National Weather Force
Weather
Flood Watch
Issued or Partial Issued States: TX, OK, AR – Map inside shows affected state areas. Site: National Weather Force has issued a Flood Watch effective Saturday 11-26-2022 Date: 11/25/22 at 12:30pm Central Time Forecast: An upper level low will eject into Texas from the Pacific Southwest on Saturday. This system will draw in gulf moisture and bring a frontal zone […]
Long Range Weather Advisory: Storm Track To Return To Central and Northern California, Bringing Flooding low and Blizzards to the Mountains
National Weather Force has issued a Long-Range Weather Advisory for flooding low land rains and heavy mountain snow for Central and Northern California after November 27th so read on for details … A lull in activity has been present across all of California with a ridge of high pressure dominating to the west, and a low pressure in Eastern Canada […]
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 […]