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Part of the Weather of 2024. Starting on the evening of July 13 and extending through July 16, 2024, an intense sequence of severe weather outbreaks affected much of the Midwestern and Northeastern United States. This included two significant derechoes that each had wind gusts exceeding 100 mph (160 km/h), as well as multiple tornado outbreaks ...
It is possible that parts of the Plains and Midwest may have 1-2 feet of snow on the ground in the wake of the second storm. Cities that may be hit hard by both storms include Kansas City, Chicago ...
The storm can potentially put down a substantial amount of snow and/or ice this week from Minnesota, Wisconsin and northern Michigan to northern New York state and northern New England. Heavy snow ...
"An active stretch of weather is set to continue across the Midwest in the days leading up to the extended Labor Day Severe weather to target Chicago to Detroit before the holiday weekend Skip to ...
The National Weather Service office of Chicago has one of the longest periods of official weather records, dating back to 1870, though all the 1870 and 1871 weather records taken at 181 West Washington Street were lost in the Great Chicago Fire. Of the two major airports located in Chicago, Midway Airport began observations in 1928, and O'Hare ...
The National Weather Service operates 122 weather forecast offices. [1] [2] Each weather forecast office (WFO or NWSFO) has a geographic area of responsibility, also known as a county warning area, for issuing local public, marine, aviation, fire, and hydrology forecasts. They also issue severe weather warnings, gather weather observations, and ...
It has been many months since there have been severe thunderstorms near and north of Interstate 80 in the Upper Midwest. The last time severe storms packed large hail and high winds in Wisconsin ...
The K-Index or George's Index is a measure of thunderstorm potential in meteorology. According to the National Weather Service, the index harnesses measurements such as "vertical temperature lapse rate, moisture content of the lower atmosphere, and the vertical extent of the moist layer." [1] It was developed by the American meteorologist ...