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SPC Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook
Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1258 AM CST Thu Feb 08 2024 Valid 091200Z - 101200Z ...NO CRITICAL AREAS... ...Synopsis... A mid-level trough embedded in broader cyclonic flow will overspread the central CONUS, with a surface low expected to progress across the southern Plains tomorrow/Friday. Dry westerly downslope flow is expected across the southern High Plains, with Elevated surface conditions likely by afternoon peak heating. Similar to Day 1 though, fire weather highlights have been withheld given poorly receptive fuels. ..Squitieri.. 02/08/2024 ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product... Read more

SPC Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook
Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1258 AM CST Thu Feb 08 2024 Valid 081200Z - 091200Z ...NO CRITICAL AREAS... ...Synopsis... A mid-level impulse embedded in a broad upper-level cyclonic flow regime will impinge on the Plains states today, encouraging surface low development along the central High Plains. While low-level moisture will continue to return northward across portions of the Plains states, downslope westerly flow along the southern High Plains will support dry and windy surface conditions during the afternoon. While these conditions may reach elevated-equivalent thresholds in spots, fuels appear poorly receptive to fire spread, precluding the introduction of fire weather highlights. ..Squitieri.. 02/08/2024 ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product... Read more

SPC Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook
Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1258 AM CST Thu Feb 08 2024 Valid 081200Z - 091200Z ...NO CRITICAL AREAS... ...Synopsis... A mid-level impulse embedded in a broad upper-level cyclonic flow regime will impinge on the Plains states today, encouraging surface low development along the central High Plains. While low-level moisture will continue to return northward across portions of the Plains states, downslope westerly flow along the southern High Plains will support dry and windy surface conditions during the afternoon. While these conditions may reach elevated-equivalent thresholds in spots, fuels appear poorly receptive to fire spread, precluding the introduction of fire weather highlights. ..Squitieri.. 02/08/2024 ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product... Read more

SPC Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook
Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1258 AM CST Thu Feb 08 2024 Valid 081200Z - 091200Z ...NO CRITICAL AREAS... ...Synopsis... A mid-level impulse embedded in a broad upper-level cyclonic flow regime will impinge on the Plains states today, encouraging surface low development along the central High Plains. While low-level moisture will continue to return northward across portions of the Plains states, downslope westerly flow along the southern High Plains will support dry and windy surface conditions during the afternoon. While these conditions may reach elevated-equivalent thresholds in spots, fuels appear poorly receptive to fire spread, precluding the introduction of fire weather highlights. ..Squitieri.. 02/08/2024 ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product... Read more

SPC Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook
Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1258 AM CST Thu Feb 08 2024 Valid 081200Z - 091200Z ...NO CRITICAL AREAS... ...Synopsis... A mid-level impulse embedded in a broad upper-level cyclonic flow regime will impinge on the Plains states today, encouraging surface low development along the central High Plains. While low-level moisture will continue to return northward across portions of the Plains states, downslope westerly flow along the southern High Plains will support dry and windy surface conditions during the afternoon. While these conditions may reach elevated-equivalent thresholds in spots, fuels appear poorly receptive to fire spread, precluding the introduction of fire weather highlights. ..Squitieri.. 02/08/2024 ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product... Read more

SPC Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook
Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1258 AM CST Thu Feb 08 2024 Valid 081200Z - 091200Z ...NO CRITICAL AREAS... ...Synopsis... A mid-level impulse embedded in a broad upper-level cyclonic flow regime will impinge on the Plains states today, encouraging surface low development along the central High Plains. While low-level moisture will continue to return northward across portions of the Plains states, downslope westerly flow along the southern High Plains will support dry and windy surface conditions during the afternoon. While these conditions may reach elevated-equivalent thresholds in spots, fuels appear poorly receptive to fire spread, precluding the introduction of fire weather highlights. ..Squitieri.. 02/08/2024 ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product... Read more

A bottled water advisory was issued for Kimballton because the municipal water contained too much manganese. KCCI TV 8 (Des Moines, Iowa), July 5, 2023

