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Heat and Fire Weather Concerns in the West; Excessive Rainfall Possible in the South-Central U.S.

Heat will build over the Intermountain West and the Southwest the next couple of days. Lightning from dry thunderstorms can create new fire starts and combined with gusty winds may cause a fire to rapidly grow in Oregon and northern California. Flash flooding will be possible in New Mexico and west Texas today, as well as parts of the southern and central Plains due to slow moving thunderstorms. Read More >

 

Welcome to the NWS Duluth Science web page, where you can find various information to help you learn more about meteorology. Feel free to explore the different information that we have collected below.

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Science Resources

 

SIGNIFICANT EVENTS DATABASE

A collection of writeups and summaries of major weather events that have impacted the Northland.

LAKE EFFECT SNOW

Have you ever wondered, what is Lake Effect Snow? It has a major impact on winter weather conditions around the area. Find out more about it here!

WEATHER EDUCATION

Find tools, reference materials, and handy websites for teaching and understanding meteorology.

 

Recent Science Stories

Occasionally we will post a Top News story explaining some aspects of meteorology, or highlighting a particular weather phenomena that recently affected the region. These recent stories, along with other interesting recent information concerning the science of meteorology will be posted here.

You can view more Top News stories in our archive.

Other Local Science and Tutorials

In these PDF files we will explain how to use various parts of our web site using screen captures and text explanations.

 

 

Page last updated: April 1, 2019