Monitoring Tsunami Impacts Across the Pacific; Air Quality Concerns; Dangerous Heat; Critical Fire Weather for the West

Tsunami impacts continue for portions of the Pacific basin. Wildfire smoke causes unhealthy air in Midwest to Great Lakes. Heat dome spans Mississippi Valley to Mid-Atlantic with excessive heat warnings and advisories. Critical fire weather in Great Basin to Pacific Northwest (dry thunderstorms). Cold front spawns severe storms/heavy rain in Central U.S. today, shifts to East Coast Thursday. Read More >

February 24-25, 2022
Freezing Rain/Ice
During the late evening hours on February 24th into the early morning hours on February 25th, a solid shield of precipitation moved through the region. With surface air temperatures still below freezing for many locations near/north of I-70, this precipitation fell as freezing rain, accreting on all surfaces, especially elevated ones such as trees and powerlines. Further south, it was just warm enough to be just plain rain.