Dangerous Heat in the Central and Eastern U.S.; Severe Thunderstorms in the Central U.S. and Northeast; Critical Fire Weather in the Four Corners

Dangerous, record-breaking heat will intensify across most of the central and eastern U.S this week. Heat indices will likely exceed 100 degrees. Severe thunderstorms are forecast from parts of the central High Plains into the Upper Midwest, and across parts of the Northeast. Critical fire weather conditions will continue across portions of the Four Corners and Great Basin. Read More >

Radar images from April 13th, 2006. Click on images for larger view.
WSR-88D radar reflectivity images of the Iowa City tornadic supercell thunderstorm at 624, 629 and 633 pm. The scale is on the left in each figure. Warmer colors indicate higher intensity and cooler colors indicate lesser intensities.	WSR-88D radar velocity images of the Iowa City tornadic supercell thunderstorm at 624, 629 and 633 pm. The scale is on the left in each figure. Green shades indicate motion toward the radar and red shades indicate motion away from the radar. The radar is located to the east (right) on the image. A counter clockwise circulation (called a mesocyclone) is apparent just south of Iowa City at 633 pm where the green (toward the radar) and red (away from the radar) are adjacent to each other.

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Dangerous Heat in the Central and Eastern U.S.; Severe Thunderstorms in the Central U.S. and Northeast; Critical Fire Weather in the Four Corners

NWS Quad Cities Radar April 13, 2006