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This spring when Minnesota wildfire officials made mutual aid calls to wildfire agencies in Michigan and Wisconsin, everyone was busy fighting fires. Hot, dry weather in the Northeast and upper Midwest has increased the fire danger in those parts of the U.S. CNN (Atlanta, Ga.), June 14, 2023

In Massachusetts, over 820 wildfires have already burned 1,500 acres, according to the chief fire warden for the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation. Drought in 2022 and subsequent below average snowpack and rainfall were likely still driving the higher than normal fire activity. CNN (Atlanta, Ga.), June 14, 2023

Drought conditions have delayed the opening of the renovated campground at Pikes Peak State Park in northeast Iowa. Precipitation was needed to get the grass growing and established. Department of Natural Resources (Des Moines, Iowa), June 13, 2023

Iowa has returned to the “Drought Watch” category as the state turned drier in April and May, making water conservation more important. Radio Iowa (Des Moines), June 9, 2023

Scammers were preying on Missouri farmers in need of hay and were seeking payment before delivering the hay, only to disappear with the funds. Missouri Net (Jefferson City, Mo.), June 14, 2023

Rhode Island had its largest wildfire since 1942 in April when a blaze charred hundreds of acres of forest. Hot, dry weather in the Northeast and upper Midwest has increased the fire danger in those parts of the U.S. CNN (Atlanta, Ga.), June 14, 2023

Water from the Potomac River may have a different taste or odor after treatment due to the presence of algae, per WSSC Water. The water remains safe and meets EPA Safe Drinking Water Act standards. The water contains more geosmin, which should return to normal levels when drought conditions ease. MyMCM (Rockville, Md.), June 14, 2023

The Energy and Environmental Affairs declared a Level 1 Mild Drought for Berkshire County and Cape Cod. More than two months of below-normal rainfall and above-normal temperatures led to the declaration. WWLP-22 News (Springfield, Mass.), June 13, 2023

MD 1021 CONCERNING SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 284... FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND NORTHERN FLORIDA
Mesoscale Discussion 1021 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0512 PM CDT Tue Jun 13 2023 Areas affected...southeast Georgia and northern Florida Concerning...Severe Thunderstorm Watch 284... Valid 132212Z - 132345Z The severe weather threat for Severe Thunderstorm Watch 284 continues. SUMMARY...A damaging wind threat across southeast Georgia into northern Florida will persist for another 1 to 2 hours. DISCUSSION...A cluster of storms across southern Georgia has had several reports of both measured severe wind gusts and damaging wind gusts. The environment downstream of these storms remains very unstable with MLCAPE around 2000 to 2500 J/kg. However, these storms have outrun the better mid-level flow with only 20 to 25 knots of effective shear per JAX VWP. As a result, storm organization and hail potential remains marginal. However, the linear segment should persist east into the greater instability with a continued threat for damaging wind gusts to the Atlantic coast. Storms developing across northern Florida have been mostly unorganized, likely due to the aforementioned weak effective shear. However, water loading amid PWAT values near 2 inches could support some wet microbursts. ..Bentley.. 06/13/2023 ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov for graphic product... ATTN...WFO...CHS...JAX...FFC...TAE... LAT...LON 30078403 30708375 31008341 31568316 31898293 32108262 32068081 31568096 30608104 29998135 29588320 29628394 30018410 30078403 Read more

WW 0282 Status Updates
STATUS REPORT ON WW 282 THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA. ..LYONS..06/13/23 ATTN...WFO...FWD... STATUS REPORT FOR WS 282 SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS TXC085-097-113-119-121-139-147-181-213-221-223-231-251-257-277- 349-367-379-397-425-439-467-497-132340- TX . TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE COLLIN COOKE DALLAS DELTA DENTON ELLIS FANNIN GRAYSON HENDERSON HOOD HOPKINS HUNT JOHNSON KAUFMAN LAMAR NAVARRO PARKER RAINS ROCKWALL SOMERVELL TARRANT VAN ZANDT WISE THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES. Read more

