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SPC Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook
Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1252 AM CST Mon Dec 11 2023 Valid 111200Z - 121200Z ...NO CRITICAL AREAS... ...Synopsis... A quasi-zonal upper-level pattern will develop as a strong upper-level trough exists the East Coast today. Surface high pressure will be present over a vast majority of the CONUS. Cooler temperatures and lighter winds over the driest fuels should keep fire weather concerns low. ..Wendt.. 12/11/2023 ...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 1252 AM CST Mon Dec 11 2023 Valid 111200Z - 121200Z ...NO CRITICAL AREAS... ...Synopsis... A quasi-zonal upper-level pattern will develop as a strong upper-level trough exists the East Coast today. Surface high pressure will be present over a vast majority of the CONUS. Cooler temperatures and lighter winds over the driest fuels should keep fire weather concerns low. ..Wendt.. 12/11/2023 ...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 1252 AM CST Mon Dec 11 2023 Valid 111200Z - 121200Z ...NO CRITICAL AREAS... ...Synopsis... A quasi-zonal upper-level pattern will develop as a strong upper-level trough exists the East Coast today. Surface high pressure will be present over a vast majority of the CONUS. Cooler temperatures and lighter winds over the driest fuels should keep fire weather concerns low. ..Wendt.. 12/11/2023 ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product... Read more

The drought emergency declaration for Strasburg has ended, as has the mandatory water restrictions enacted on Oct. 30. Strasburg, however, remained in a Drought Warning Condition, which is triggered when the seven-day average of the river is between 90 and 115 cubic feet per second. Water conservation measures that were previously mandatory were now voluntary and still recommended. The Northern Virginia Daily (Strasburg, Va.), Dec 10, 2023 The Town of Strasburg has declared a drought emergency for the second time in two and a half months. The North Fork of the Shenandoah River, Strasburg’s water source, was again below a seven-day average of 90 cubic feet per second, triggering the drought response plan. Most non-essential water uses were prohibited. The previous drought emergency was declared on Aug. 15. WHSV Online (Harrisonburg, Va.), Oct 31, 2023

Hyland Lake and Bush Lake were too low to be used to make snow for the Hyland Lake ski area, and the state Department of Natural Resources advised against taking water from the lakes as drought has dropped water levels too low. The department approved using the groundwater-based system that the Hyland Hills downhill ski area uses to make snow for cross-country courses also. Less water has been used in recent years to make snow, due to the drought, leaving trails smaller and with a thinner snowpack. Hyland Lake has not yet opened its cross-country ski trails. Minneapolis Star Tribune (Minn.), Dec 11, 2023

Seattle Public Utilities was no longer urging customers to conserve water as November rains refilled reservoirs. Seattle Times (Wash.), Dec 11, 2023 The need for water conservation continued in the Seattle area as water remained in short supply, despite recent rain. Water use was previously about 149 million gallons daily, but had dropped to 120 million gallons daily with the request for conservation. The aim is to get water use down to about 100 million gallons of water daily, which is typical water use during the cooler months of the year. The Seattle Times (Wash.), Oct 10, 2023 Seattle Public Utilities asked water customers to curb water use until fall rains arrive. Below normal precipitation, an early melt to the winter snowpack and low reservoir levels have diminished water supplies. The utility serves about 1.5 million people. The Seattle Times (Wash.), Sept 21, 2023

Stage 2 drought restrictions were enacted for Austin on Aug. 15 as the city endured triple-digit heat and reservoir levels at 46% of capacity and falling. The restrictions were to encourage water customers to decrease water use, permitting lawn watering once weekly, and conserve water in the Highland Lake reservoirs. But water use did not decrease. Complaints from the public about water use surged to about 450 the week after the drought restrictions were announced, a jump from less than 200 during the first week of August. Through early September, the number of weekly complaints remained above 300. KUT News (Austin, Texas), Dec 11, 2023 Austin began Stage 2 drought restrictions on Tuesday, Aug. 15 as the levels of Lake Travis and Lake Buchanan continued to fall. Combined water storage in the two lakes was expected to fall below 900,000 acre-feet within a few days. Water scofflaws could see fines of up to $1,000 per violation. KXAN Online (Austin, Texas), Aug 11, 2023

Stage 1 Drought Watch water-use restrictions continued in Wichita Falls. Wichita Falls Times Record News (Texas), Dec. 11, 2023 The combined levels of Lake Arrowhead and Lake Kickapoo fell 0.5% to 53.8% this week, according to The City of Wichita Falls, leaving the city in a Stage 1 Drought Watch. KAUZ-TV CBS 6 Wichita Falls (Texas), Nov 27, 2023 The combined storage of Lake Kickapoo and Lake Arrowhead has fallen 1.2% to 63.3%. Wichita Falls remained in Stage 1 drought restrictions. KAUZ-TV CBS 6 Wichita Falls (Texas), July 24, 2023 Stage one drought restrictions took effect in Wichita Falls as rains failed to replenish water supplies. Texoma’s Homepage.com (Wichita Falls, Texas), July 11, 2023

