Tracking a Winter Storm; Unusual Early-Season Heat Wave in the Southwest

A major winter storm will organize across the Northern Plains today and then rapidly strengthen as it moves into the Great Lakes on Sunday. Heavy snow and blowing snow are likely to persist over the Great Lakes into Monday night. Dry and gusty winds will produce a critical fire risk across the central/southern Plains. An early heatwave will begin to intensify over the western U.S. into next week. Read More >

Photo credits clockwise from top left: Trieva Rue (Roswell Fog), Jennifer Shoemake (Corona Tornado), Colleen Gino (Rainbow), Colleen Gino (Polvadera Snowfall), Jose Sandoval (Lightning), Ed MacKerrow (Santa Fe Mammatus), Ross Hays (Pecos Flood), Patrick Bruner (Roswell Snow), Jim Lyssy (US84 Flood), Ed Bystrom (Snow Obscured Sandias), Don Armstrong (Rainbow Tower), Todd Shoemake (Crepuscular Rays West of Albuquerque), Kerry Jones (Record Snow in Albuquerque), Don Armstrong (Los Lunas Lightning), Kathy DeLucas (NE Highlands Sunset), Anna Brown (Sandia Cirrus), Lawrence Jaramillo (Rociada Snow), Brent Wachter (Fort Craig Fire)

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Tracking a Winter Storm; Unusual Early-Season Heat Wave in the Southwest

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