 18.55 points from the record high of 65.45 percent on September 25, 2012. Details...
Earthquake Information from the U.S. Geological Survey