A water watch was declared for Kimballton through the end of September, due to drought and high temperatures. The community has been in a water bottle advisory since July because the water has too much manganese in it. KCCI TV 8 (Des Moines, Iowa), Aug 1, 2023

SPC 0700Z Day 2 Outlook
Day 2 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1241 AM CST Thu Feb 08 2024 Valid 091200Z - 101200Z ...NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST... ...SUMMARY... Severe weather is not forecast on Friday. Scattered thunderstorms are most likely late in the day and overnight from central Texas through the Ohio Valley. ...Synopsis and Discussion... The pattern on Friday will feature an upper trough over the West, with a broad belt of southwest flow aloft extending from the southern Plains into the Great Lakes. Various embedded waves will move through the southwest flow during the day, with the primary upper speed max nosing into the Southwest late. At the surface, low pressure will move northeast across Ontario, with a weak boundary extending southwestward across the lower MO Valley and toward the TX Panhandle by 00Z. Ahead of the boundary, modest southerly winds will aid moisture return, with generally mid 50s F to lower 60s F from the lower MS valley into eastern TX. Scattered showers and elevated thunderstorms may be ongoing early on Friday from the lower MS valley to the TN Valley in a region of glancing low-level warm advection. Additional thunderstorms are expected to develop late in the day from the ArkLaTex toward the OH Valley, with MUCAPE generally on the order of 500 J/kg with strong vertical shear. Small hail or a few strong wind gusts may occur with any of the convection, but the overall severe risk appears minimal. Additional thunderstorms are then expected to form overnight extending southwestward across TX, as cooling aloft helps destabilize the area. Low-level lift is likely to be weak at this point, with large-scale ascent increasing into Saturday morning. ..Jewell.. 02/08/2024 Read more

SPC 0700Z Day 2 Outlook
Day 2 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1241 AM CST Thu Feb 08 2024 Valid 091200Z - 101200Z ...NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST... ...SUMMARY... Severe weather is not forecast on Friday. Scattered thunderstorms are most likely late in the day and overnight from central Texas through the Ohio Valley. ...Synopsis and Discussion... The pattern on Friday will feature an upper trough over the West, with a broad belt of southwest flow aloft extending from the southern Plains into the Great Lakes. Various embedded waves will move through the southwest flow during the day, with the primary upper speed max nosing into the Southwest late. At the surface, low pressure will move northeast across Ontario, with a weak boundary extending southwestward across the lower MO Valley and toward the TX Panhandle by 00Z. Ahead of the boundary, modest southerly winds will aid moisture return, with generally mid 50s F to lower 60s F from the lower MS valley into eastern TX. Scattered showers and elevated thunderstorms may be ongoing early on Friday from the lower MS valley to the TN Valley in a region of glancing low-level warm advection. Additional thunderstorms are expected to develop late in the day from the ArkLaTex toward the OH Valley, with MUCAPE generally on the order of 500 J/kg with strong vertical shear. Small hail or a few strong wind gusts may occur with any of the convection, but the overall severe risk appears minimal. Additional thunderstorms are then expected to form overnight extending southwestward across TX, as cooling aloft helps destabilize the area. Low-level lift is likely to be weak at this point, with large-scale ascent increasing into Saturday morning. ..Jewell.. 02/08/2024 Read more

