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Severe Weather in the Central Plains; Heavy Rainfall in the Tennessee Valley; Critical Fire Weather in the West

Scattered severe storms capable of large to very large hail, severe wind gusts, and a few tornadoes will be possible across the central Plains this evening. Heavy to excessive rainfall may bring a flooding threat from the Great Lakes to the Mid-South through tonight. Hot, dry and windy conditions will continue to bring a critical fire weather threat from the Southwest into the Great Basin. Read More >

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Soyuz 53S Landing

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NASA astronaut Scott Tingle, cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov and JAXA astronaut Norishige Kanai landed Sunday returned from the International Space Station today.    Their Soyuz capsule touched down southeast of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan at 12:39 UTC June 3 under clear skies, breezy west winds and temperatures in the low 60's Fahrenheit.  

The NWS Spaceflight Meteorology Group (SMG) provides real-time weather analysis and forecasts to the NASA Mission Control Center flight control team for their situational awareness during Soyuz landings.   SMG provides en route forecasts for the NASA aircraft returning Scott Tingle back to the USA.  

Another three will launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome headed for the International Space Station on June 6 including NASA astronaut Serena Auñón-Chancellor.

 

METEOSAT 8 Visible Image Near Landing TIme - click to enlarge

METEOSAT 8 Visible Image 13:30 UTC June 3 (near landing time)

Image courtesy EUMETSAT