Sun, 21 Oct 2012 06:56:00 EDT
Unsettled weather is in store from the Pacific Coast to the Rockies as a broad trough continues to dig into the Western U.S.. Much of the activity will be confined to the Pacific Northwest, but multiple pieces of energy rounding the base of the broad trough and moving inland will help spread precipitation along a large portion of the West Coast and eastward over the Intermountain West and into the northern/central Rockies by early Monday. An abundance of Pacific moisture streaming inland combined with favored orographics should especially soak the northern California/southern Oregon coastal regions as well as down along the Sierra Nevada ranges. Temperatures will be low enough to support accumulating snows in the higher elevations. Besides for a few lingering lake effect rain showers on Sunday, strong high pressure setting up over the Mid-Atlantic region will keep much of the Eastern U.S. dry and quiet for the remainder of the weekend.
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Hydrometeorological Prediction Center Short Range Forecast Discussion
Sun, 21 Oct 2012 07:05:44 EDT
There is a slight risk of severe thunderstorms for parts of the Trans-Pecos/Permian Basin of western Texas tonight.
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Yesterday's Storm Reports
Sun, 21 Oct 2012 07:23:52 EDT
A large area of minimum relative humidity values in the 10-20 percent range is expected from eastern New Mexico into western Oklahoma. The greatest risk of sustained critical conditions appears to be from extreme east-central New Mexico into the Texas Panhandle, where rapid mixing will support RH values of 10-15 percent and sustained surface winds of around 20 MPH for several hours during the afternoon.
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Wed, 12 Sep 2012 10:55:33 EDT
The United States Department of Agriculture Drought Portal provides resources and information related to the current drought crisis from across the Government. Throughout much of the country, communities are struggling with one of the worst droughts to strike the U.S. in decades. The lack of rain and high temperatures have done considerable damage to crops -- particularly those in the Midwest. USDA and other federal agencies are taking steps to help farmers, ranchers, and small businesses wrestling with this crisis.
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News from NOAA
Global temperature ties with 2005 as record highest for SeptemberMon, 15 Oct 2012 10:56:07 -0400
According to NOAA scientists, the globally-averaged temperature for September 2012 tied with 2005 as the warmest September since recordkeeping began in 1880. It also marked the 36th consecutive September and 331st consecutive month with a global temperature above the 20th century average. (
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