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First Alert Forecast: A developing storm ‘Moke’ or ‘Iselle’ could impact the islands this weekend

The tropics not giving us much of a break behind Lala! Weather models don’t have a grasp of this system yet. The early runs have been quite aggressive but others showing less impacts with a south track. Once we get the center of the system, we will have more confidence in its path, track along the islands and intensity. But one message the models are all giving, we should be prepared especially with the already saturated grounds so any additional heavy rain could be a concern.

Torrential rain to shift south across Mid-Atlantic, Carolinas after deadly severe storms swamped I-95 corridor

THE TAKEAWAYThe East Coast faces a sprawling flood threat that will shift through the weekend after deadly thunderstorms spawned at least two tornadoes and triggered widespread flash flooding along much of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic portions of the Interstate 95 corridor Thursday evening.WHAT TO DO IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED ROADAn advancing cold front brought a line of powerful thunderstorms to the region during the height of the evening rush and also halted air travel at major East Coast a

SPC MD 2058

MD 2058 CONCERNING SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH UNLIKELY FOR PARTS OF SOUTHEAST OK...SOUTHWEST AR...AND FAR NORTHEAST TX Mesoscale Discussion 2058NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK0607 PM CDT Thu Aug 20 2026Areas affected...Parts of southeast OK...southwest AR...and farnortheast TXConcerning...Severe potential...Watch unlikely Valid 202307Z - 210130ZProbability of Watch Issuance...20 percentSUMMARY...Thunderstorms will be capable of producing strong tolocally damaging wind gusts for the ne

SPC MD 2057

MD 2057 CONCERNING TORNADO WATCH 605... FOR PARTS OF DELMARVA AND FAR SOUTHERN NJ Mesoscale Discussion 2057NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK0542 PM CDT Thu Aug 20 2026Areas affected...Parts of DelMarVa and far southern NJConcerning...Tornado Watch 605...Valid 202242Z - 210015ZThe severe weather threat for Tornado Watch 605 continues.SUMMARY...The risk of damaging wind gusts and a brief tornadocontinues across parts of Tornado Watch 605.DISCUSSION...A cluster of thunderstorms with an e

SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 604 Status Reports

WW 0604 Status Updates STATUS REPORT ON WW 604SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 10 ESE LYHTO 25 E DOV TO 15 NW EWR...WEINMAN..08/20/26ATTN...WFO...LWX...PHI...AKQ...CTP...STATUS REPORT FOR WS 604 SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS NJC023-025-029-210040-NJ . NEW JERSEY COUNTIES INCLUDED AREMIDDLESEX MONMOUTH OCEAN NCC015-029-041-053-073-091-131-139-143-210040-NC . NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED AREBERTIE

SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 604

WW 604 SEVERE TSTM DC DE MD NC NJ PA VA CW 201830Z - 210200Z URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTEDSevere Thunderstorm Watch Number 604NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK230 PM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of District Of Columbia Delaware Central and Eastern Maryland Northeast North Carolina Much of New Jersey Eastern and Southeast Pennsylvania Northern into Southern and Eastern Virginia Coastal Waters*

Tornado tears through Dover, Delaware, leaving significant damage, prompting state of emergency

DOVER, Delaware – A tornado ripped through Dover just after 6 p.m. Thursday, prompting a state of emergency in Delaware’s capital as officials reported widespread damage across the city.At approximately 6:18 p.m., the National Weather Service office in Mount Holly confirmed a large and extremely dangerous tornado over Dover Speedway as severe weather lashed much of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast.The Dover Police Department announced a state of emergency for the city as of 6:20 p.m., citing "sign

Lightning strike kills man in Virginia as violent severe weather slams the East Coast

CAPE CHARLES, Virginia – One man was killed, and a woman was injured in a lightning strike in Cape Charles, Virginia, as severe storms moved through the popular beach destination.Town officials said two people were struck by lightning around 3:40 p.m.A man from Colorado died after efforts to revive him were unsuccessful, according to Cape Charles Town Manager Rick Keuroglian.The second victim, a woman, was injured and taken to a hospital.Officials said further information will be released Friday

New area to watch tracked in Atlantic near Portugal as El Niño continues to strengthen to its strongest ever

THE TAKEAWAYThe National Hurricane Center designated a brand-new area to watch in the northeastern Atlantic, which is expected to bring rain to Portugal and Spain heading into next week. The area to watch has low odds for development over the next seven days. TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWO-C DESIGNATED IN CENTRAL PACIFIC WITH HAWAII EXPECTED TO SEE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTSAn area of non-tropical low pressure is expected to develop along a front over the northeastern Atlantic by Friday, the NHC said. The sys