SPC 0700Z Day 2 Outlook
Day 2 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1241 AM CST Thu Feb 08 2024 Valid 091200Z - 101200Z ...NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST... ...SUMMARY... Severe weather is not forecast on Friday. Scattered thunderstorms are most likely late in the day and overnight from central Texas through the Ohio Valley. ...Synopsis and Discussion... The pattern on Friday will feature an upper trough over the West, with a broad belt of southwest flow aloft extending from the southern Plains into the Great Lakes. Various embedded waves will move through the southwest flow during the day, with the primary upper speed max nosing into the Southwest late. At the surface, low pressure will move northeast across Ontario, with a weak boundary extending southwestward across the lower MO Valley and toward the TX Panhandle by 00Z. Ahead of the boundary, modest southerly winds will aid moisture return, with generally mid 50s F to lower 60s F from the lower MS valley into eastern TX. Scattered showers and elevated thunderstorms may be ongoing early on Friday from the lower MS valley to the TN Valley in a region of glancing low-level warm advection. Additional thunderstorms are expected to develop late in the day from the ArkLaTex toward the OH Valley, with MUCAPE generally on the order of 500 J/kg with strong vertical shear. Small hail or a few strong wind gusts may occur with any of the convection, but the overall severe risk appears minimal. Additional thunderstorms are then expected to form overnight extending southwestward across TX, as cooling aloft helps destabilize the area. Low-level lift is likely to be weak at this point, with large-scale ascent increasing into Saturday morning. ..Jewell.. 02/08/2024 Read more

SPC 0700Z Day 2 Outlook
Day 2 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1241 AM CST Thu Feb 08 2024 Valid 091200Z - 101200Z ...NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST... ...SUMMARY... Severe weather is not forecast on Friday. Scattered thunderstorms are most likely late in the day and overnight from central Texas through the Ohio Valley. ...Synopsis and Discussion... The pattern on Friday will feature an upper trough over the West, with a broad belt of southwest flow aloft extending from the southern Plains into the Great Lakes. Various embedded waves will move through the southwest flow during the day, with the primary upper speed max nosing into the Southwest late. At the surface, low pressure will move northeast across Ontario, with a weak boundary extending southwestward across the lower MO Valley and toward the TX Panhandle by 00Z. Ahead of the boundary, modest southerly winds will aid moisture return, with generally mid 50s F to lower 60s F from the lower MS valley into eastern TX. Scattered showers and elevated thunderstorms may be ongoing early on Friday from the lower MS valley to the TN Valley in a region of glancing low-level warm advection. Additional thunderstorms are expected to develop late in the day from the ArkLaTex toward the OH Valley, with MUCAPE generally on the order of 500 J/kg with strong vertical shear. Small hail or a few strong wind gusts may occur with any of the convection, but the overall severe risk appears minimal. Additional thunderstorms are then expected to form overnight extending southwestward across TX, as cooling aloft helps destabilize the area. Low-level lift is likely to be weak at this point, with large-scale ascent increasing into Saturday morning. ..Jewell.. 02/08/2024 Read more

SPC 0700Z Day 2 Outlook
Day 2 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1241 AM CST Thu Feb 08 2024 Valid 091200Z - 101200Z ...NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST... ...SUMMARY... Severe weather is not forecast on Friday. Scattered thunderstorms are most likely late in the day and overnight from central Texas through the Ohio Valley. ...Synopsis and Discussion... The pattern on Friday will feature an upper trough over the West, with a broad belt of southwest flow aloft extending from the southern Plains into the Great Lakes. Various embedded waves will move through the southwest flow during the day, with the primary upper speed max nosing into the Southwest late. At the surface, low pressure will move northeast across Ontario, with a weak boundary extending southwestward across the lower MO Valley and toward the TX Panhandle by 00Z. Ahead of the boundary, modest southerly winds will aid moisture return, with generally mid 50s F to lower 60s F from the lower MS valley into eastern TX. Scattered showers and elevated thunderstorms may be ongoing early on Friday from the lower MS valley to the TN Valley in a region of glancing low-level warm advection. Additional thunderstorms are expected to develop late in the day from the ArkLaTex toward the OH Valley, with MUCAPE generally on the order of 500 J/kg with strong vertical shear. Small hail or a few strong wind gusts may occur with any of the convection, but the overall severe risk appears minimal. Additional thunderstorms are then expected to form overnight extending southwestward across TX, as cooling aloft helps destabilize the area. Low-level lift is likely to be weak at this point, with large-scale ascent increasing into Saturday morning. ..Jewell.. 02/08/2024 Read more

