Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 17 at 7:22PM EDT until August 17 at 7:45PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC

NWS Article posted: 1m ago

SVRGSP The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Macon County in western North Carolina... * Until 745 PM EDT. * At 722 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 7 miles south of Bryson City to 7 miles northeast of Hiawassee, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines. * Locations impacted include... Franklin, Highlands, Ellijay, Burningtown, Otto, Rainbow Springs, Wayah Bald, Cowee, Scaly Mountain, and Cullasaja.

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Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook

NHC Atlantic Multi-source Article posted: 4m ago 80 views
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000 ABNT20 KNHC 172317 TWOAT Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 800 PM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026 For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of America: Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 7 days. $$ Forecaster Pasch

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SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 592

SPC Article posted: 42m ago
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WW 592 SEVERE TSTM NE 172240Z - 180500Z URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 592 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 440 PM MDT Mon Aug 17 2026 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Northwest Nebraska and the Nebraska Panhandle * Effective this Monday afternoon and evening from 440 PM until 1100 PM MDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 75 mph possible Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5 inches in diameter possible A tornado or two possible SUMMARY...Ongoing supercells will continue to pose a threat for large to very large hail up to 1.5-2.5 inches in diameter as they move east-southeastward this evening. Severe/damaging winds may also occur if a cluster develops later this evening. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 45 statute miles north and south of a line from 40 miles north northwest of Scottsbluff NE to 40 miles east southeast of Ainsworth NE. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2). PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are favorable for severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area. Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible warnings. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce tornadoes. && OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 590...WW 591... AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 65 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector 30030. ...Gleason Read more

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Eastern North Pacific Tropical Weather Outlook

NHC E. Pacific Multi-source Article posted: 6h 03m ago 77 views
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000 ABPZ20 KNHC 171718 TWOEP Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 1100 AM PDT Mon Aug 17 2026 For the eastern and central North Pacific east of 180 longitude: Active Systems: The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Tropical Storm Lala, located a few hundred miles west-southwest of Lihue, Hawaii. South of Mexico: An area of low pressure is expected to form several hundred miles south of the coast of southern Mexico near the end of the week. Gradual development of this system is likely to occur, and a tropical depression is expected to form by this weekend as the system moves west-northwestward while remaining well offshore of Mexico. * Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent. * Formation chance through 7 days...high...70 percent. Western Portion of the East Pacific: A broad area of low pressure could form well to the southeast of the Hawaiian Islands during the latter part of the week. Environmental conditions appear conducive for gradual development of this system, and a tropical depression could form towards the end of the week or over the weekend as the system moves generally westward across the western portion of the east Pacific and into the central Pacific. * Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent. * Formation chance through 7 days...medium...50 percent. $$ Forecaster Katz/Reinhart

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M 6.9 - 15 km NNW of Pematangsiantar, Indonesia

USGS Article posted: August 16, 2026 9 views
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PAGER - GREEN ShakeMap - V DYFI? - IV Time 2026-08-15 10:54:51 UTC 2026-08-15 10:54:51 UTC at epicenter Location 3.086°N 99.015°E Depth 172.53 km (107.20 mi)

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MTBDF Sand Creek

InciWeb Article posted: August 1, 2026 3 views
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Last updated: 2026-08-17 --- The type of incident is Wildfire and involves the following unit(s) Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest. --- State: Montana --- Coordinates: Latitude: 45° 33 16.8012 Longitude: 113° 19 32.4006 --- NOTE: All fire perimeters and points are approximations. --- Incident Overview: Located approximately 7.5 miles southeast of Wisdom, the fire was initially reported at 1:45 pm on August 1, 2026 and was estimated at 40 acres. Fire behavior was crowning and torching in live green and dead and down subalpine fir. 

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