WW 282 SEVERE TSTM TX 131900Z - 140200Z
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 282 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 200 PM CDT Tue Jun 13 2023 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of North Texas * Effective this Tuesday afternoon and evening from 200 PM until 900 PM CDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 3 inches in diameter likely Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible A tornado or two possible SUMMARY...Scattered supercells are expected through the afternoon, immediately on the cool side of a stalled front. The strongest storms will be capable of producing swaths of very large hail up to 3 inches in diameter, along with a few damaging gusts of 60-70 mph. An isolated tornado or two could occur with storms along the front, though surface-based storm development is less certain this afternoon. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 55 statute miles north and south of a line from 30 miles west northwest of Fort Worth TX to 45 miles south of Paris TX. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2). PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are favorable for severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area. Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible warnings. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce tornadoes. && OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 280...WW 281... AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 3 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 600. Mean storm motion vector 29025. ...Thompson Read more

MD 1020 CONCERNING SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 283... FOR SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS
Mesoscale Discussion 1020 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0451 PM CDT Tue Jun 13 2023 Areas affected...Southern High Plains Concerning...Severe Thunderstorm Watch 283... Valid 132151Z - 132315Z The severe weather threat for Severe Thunderstorm Watch 283 continues. SUMMARY...Severe threat will spread southeast across the Oklahoma and Texas Panhandle region this evening. DISCUSSION...Weak mid-level short-wave trough is evident in water-vapor imagery over southern CO/northern NM. This feature appears to be partly responsible for an expanding complex of convection from southeast CO into the western OK Panhandle. As the associated 500mb speed max translates across the TX South Plains, ongoing convection should continue to propagate southeast, along the instability axis, toward the eastern TX Panhandle. A mixed mode of supercells and clusters will be common this evening. ..Darrow.. 06/13/2023 ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov for graphic product... ATTN...WFO...AMA...PUB...ABQ... LAT...LON 36170430 37470432 36330013 35030015 36170430 Read more

WW 0285 Status Updates
STATUS FOR WATCH 0285 HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED YET Read more

WW 285 SEVERE TSTM AR LA OK TX 132145Z - 140500Z
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 285 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 445 PM CDT Tue Jun 13 2023 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Southern Arkansas Northern Louisiana Far southeast Oklahoma Northeast Texas * Effective this Tuesday afternoon from 445 PM until Midnight CDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 3 inches in diameter likely Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible A tornado or two possible SUMMARY...Multiple left and right-splitting supercells will persist with ongoing storms, that may continue to regenerate across northeast Texas and spread east through the rest of the evening. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles north and south of a line from 10 miles east northeast of Monticello AR to 55 miles northwest of Longview TX. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5). PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are favorable for severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area. Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible warnings. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce tornadoes. && OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...This severe thunderstorm watch replaces severe thunderstorm watch number 280. Watch number 280 will not be in effect after 445 PM CDT. CONTINUE...WW 281...WW 282...WW 283...WW 284... AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 3 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 600. Mean storm motion vector 26030. ...Grams Read more

WW 0284 Status Updates
STATUS REPORT ON WW 284 THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA. ..LYONS..06/13/23 ATTN...WFO...JAX...CHS... STATUS REPORT FOR WS 284 SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS FLC003-023-031-047-089-121-132240- FL . FLORIDA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE BAKER COLUMBIA DUVAL HAMILTON NASSAU SUWANNEE GAC001-003-005-025-029-039-049-051-065-069-101-109-127-161-179- 183-191-229-267-299-305-132240- GA . GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE APPLING ATKINSON BACON BRANTLEY BRYAN CAMDEN CHARLTON CHATHAM CLINCH COFFEE ECHOLS EVANS GLYNN JEFF DAVIS LIBERTY LONG MCINTOSH PIERCE TATTNALL WARE WAYNE AMZ354-450-452-132240- Read more

