Above Average Temperatures for the West and Central Plains; Lake Effect Snow Continues

Well above average temperatures will prevail across the Plains and the West Coast this week, while a cold front will bring Arctic air to the South and East Coast Thursday and Friday. Lake effect snow is forecast downwind of the Great Lakes through Thursday along and behind the Arctic front, as well as mountain snow across the Southern Appalachians. Read More >

The radar animation below is from the October 24, 2000, severe weather event. It produced tornadic thunderstorms and flash flooding across the central Permian Basin. The sequence of images were taken approximately 5 minutes apart, from 6:00 PM CDT to 10:04 PM CDT.

The many hook shaped echoes that occurred frequently with this event; prompted the issuance of numerous severe thunderstorm and tornado warnings that evening. This severe weather event affected the most populated regions of the Permian Basin; the cities of Odessa and Midland. Very heavy rains from those thunderstorms produced flash flooding too.

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Above Average Temperatures for the West and Central Plains; Lake Effect Snow Continues

Severe Weather and Flooding, October 24, 2000