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

Extremely critical fire weather conditions are expected to develop across the Great Basin and Southwest today, and exceptionally dry and windy conditions will promote rapid wildfire spread through the weekend. Scattered severe thunderstorms and heavy rain are possible across parts of the Ozark Plateau into lower Ohio Valley and parts of the northern Rockies into adjacent Great Plains. Read More >

Mr. Robert E. Dreith, the cooperative weather observer at Randolph 4 miles WNW, KS was recently honored in a ceremony at the Randolph Senior Citizen Center. The award was presented by Topeka Meteorologist-In-Charge Ken Harding, Regional Data Aquisition Program Manager Bob Bonack, WFO Topeka's Data Aquisition Program Managers Bill Newman and Mike Couch. Mr. Dreith was presented the National Weather Service’s second-most distinguished award, named for John Campanius Holm who took the first known systematic observations in the American colonies in 1644-45. Mr. Dreith has provided daily precipitation, snowfall, snow depth and water equivalent data for the National Weather Service from the Randolph 4 miles WNW site and has provided stream stage reports for Fancy Creek, which drains into Tuttle Creek Reservoir. He began taking observations July 1, 1979. Mr. Dreith also served in the U.S. Navy during WWII.

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

Holm Award for Randolph Observer - NWS Topeka, KS