National Weather Force
Weather
Tornado Watch
Issued or Partial Issued States: ND, MN – Map inside shows affected state areas. Site: National Weather Force has issued a Tornado Watch effective now through this evening … Date: 6/24/22 at 1:30pm Central Time Forecast: An upper-level trough moving out of the Northern Rockies will move into the area this afternoon/evening. Temperatures in the mid 80s with dewpoints in the […]
Geology
A second major eruption has been detected at the Hunga Tonga volcano on Monday
A second major eruption has been detected at the Hunga Tonga volcano on Monday, according to an alert from Australia’s Darwin Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre. There were no casualties reported from the second eruption on Sunday night. However, evacuation measures are underway, Australian outlets reported. The underwater Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano violently erupted just three days ago on Friday, sending […]
A massive volcanic eruption and tsunami hit Tonga and the Pacific. Here’s what we know
An underwater volcano near Tonga has erupted for the third time in four days, potentially threatening the ability of surveillance flights to assess the damage to the Pacific island nation following Saturday’s massive eruption and tsunami. Australia’s meteorological service said a “large eruption” took place at the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano on Monday, but no tsunami warnings have been issued. […]
Spaceflight
Astronomers relieved with final Webb telescope deployment milestone
Still cruising toward its operating orbit nearly a million miles from Earth, the $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope completed a transformation into its final dimension Saturday with the last of some 50 post-launch deployments, the unfolding of the observatory’s 21.3-foot (6.5-meter) primary mirror. Mission controllers at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Maryland, confirmed the starboard, or right-side […]
Cape Canaveral’s busy January to continue with another Starlink launch
Forecasters expect brisk winds and chilly temperatures for a prime time, full moon launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with another batch of Starlink internet satellites Monday night from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. There’s a 70 percent chance of good conditions for launch at 7:26 p.m. EST Monday (0026 GMT), according to a forecast issued Saturday morning […]
Space Weather
Viewing of northern lights possible this weekend in Canada, Upper Midwest, Northeast
There’s a chance to view the Northern Lights this weekend for parts of North America, but the weather could throw a wrench in viewing this fantastic light show in two days: cloud cover and frigid arctic conditions. A strong solar flare and coronal mass ejection (CME) erupted from the sun Thursday, and with the Earth’s orientation and rotation around the […]