National Severe Weather Network

05/07/2024

As things keep pushing north there is much to watch! Initial watches have been posted.

03/07/2024

BULLETIN
Hurricane Beryl Advisory Number 18
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL022024
1100 PM EDT Tue Jul 02 2024
..DANGEROUS HURRICANE BERYL EXPECTED TO BRING LIFE-THREATENING
WINDS AND STORM SURGE TO JAMAICA ON WEDNESDAY AND THE CAYMAN ISLANDS
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...

SUMMARY OF 1100 PM EDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
-----------------------------------------------
LOCATION...16.2N 72.7W
ABOUT 300 MI...480 KM ESE OF KINGSTON JAMAICA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...150 MPH...240 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 22 MPH...35 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...947 MB...27.97 INCHES

WATCHES AND WARNINGS
--------------------
CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:

None.

SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:

A Hurricane Warning is in effect for...
* Jamaica
* Grand Cayman
* Little Cayman and Cayman Brac

A Hurricane Watch is in effect for...
* South coast of Haiti from the border with the Dominican
Republic to Anse d'Hainault
* East coast of the Yucatan Peninsula from Chetumal to Cabo Catoche

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for...
* South coast of Dominican Republic from Punta Palenque westward
to the border with Haiti
* South coast of Haiti from the border with the Dominican
Republic to Anse d'Hainault

A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for...
Coast of Belize from south of Chetumal to Belize City

02/07/2024

BULLETIN
Hurricane Beryl Intermediate Advisory Number 16A
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL022024
200 PM AST Tue Jul 02 2024
..EYE OF BERYL PASSING SOUTH OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.....EXPECTED TO BRING LIFE-THREATENING WINDS AND STORM SURGE TO
JAMAICA ON WEDNESDAY...

SUMMARY OF 200 PM AST...1800 UTC...INFORMATION
----------------------------------------------
LOCATION...15.6N 69.9W
ABOUT 175 MI...280 KM SE OF ISLA BEATA DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
ABOUT 485 MI...780 KM ESE OF KINGSTON JAMAICA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...155 MPH...250 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 22 MPH...35 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...943 MB...27.85 INCHES

WATCHES AND WARNINGS
--------------------
CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:

The Meteorological Service of the Cayman Islands has issued a
Hurricane Warning for Grand Cayman, Little Cayman, and Cayman Brac.

SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:

A Hurricane Warning is in effect for...
* Jamaica
* Grand Cayman
* Little Cayman and Cayman Brac

A Hurricane Watch is in effect for...
* South coast of Haiti from the border with the Dominican
Republic to Anse d'Hainault

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for...
* South coast of Dominican Republic from Punta Palenque westward
to the border with Haiti
* South coast of Haiti from the border with the Dominican
Republic to Anse d'Hainault

02/07/2024

BULLETIN
Hurricane Beryl Advisory Number 16
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL022024
1100 AM AST Tue Jul 02 2024
..BERYL CONTINUES MOVING QUICKLY WEST-NORTHWESTWARD ACROSS THE
CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SEA.....EXPECTED TO BRING LIFE-THREATENING WINDS AND STORM SURGE TO
JAMAICA ON WEDNESDAY...

SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
-----------------------------------------------
LOCATION...15.3N 68.9W
ABOUT 235 MI...375 KM SE OF ISLA BEATA DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
ABOUT 555 MI...895 KM ESE OF KINGSTON JAMAICA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...160 MPH...260 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 22 MPH...35 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...938 MB...27.70 INCHES

WATCHES AND WARNINGS
--------------------
CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:

A Hurricane Watch is now in effect for the south coast of Haiti
from the border with the Dominican Republic to Anse d'Hainault.

SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:

A Hurricane Warning is in effect for...
* Jamaica

A Hurricane Watch is in effect for...
* South coast of Haiti from the border with the Dominican
Republic to Anse d'Hainault
* Grand Cayman
* Little Cayman and Cayman Brac

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for...
* South coast of Dominican Republic from Punta Palenque westward
to the border with Haiti
* South coast of Haiti from the border with the Dominican
Republic to Anse d'Hainault

02/07/2024

02/07/2024

BULLETIN
Hurricane Beryl Intermediate Advisory Number 15A
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL022024
800 AM AST Tue Jul 02 2024
..BERYL EXPECTED TO BRING LIFE-THREATENING WINDS AND STORM SURGE
TO JAMAICA ON WEDNESDAY.....HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT REPORT LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH OVER
THE PAST FEW HOURS...

SUMMARY OF 800 AM AST...1200 UTC...INFORMATION
----------------------------------------------
LOCATION...15.0N 67.9W
ABOUT 300 MI...485 KM SE OF ISLA BEATA DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
ABOUT 625 MI...1005 KM ESE OF KINGSTON JAMAICA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...165 MPH...270 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 22 MPH...35 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...934 MB...27.58 INCHES

WATCHES AND WARNINGS
--------------------
CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:

None.

SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:

A Hurricane Warning is in effect for...
* Jamaica

A Hurricane Watch is in effect for...
* Grand Cayman
* Little Cayman and Cayman Brac

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for...
* South coast of Dominican Republic from Punta Palenque westward
to the border with Haiti
* South coast of Haiti from the border with the Dominican
Republic to Anse d'Hainault

01/07/2024

Latest update from NHC on

BULLETIN
Hurricane Beryl Advisory Number 10
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL022024
1100 PM AST Sun Jun 30 2024
..BERYL STILL A VERY DANGEROUS CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE.....LIFE-THREATENING WINDS AND STORM SURGE EXPECTED TO BEGIN
SOON FOR PORTIONS OF THE WINDWARD ISLANDS...

SUMMARY OF 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
-----------------------------------------------
LOCATION...11.5N 58.1W
ABOUT 150 MI...240 KM SE OF BARBADOS
ABOUT 245 MI...390 KM ESE OF ST. VINCENT
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...130 MPH...215 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 280 DEGREES AT 20 MPH...31 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...959 MB...28.32 INCHES

WATCHES AND WARNINGS
--------------------
CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:

None.

SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:

A Hurricane Warning is in effect for...
* Barbados
* St. Lucia
* St. Vincent and the Grenadine Islands
* Grenada
* Tobago

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for...
* Martinique
* Trinidad

A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for...
* Dominica
* South coast of Dominican Republic from Punta Palenque westward
to the border with Haiti
* South coast of Haiti from the border with the Dominican
Republic to Anse d'Hainault

A Hurricane Warning means that hurricane conditions are expected
somewhere within the warning area. Preparations to protect life
and property should be rushed to completion.

A Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions are
expected somewhere within the warning area within 36 hours.

A Tropical Storm Watch means that tropical storm conditions are
possible within the watch area, generally within 48 hours.

Interests elsewhere in the Lesser Antilles, Hispaniola, Jamaica,
the Cayman Islands, and the remainder of the northwestern Caribbean
should closely monitor the progress of Beryl. Additional watches
or warnings may be required on Monday.

For storm information specific to your area, please monitor
products issued by your national meteorological service.

DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
----------------------
At 1100 PM AST (0300 UTC), the eye of Hurricane Beryl was located
near latitude 11.5 North, longitude 58.1 West. Beryl is moving
toward the west near 20 mph (31 km/h). A continued quick westward to
west-northwestward motion is expected during the next few days. On
the forecast track, the center of Beryl is expected to move across
the Windward Islands Monday morning and across the southeastern and
central Caribbean Sea late Monday through Wednesday.

Maximum sustained winds are near 130 mph (215 km/h) with higher
gusts. Beryl is a category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson
Hurricane Wind Scale. Fluctuations in strength are likely during the
next day or so, and Beryl is expected to remain an extremely
dangerous major hurricane as its core moves through the Windward
Islands into the eastern Caribbean.

Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 30 miles (45 km) from the
center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 115 miles
(185 km).

The minimum central pressure based on Hurricane Hunter aircraft data
is 959 mb (28.32 inches).

HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
----------------------
Key messages for Beryl can be found in the Tropical Cyclone
Discussion under AWIPS header MIATCDAT2 and WMO header WTNT42 KNHC.

WIND: Hurricane conditions are expected in the hurricane warning
area beginning early tomorrow morning. Potentially catastrophic
wind damage is expected where the core of Beryl moves through
portions of the Windward Islands, with the highest risk of the core
in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Grenada.

Wind speeds atop and on the windward sides of hills and mountains
are often up to 30 percent stronger than the near-surface winds
indicated in this advisory, and in some elevated locations could be
even greater.

Tropical storm conditions are expected in the tropical storm warning
area starting tomorrow morning, making outside preparations
difficult or dangerous.

Tropical storm conditions are possible within the watch area
starting tomorrow morning for Dominica, and by Tuesday afternoon for
parts of the southern coast of Hispaniola.

STORM SURGE: A life-threatening storm surge will raise water levels
by as much as 6 to 9 feet above normal tide levels in areas of
onshore winds near where the eye makes landfall in the hurricane
warning area. Near the coast, the surge will be accompanied by
large and destructive waves.

RAINFALL: Hurricane Beryl is expected to produce rainfall totals of
3 to 6 inches across Barbados and the Windward Islands through
Monday. Localized maxima of 10 inches is possible, especially in the
Grenadines. This rainfall may cause flash flooding in vulnerable
areas.

For a complete depiction of forecast rainfall and flash flooding
associated with Hurricane Beryl, please see the National Weather
Service Storm Total Rainfall Graphic, available at
hurricanes.gov/graphics_at2.shtml?rainqpf

SURF: Large swells generated by Beryl are expected across
Windward and southern Leeward Islands during the next couple of
days. Swells are also expected to reach the southern coasts
of Puerto Rico and Hispaniola in the next day or so. These swells
are expected to cause life-threatening surf and rip current
conditions. Please consult products from your local weather office.

NEXT ADVISORY
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Next intermediate advisory at 200 AM AST.
Next complete advisory at 500 AM AST.

$$
Forecaster Papin

RAINFALL: Hurricane Beryl is expected to produce rainfall totals of 3 to 6 inches across Barbados and the Windward Islands tonight into Monday. Localized maxima of 10 inches is possible, especially in the Grenadines. This rainfall may cause flash flooding in vulnerable areas. Showers and thunderstor...

18/06/2024

27/04/2024

High winds are causing traffic delays and concerns. A semitruck blew over Saturday afternoon on eastbound I-70 just east of the Chapman interchange (MM 286). I-70 could be closed for several hours. Check KanDrive.gov for updates. Photo of live feed below -

25/03/2024

Wow a Tornado warning inside a Blizzard warning near Oberlin, KS! Talk about clash of the seasons!

21/03/2024

21/03/2024

UPDATE 3-21, 9:15AM: The emergency shelter and EOC are now closed.

UPDATE 3-20, 11:34PM:
The Louisa County Fire & EMS and the Virginia Dept of Forestry have declared that the Louisa County fires in the West Old Mountain / Shannon Hill Roads have been 100% contained but are not 100% extinguished. Evacuation recommendations in the affected areas have been lifted at this time. Crews will remain in the area overnight, and throughout the day tomorrow to monitor conditions. All roads have now been reopened and residents are allowed to return to the affected area.

When returning to your residence, please remain vigilant and use good judgement in making a decision on whether or not to stay or return to the temporary shelter. Area residents should expect to have smoky conditions with possible flare ups since the fires have not been 100% extinguished. If you observe any unsafe conditions in the area, please evacuate immediately and notify 911.

