Arctic Air Mass Lingers for Areas of the East; Critical Fire Weather for Southern Plains; Active Weather Pattern for Hawaii

Arctic air lingers for the east, however, winds will slowly subside and a slow moderating trend starts during the week. Moisture continues to provide rainfall and higher elevation snow for the Pacific Northwest, northern California and northern Rockies through Monday. For the State of Hawaii, dangerous surf conditions with strong winds and heavy rainfall will impact the islands through Monday. Read More >

Flooding (especially flash flooding) is a large concern across eastern Kentucky due to the vast amounts of creeks and streams, as well as susceptible steep and variable terrain. As a result, we have numerous automated river and stream gauges set up across eastern Kentucky that send back real-time data on river stages. We also have automated weather stations that send in rainfall data in near real time as well. The forecasters (Lead Forecaster Pete in this case) will monitor the rivers and precipitation gauges using several software programs, making sure we note any changes in river levels or notice any potential bad data or gauge malfunctions. If necessary, this data can be used to issue river flood advisories and warnings. Find the latest river forecasts below: https://water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=JKL

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Arctic Air Mass Lingers for Areas of the East; Critical Fire Weather for Southern Plains; Active Weather Pattern for Hawaii

A Day In The Life Of A NWS Meteorologist: River Monitoring (Day 6 of 14)