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Severe Weather and Flooding Threats for the Central U.S.; Fire Weather Concerns for the Western U.S.

Severe weather and flooding threats will continue for portions of the central U.S. through Thursday, focused from the central High Plains to the Mid-Mississippi Valley. Hot and dry conditions will fuel fire weather concerns for the Intermountain West, and dry thunderstorms may spark additional wildfires. Dangerous heat will build across the southern U.S. Friday into the weekend. Read More >

 

BOTES: A methodology for Quickly Assessing Tropical Storm Surge

Robert J. Ricks, Jr., NOAA/NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA

(NWA Presentation P1.47, Salt Lake City, UT. 20 October 2014)

Disclaimer: This is an operational research endeavor that is experimental in nature and not intended for official use.  

The Poster [pdf]

Extended Abstract [pdf]