The City of Wichita warned residents to watch their water use after reports show a 6% uptick in water usage commercially and 12% increase residentially compared to June 2022. The city has also been in stage one water restrictions since January. KAKE (Wichita, Kan.), July 26, 2023

July 2023 runoff in the Missouri River basin above Sioux City, Iowa, was 99% of average or 3.3 million acre-feet, according to the US Army Corps of Engineers. Runoff was near or above average in all areas, except Fort Peck in Montana, which was 68% of average. Precipitation was below normal over much of the upper Missouri River basin in July, apart from small areas in Wyoming and southern South Dakota. The lower basin had a mix of above- and below-normal rainfall. The six mainstem power plants generated 877 million kWh of electricity in July, down 79,000 kWh from the typical July energy generation of 956 million kWh. The power plants were expected to produce 7.8 billion kWh of electricity this year, compared to the long-term average of 9.4 billion kWh. DRGNews (Pierre, S.D.), Aug 10, 2023

The mandatory water conservation order for Round Hill ended on Feb. 7 after taking effect on Nov. 1 because drought limited water production from its 12 wells. On Feb. 7, the town received state approval to add a new well. Voluntary water conservation was again encouraged. Loudon Now (Leesburg, Va.), Feb 8, 2024 The Round Hill Town Council on Nov. 1, adopted mandatory water restrictions, which prohibit most outdoor water use. Round Hill officials initially urged water conservation in August as lower well yields and longer recharge times caused alarm. On Sept. 6, the council enacted a formal voluntary water conservation policy urging the public to avoid water waste. Despite the calls for conservation, water consumption has not fallen significantly. Loudoun Now (Leesburg, Va.), Nov 2, 2023

SPC 1200Z Day 1 Outlook
Day 1 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1147 PM CST Wed Feb 07 2024 Valid 081200Z - 091200Z ...THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PARTS OF THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND SOUTHWESTERN GREAT LAKES... ...SUMMARY... Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible this afternoon across parts of far eastern Iowa, southern Wisconsin, and northern Illinois. ...Upper Mississippi Valley/Southwestern Great Lakes... A shortwave trough will move northeastward into the Upper Mississippi Valley today, as a surface low moves through northwestern Minnesota. Ahead of a cold front, low-level moisture advection will occur to the southeast of the surface low across the mid to upper Mississippi Valley, with surface dewpoints reaching the mid to upper 40s F. As surface temperatures warm ahead of the front, weak destabilization will take place along and near the moist axis from southeast Iowa into northern Illinois. During the mid to late afternoon, convection is forecast to develop near this axis and move northeastward across northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin. Although MLCAPE is forecast to remain below 500 J/kg in most areas, a pocket of steep mid-level lapse rates near 8 C/km is forecast to spread over the moist sector during the afternoon. This combined with large-scale ascent associated with the shortwave trough, and strong deep-layer along the northwestern edge of an 80 to 100 knot mid-level jet, will likely support a potential for rotating storms. Hail, strong wind gusts and a marginal tornado threat will be possible during the late afternoon as instability peaks. The threat could spread northeastward into the Chicago vicinity before dissipating over southern Lake Michigan during the early evening. ..Broyles/Squitieri.. 02/08/2024 Read more