WW 284 SEVERE TSTM FL GA CW 132000Z - 140200Z
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 284 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 400 PM EDT Tue Jun 13 2023 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Northeast Florida Southeast Georgia Coastal Waters * Effective this Tuesday afternoon and evening from 400 PM until 1000 PM EDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible SUMMARY...Clusters of severe storms will spread eastward into southeast Georgia and northeast Florida through late evening. The strongest storms will be capable of producing damaging winds of 60-70 mph and large hail of 1-1.5 inches in diameter. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 55 statute miles north and south of a line from 50 miles west southwest of Waycross GA to 25 miles east northeast of Brunswick GA. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4). PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are favorable for severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area. Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible warnings. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce tornadoes. && OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 280...WW 281...WW 282...WW 283... AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean storm motion vector 28025. ...Thompson Read more

WW 0283 Status Updates
STATUS REPORT ON WW 283 SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 40 SSE RTN TO 20 W SPD. ..LYONS..06/13/23 ATTN...WFO...PUB...ABQ...AMA... STATUS REPORT FOR WS 283 SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS COC009-132240- CO . COLORADO COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE BACA NMC021-059-132240- NM . NEW MEXICO COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE HARDING UNION OKC007-025-139-132240- OK . OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE BEAVER CIMARRON TEXAS TXC065-111-179-195-205-211-233-295-341-357-393-421-483-132240- Read more

WW 283 SEVERE TSTM CO NM OK TX 131925Z - 140200Z
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 283 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 225 PM CDT Tue Jun 13 2023 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Extreme southeast Colorado Northeast New Mexico The Oklahoma Panhandle The northern Texas Panhandle * Effective this Tuesday afternoon and evening from 225 PM until 900 PM CDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible A tornado or two possible SUMMARY...A few supercells are expected to form near the Raton Mesa this afternoon, and the storms will move east-southeastward through Oklahoma and Texas Panhandles through this evening. Large hail up to 2 inches in diameter will be the main threat, though isolated severe gusts of 60-70 mph and a brief tornado will also be possible. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 45 statute miles north and south of a line from 70 miles west northwest of Clayton NM to 70 miles east of Borger TX. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3). PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are favorable for severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area. Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible warnings. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce tornadoes. && OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 280...WW 281...WW 282... AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector 29030. ...Thompson Read more

WW 0281 Status Updates
STATUS REPORT ON WW 281 SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 10 SW MOB TO 30 NNE ABY. ..LYONS..06/13/23 ATTN...WFO...MOB...BMX...TAE... STATUS REPORT FOR WS 281 SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS ALC003-061-069-132240- AL . ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE BALDWIN GENEVA HOUSTON FLC005-013-033-039-059-063-065-073-077-079-091-113-129-131-133- 132240- FL . FLORIDA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE BAY CALHOUN ESCAMBIA GADSDEN HOLMES JACKSON JEFFERSON LEON LIBERTY MADISON OKALOOSA SANTA ROSA WAKULLA WALTON WASHINGTON GAC007-017-019-027-037-071-075-087-095-099-131-155-173-177-185- 201-205-253-273-275-277-287-321-132240- GA Read more

WW 281 SEVERE TSTM AL FL GA CW 131730Z - 140000Z
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 281 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1230 PM CDT Tue Jun 13 2023 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Southern Alabama The Florida Panhandle Southwest Georgia Coastal Waters * Effective this Tuesday afternoon and evening from 1230 PM until 700 PM CDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible SUMMARY...A band of storms along a cold front will continue to spread east-southeastward through the afternoon across southern Alabama, southwest Georgia and the Florida Panhandle. The storm environment favors a mix of multicell clusters and supercells capable of producing large hail of 1-2 inches in diameter and damaging winds of 60-70 mph. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 50 statute miles north and south of a line from 35 miles north northwest of Mobile AL to 10 miles north northeast of Valdosta GA. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1). PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are favorable for severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area. Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible warnings. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce tornadoes. && OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 280... AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean storm motion vector 29030. ...Thompson Read more