We would like to thank all of our Louisa County First Responders and mutual aid partners from Fluvanna, Goochland, Henrico and Orange County for their assistance in the county's time of need.

Original Message:
Please see the evacuation map below.

We have established an emergency shelter in the metal gym behind the Louisa County Middle School for those displaced. Pets are welcome at the shelter.

Residents are welcome to call the EOC at 540-967-1234 with questions or follow https://www.louisacounty.gov/2659/Emergency-Operations-Center-EOC for updates.

15/02/2024

Attention college students: we are looking for our summer 2024 student volunteer! If you want to get hands-on experience in a Weather Forecast Office, apply now! Application period open through Feb 23. More info here:
https://www.weather.gov/chs/studentvolunteerprogram

08/02/2024

The National Severe Weather Network is seeking more team members for the 2024 Storm Season. No experience is necessary and training will be provided free of cost.

We have several openings for the Radar and Communications teams

All team member applicants must be at least 18 years of age, a resident of the United States or it’s territories, read and speak fluent English, have non-restrictive access to the internet and be able to run radar and communication apps and/or programs on an electronic communications device and/or computer.

If you are interested in joining NSWN, please comment below and one of our team members will contact you directly.

10/12/2023

One of the people who died was a child, while nearly two dozen people were being treated for injuries at a hospital.

22/11/2023

https://www.wwltv.com/article/weather/louisiana-national-weather-service-moving-from-slidell-to-hammond/289-e19264d2-a178-4e92-b22b-d7bdd36d61c4?fbclid=IwAR0Rj3LLM5cgYJNWwlNf6wQsewyEg97Ic0OArWKxeojHC4jpCHDgMEipgTc

The new center will be in Hammond and meteorologists with the NWS say it will improve their forecasting.

05/08/2023

There. I fixed the 10 day forecast.

01/10/2022

At least three homes are on fire near Inlet Pointe in Garden City, South Carolina on the ocean side
Photo: Bruce Sorensen

27/09/2022

The danger to people inside houses on the coast is the deluge of water that can flood homes and overpower walls rapidly.

During Hurricane Katrina in 2005, at least 1,500 people died "directly, or indirectly, as a result of storm surge," the National Hurricane Center says.

Read more: https://abcn.ws/3SdM9VV

25/09/2022

9/25/22 - Here are the latest key messages and rainfall information on Tropical Storm Ian. For the latest forecast information on the tropics, please visit hurricanes.gov and your local NWS office's webpage.

25/09/2022

The latest Hurricane advisory just came out! If you aren’t on the National Severe Weather Network Discord Server, then we’re also posting them on our Telegram Channel linked below.

At 1100 PM EDT (0300 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Ian was located near latitude 14.7 North, longitude 77.7 West. Ian is moving toward the west near 13 mph (20 km/h). A turn toward the W-NW and NW at a similar forward speed is expected on Sun, followed by a turn toward the N-NE on Mon and N on....

25/09/2022

24/09/2022

More and more this is looking like it may not just affect the coast, wherever lands. Prepare, don’t Panic!

Latest NHC track update on Ian. Still expected to be a strengthening Major Hurricane nearing Florida. No hyping this one. Things are shaping up to be pretty serious. Large coastal surge, inland flooding, Tornadoes, severe wind, widespread power outages, and more. And this will extend inland after landfall. This weekend is a good time to go over plans and prepare just in case. www.spaghettimodels.com

24/09/2022

“Here are the 5 am EDT Saturday Key Messages for Tropical Storm . Get the latest storm information at https://t.co/tW4KeGdBFb”

24/09/2022

Due to the threat of a possible hurricane to affect the US, We are standing up Hurricane Watch for NSWN . We will be actively posting each Hurricane Advisory and discussing them on our Discord. Please join in on our discord if interested at https://discord.gg/tGWbr6y

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06/04/2022