SPC 1200Z Day 1 Outlook
Day 1 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1127 PM CST Sun Dec 10 2023 Valid 111200Z - 121200Z ...NO THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST... ...SUMMARY... Thunderstorms are not expected in the U.S. today and tonight. ...DISCUSSION... At mid-levels, west-northwesterly flow will be present today across much of the continental United States, as a trough of low pressure moves eastward across the eastern U.S. At the surface, a large area of high pressure will move northeastward across the Southeast. This will suppress moisture return from the Gulf of Mexico, keeping a relatively dry and cool airmass in place over much of the nation. For this reason, thunderstorm development is not expected across the U.S. today and tonight. ..Broyles/Wendt.. 12/11/2023 Read more

SPC 1200Z Day 1 Outlook
Day 1 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1127 PM CST Sun Dec 10 2023 Valid 111200Z - 121200Z ...NO THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST... ...SUMMARY... Thunderstorms are not expected in the U.S. today and tonight. ...DISCUSSION... At mid-levels, west-northwesterly flow will be present today across much of the continental United States, as a trough of low pressure moves eastward across the eastern U.S. At the surface, a large area of high pressure will move northeastward across the Southeast. This will suppress moisture return from the Gulf of Mexico, keeping a relatively dry and cool airmass in place over much of the nation. For this reason, thunderstorm development is not expected across the U.S. today and tonight. ..Broyles/Wendt.. 12/11/2023 Read more

SPC 1200Z Day 1 Outlook
Day 1 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1127 PM CST Sun Dec 10 2023 Valid 111200Z - 121200Z ...NO THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST... ...SUMMARY... Thunderstorms are not expected in the U.S. today and tonight. ...DISCUSSION... At mid-levels, west-northwesterly flow will be present today across much of the continental United States, as a trough of low pressure moves eastward across the eastern U.S. At the surface, a large area of high pressure will move northeastward across the Southeast. This will suppress moisture return from the Gulf of Mexico, keeping a relatively dry and cool airmass in place over much of the nation. For this reason, thunderstorm development is not expected across the U.S. today and tonight. ..Broyles/Wendt.. 12/11/2023 Read more

SPC 1200Z Day 1 Outlook
Day 1 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1127 PM CST Sun Dec 10 2023 Valid 111200Z - 121200Z ...NO THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST... ...SUMMARY... Thunderstorms are not expected in the U.S. today and tonight. ...DISCUSSION... At mid-levels, west-northwesterly flow will be present today across much of the continental United States, as a trough of low pressure moves eastward across the eastern U.S. At the surface, a large area of high pressure will move northeastward across the Southeast. This will suppress moisture return from the Gulf of Mexico, keeping a relatively dry and cool airmass in place over much of the nation. For this reason, thunderstorm development is not expected across the U.S. today and tonight. ..Broyles/Wendt.. 12/11/2023 Read more

SPC 1200Z Day 1 Outlook
Day 1 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1127 PM CST Sun Dec 10 2023 Valid 111200Z - 121200Z ...NO THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST... ...SUMMARY... Thunderstorms are not expected in the U.S. today and tonight. ...DISCUSSION... At mid-levels, west-northwesterly flow will be present today across much of the continental United States, as a trough of low pressure moves eastward across the eastern U.S. At the surface, a large area of high pressure will move northeastward across the Southeast. This will suppress moisture return from the Gulf of Mexico, keeping a relatively dry and cool airmass in place over much of the nation. For this reason, thunderstorm development is not expected across the U.S. today and tonight. ..Broyles/Wendt.. 12/11/2023 Read more

SPC 1200Z Day 1 Outlook
Day 1 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1127 PM CST Sun Dec 10 2023 Valid 111200Z - 121200Z ...NO THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST... ...SUMMARY... Thunderstorms are not expected in the U.S. today and tonight. ...DISCUSSION... At mid-levels, west-northwesterly flow will be present today across much of the continental United States, as a trough of low pressure moves eastward across the eastern U.S. At the surface, a large area of high pressure will move northeastward across the Southeast. This will suppress moisture return from the Gulf of Mexico, keeping a relatively dry and cool airmass in place over much of the nation. For this reason, thunderstorm development is not expected across the U.S. today and tonight. ..Broyles/Wendt.. 12/11/2023 Read more

SPC 1200Z Day 1 Outlook
Day 1 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1127 PM CST Sun Dec 10 2023 Valid 111200Z - 121200Z ...NO THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST... ...SUMMARY... Thunderstorms are not expected in the U.S. today and tonight. ...DISCUSSION... At mid-levels, west-northwesterly flow will be present today across much of the continental United States, as a trough of low pressure moves eastward across the eastern U.S. At the surface, a large area of high pressure will move northeastward across the Southeast. This will suppress moisture return from the Gulf of Mexico, keeping a relatively dry and cool airmass in place over much of the nation. For this reason, thunderstorm development is not expected across the U.S. today and tonight. ..Broyles/Wendt.. 12/11/2023 Read more

