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Check out this map from the NOAA Satellite Services Division showing active wildfires in the country and areas that are seeing smoke from those wildfires. This map was released at 5:30 P.M. CST today and it indicates that south central Kentucky has some thin smoke in the atmosphere. Anywhere there is a red dot on […]
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NOAA’s Oceanic Services
It’s easy to forget that NOAA has many diverse missions that not only involve our atmosphere, but our oceans as well. After all, it is the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association, right?. Check out this huge turtle known as a Leatherback Sea Turtle. I had no idea turtles could get that big! Wow, that is […]
Tropical Storm Amanda
Tropical Storm Amanda has formed in the eastern Pacific Ocean. As of 10 AM this morning, Tropical Storm Amanda was located about 620 miles south-southwest of Manzanillo, Mexico. Amanda had maximum sustained winds of 40 mph and was moving west-northwest around 5 mph. Below is the current location and track of Amanda over the next […]
Severe Weather…Or the Lack Thereof
Spring is traditionally severe weather season across the United States. However, this year there has been a pretty substantial lack of severe weather. In fact, 2014 is off to a record slow start in regards to the amount of tornadoes thus far in the year. As the graph above depicts, 2014 is off to the […]
Changes Arrive In The Forecast
Friday – Partly Sunny, PM Showers/Storms Likely – High of 83 Cold front approaching from our northwest will coincide with a warm, humid airmass over our region to fire off scattered showers and storms today. Widespread severe weather is not expected, however, a few cells could meet severe criteria. The SPC (Storm Prediction Center) convective […]