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Above Normal Temperatures, Strong Thunderstorms, Tropical Development Being Monitored

Well above normal temperatures are forecast to shift from the northern Plains through the Northeast U.S. over the long holiday weekend. A few strong to severe thunderstorm will be possible as well along with a potential for excessive rainfall. A tropical or subtropical depression could form off the Southeast U.S. coast over the weekend while drifting northward to northeastward. Read More >

Automatically generated image showing areas of surface-1km vertical shear.

 

Thumbnail of an automatically generated image showing areas of surface-1km vertical shear. Thumbnail of an automatically generated image showing areas of surface-1km vertical shear. Thumbnail of an automatically generated image showing areas of surface-1km vertical shear.
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Shear (0-1km) 

Surface-1-km Vertical Shear is the difference between the surface wind and the wind at 1-km above ground level. These data are plotted as vectors with shear magnitudes contoured. 0-1-km shear magnitudes greater than 15-20 knots tend to favor supercell tornadoes.

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