SPC 1200Z Day 1 Outlook
Day 1 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1147 PM CST Wed Feb 07 2024 Valid 081200Z - 091200Z ...THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PARTS OF THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND SOUTHWESTERN GREAT LAKES... ...SUMMARY... Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible this afternoon across parts of far eastern Iowa, southern Wisconsin, and northern Illinois. ...Upper Mississippi Valley/Southwestern Great Lakes... A shortwave trough will move northeastward into the Upper Mississippi Valley today, as a surface low moves through northwestern Minnesota. Ahead of a cold front, low-level moisture advection will occur to the southeast of the surface low across the mid to upper Mississippi Valley, with surface dewpoints reaching the mid to upper 40s F. As surface temperatures warm ahead of the front, weak destabilization will take place along and near the moist axis from southeast Iowa into northern Illinois. During the mid to late afternoon, convection is forecast to develop near this axis and move northeastward across northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin. Although MLCAPE is forecast to remain below 500 J/kg in most areas, a pocket of steep mid-level lapse rates near 8 C/km is forecast to spread over the moist sector during the afternoon. This combined with large-scale ascent associated with the shortwave trough, and strong deep-layer along the northwestern edge of an 80 to 100 knot mid-level jet, will likely support a potential for rotating storms. Hail, strong wind gusts and a marginal tornado threat will be possible during the late afternoon as instability peaks. The threat could spread northeastward into the Chicago vicinity before dissipating over southern Lake Michigan during the early evening. ..Broyles/Squitieri.. 02/08/2024 Read more

SPC 1200Z Day 1 Outlook
Day 1 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1147 PM CST Wed Feb 07 2024 Valid 081200Z - 091200Z ...THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PARTS OF THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND SOUTHWESTERN GREAT LAKES... ...SUMMARY... Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible this afternoon across parts of far eastern Iowa, southern Wisconsin, and northern Illinois. ...Upper Mississippi Valley/Southwestern Great Lakes... A shortwave trough will move northeastward into the Upper Mississippi Valley today, as a surface low moves through northwestern Minnesota. Ahead of a cold front, low-level moisture advection will occur to the southeast of the surface low across the mid to upper Mississippi Valley, with surface dewpoints reaching the mid to upper 40s F. As surface temperatures warm ahead of the front, weak destabilization will take place along and near the moist axis from southeast Iowa into northern Illinois. During the mid to late afternoon, convection is forecast to develop near this axis and move northeastward across northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin. Although MLCAPE is forecast to remain below 500 J/kg in most areas, a pocket of steep mid-level lapse rates near 8 C/km is forecast to spread over the moist sector during the afternoon. This combined with large-scale ascent associated with the shortwave trough, and strong deep-layer along the northwestern edge of an 80 to 100 knot mid-level jet, will likely support a potential for rotating storms. Hail, strong wind gusts and a marginal tornado threat will be possible during the late afternoon as instability peaks. The threat could spread northeastward into the Chicago vicinity before dissipating over southern Lake Michigan during the early evening. ..Broyles/Squitieri.. 02/08/2024 Read more

SPC 1200Z Day 1 Outlook
Day 1 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1147 PM CST Wed Feb 07 2024 Valid 081200Z - 091200Z ...THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PARTS OF THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND SOUTHWESTERN GREAT LAKES... ...SUMMARY... Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible this afternoon across parts of far eastern Iowa, southern Wisconsin, and northern Illinois. ...Upper Mississippi Valley/Southwestern Great Lakes... A shortwave trough will move northeastward into the Upper Mississippi Valley today, as a surface low moves through northwestern Minnesota. Ahead of a cold front, low-level moisture advection will occur to the southeast of the surface low across the mid to upper Mississippi Valley, with surface dewpoints reaching the mid to upper 40s F. As surface temperatures warm ahead of the front, weak destabilization will take place along and near the moist axis from southeast Iowa into northern Illinois. During the mid to late afternoon, convection is forecast to develop near this axis and move northeastward across northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin. Although MLCAPE is forecast to remain below 500 J/kg in most areas, a pocket of steep mid-level lapse rates near 8 C/km is forecast to spread over the moist sector during the afternoon. This combined with large-scale ascent associated with the shortwave trough, and strong deep-layer along the northwestern edge of an 80 to 100 knot mid-level jet, will likely support a potential for rotating storms. Hail, strong wind gusts and a marginal tornado threat will be possible during the late afternoon as instability peaks. The threat could spread northeastward into the Chicago vicinity before dissipating over southern Lake Michigan during the early evening. ..Broyles/Squitieri.. 02/08/2024 Read more