Rain returns to Denver as drought grips Colorado

THE TAKEAWAYDENVER – Amid a widespread drought gripping much of Colorado, Denver is running below average for August precipitation as a scorching summer marked by wildfires, extreme heat and persistent dry summer conditions continues.August got off to a scorching and largely dry start in Denver, with temperatures reaching 102 degrees on consecutive days early in the month and little measurable rainfall through the first part of the month. With rain making a welcome return to Denver, the city rem

Arizona could face more severe storms after monsoon dust storms left thousands in the dark across Phoenix

PHOENIX — Monsoon thunderstorms threaten to bubble up again beginning Thursday afternoon across parts of Arizona, including Phoenix and Tucson. Dust storms and damaging wind gusts will be the biggest threat after monsoon storms knocked out power to over 32,000 customers Wednesday.7 FACTS ABOUT MONSOON SEASONMore than 15,000 customers were still without power early Thursday across Maricopa County, according to poweroutage.us. Many of those outages were restored by mid-morning.The National Weather

SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 603 Status Reports

WW 0603 Status Updates <br /><a href="https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/watch/ws0603.html"><img src="https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/watch/ww0603_radar.gif" border="1" alt="WW 0603 Status Image" hspace="1" vspace="1" width="525" height="459" align="center" /></a><pre>STATUS FOR WATCH 0603 HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED YET</pre><a href="https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/watch/ws0603.html">Read more</a>

SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 603

WW 603 SEVERE TSTM KY TN 200510Z - 201100Z URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTEDSevere Thunderstorm Watch Number 603NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK1210 AM CDT Thu Aug 20 2026The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Western Kentucky Middle Tennessee* Effective this Thursday morning from 1210 AM until 600 AM CDT.* Primary threats include... Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible

SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 602 Status Reports

WW 0602 Status Updates STATUS REPORT ON WW 602SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 25 S FLP TO20 SSW UNO TO 15 WSW FAM...SQUITIERI..08/20/26ATTN...WFO...LZK...MEG...PAH...SGF...LSX...STATUS REPORT FOR WS 602 SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS ARC021-049-055-065-075-121-135-200540-AR . ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARECLAY FULTON GREENE IZARD LAWRENCE RANDOLPH SHARP

Hurricane forecasters put Hawaii on alert as tropical storm brews

While most computer forecast models keep the storm south of Hawaii, the Honolulu weather service office is warning of ...

SPC MD 2046

MD 2046 CONCERNING SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH UNLIKELY FOR EASTERN NEW MEXICO...EASTERN COLORADO Mesoscale Discussion 2046NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK0459 PM CDT Wed Aug 19 2026Areas affected...eastern New Mexico...eastern ColoradoConcerning...Severe potential...Watch unlikely Valid 192159Z - 200000ZProbability of Watch Issuance...20 percentSUMMARY...A few instances of large hail and damaging wind will bepossible this afternoon.DISCUSSION...Thunderstorm activity has increased in co

Keeping an eye on the Atlantic as tropics show signs of waking up at the end of August

THE TAKEAWAYThe Atlantic is not expected to see any tropical development in the next week, as per the National Hurricane Center, but long-range forecast models are indicating that the period of inactivity may not last much longer.According to the FOX Forecast Center, computer forecast models are showing that an area of low pressure will spin up offshore Africa by Sunday and quickly turn into a tropical depression or tropical storm next week.BRYAN NORCROSS: REMEMBERING 34 YEARS AGO TODAY AND KEEP

SPC MD 2039

MD 2039 CONCERNING SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 599... FOR PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL/SOUTHEASTERN NEBRASKA ADJACENT SOUTHWESTERN IOWA AND NORTHWESTERN MISSOURI Mesoscale Discussion 2039NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK1226 PM CDT Wed Aug 19 2026Areas affected...parts of south central/southeastern Nebraskaadjacent southwestern Iowa and northwestern MissouriConcerning...Severe Thunderstorm Watch 599...Valid 191726Z - 191930ZThe severe weather threat for Severe Thunderstorm Watch 599continues.

New tropical threat emerges for Hawaii as Invest 90E has high chance of becoming a tropical storm

THE TAKEAWAYHAWAII – The residents of Hawaii can’t catch a break as a renewed storm threat of Invest 90E could bring a new threat to the Hawaiian Islands.This comes as, just west of Hawaii, Lala returned to hurricane status before intensifying into a Category 4 storm overnight.Since then, it has dropped to Category 3 strength.WHAT IS A CATEGORY 3 HURRICANE?In light of this, forecasters are monitoring the newly-developed Invest 90E as it moves over the Central Pacific, trailing behind Hurricane L

More than 170K without power after storms brought tornado alerts

More than 170,000 people are without power as storms slammed the Greater Cincinnati region Tuesday afternoon and evening.