SPC 0100Z Day 1 Outlook
Day 1 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0654 PM CST Sun Dec 10 2023 Valid 110100Z - 111200Z ...THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS FAR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA... ...SUMMARY... A marginal tornado threat is expected to continue this evening near Cape Hatteras. Elsewhere across the continental United States, a severe threat is not expected. ...Far Eastern North Carolina... At the surface, a cold front is currently located in western North Carolina, in the vicinity of Greensboro and Charlotte. Thunderstorms are ongoing well to the east of the front across eastern North Carolina, where surface dewpoints are in the mid 60s F. In addition, the Morehead City WSR-88D VWP has 0-3 km storm-relative helicity near 400 m2/s2. This suggests that a marginal tornado threat should continue this evening, as storms move northeastward across the Outer Banks. The tornado potential will be minimal, and is expected to gradually diminish as the cold front approaches the coast later tonight. ..Broyles.. 12/11/2023 Read more

SPC 0100Z Day 1 Outlook
Day 1 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0654 PM CST Sun Dec 10 2023 Valid 110100Z - 111200Z ...THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS FAR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA... ...SUMMARY... A marginal tornado threat is expected to continue this evening near Cape Hatteras. Elsewhere across the continental United States, a severe threat is not expected. ...Far Eastern North Carolina... At the surface, a cold front is currently located in western North Carolina, in the vicinity of Greensboro and Charlotte. Thunderstorms are ongoing well to the east of the front across eastern North Carolina, where surface dewpoints are in the mid 60s F. In addition, the Morehead City WSR-88D VWP has 0-3 km storm-relative helicity near 400 m2/s2. This suggests that a marginal tornado threat should continue this evening, as storms move northeastward across the Outer Banks. The tornado potential will be minimal, and is expected to gradually diminish as the cold front approaches the coast later tonight. ..Broyles.. 12/11/2023 Read more

SPC 0100Z Day 1 Outlook
Day 1 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0654 PM CST Sun Dec 10 2023 Valid 110100Z - 111200Z ...THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS FAR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA... ...SUMMARY... A marginal tornado threat is expected to continue this evening near Cape Hatteras. Elsewhere across the continental United States, a severe threat is not expected. ...Far Eastern North Carolina... At the surface, a cold front is currently located in western North Carolina, in the vicinity of Greensboro and Charlotte. Thunderstorms are ongoing well to the east of the front across eastern North Carolina, where surface dewpoints are in the mid 60s F. In addition, the Morehead City WSR-88D VWP has 0-3 km storm-relative helicity near 400 m2/s2. This suggests that a marginal tornado threat should continue this evening, as storms move northeastward across the Outer Banks. The tornado potential will be minimal, and is expected to gradually diminish as the cold front approaches the coast later tonight. ..Broyles.. 12/11/2023 Read more

SPC 0100Z Day 1 Outlook
Day 1 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0654 PM CST Sun Dec 10 2023 Valid 110100Z - 111200Z ...THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS FAR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA... ...SUMMARY... A marginal tornado threat is expected to continue this evening near Cape Hatteras. Elsewhere across the continental United States, a severe threat is not expected. ...Far Eastern North Carolina... At the surface, a cold front is currently located in western North Carolina, in the vicinity of Greensboro and Charlotte. Thunderstorms are ongoing well to the east of the front across eastern North Carolina, where surface dewpoints are in the mid 60s F. In addition, the Morehead City WSR-88D VWP has 0-3 km storm-relative helicity near 400 m2/s2. This suggests that a marginal tornado threat should continue this evening, as storms move northeastward across the Outer Banks. The tornado potential will be minimal, and is expected to gradually diminish as the cold front approaches the coast later tonight. ..Broyles.. 12/11/2023 Read more

SPC 0100Z Day 1 Outlook
Day 1 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0654 PM CST Sun Dec 10 2023 Valid 110100Z - 111200Z ...THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS FAR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA... ...SUMMARY... A marginal tornado threat is expected to continue this evening near Cape Hatteras. Elsewhere across the continental United States, a severe threat is not expected. ...Far Eastern North Carolina... At the surface, a cold front is currently located in western North Carolina, in the vicinity of Greensboro and Charlotte. Thunderstorms are ongoing well to the east of the front across eastern North Carolina, where surface dewpoints are in the mid 60s F. In addition, the Morehead City WSR-88D VWP has 0-3 km storm-relative helicity near 400 m2/s2. This suggests that a marginal tornado threat should continue this evening, as storms move northeastward across the Outer Banks. The tornado potential will be minimal, and is expected to gradually diminish as the cold front approaches the coast later tonight. ..Broyles.. 12/11/2023 Read more