VISIT: Meteorological Interpretation Blog

Earlier this week, severe thunderstorms erupted across the I-25 corridor in Colorado and southeastern Wyoming. NWS WFO Boulder, CO, messaged the significance of the event to the general public via social media, in that large hail, damaging winds and isolated tornadoes could be possible throughout Monday, 1 June 2026. In the early afternoon, convection initiated Continue Reading

Over the weekend the Max Road Miramar Fire initiated and burned ~11,400 acres across south Florida. As of 13 May 2026, ~95% of the brush fire was contained, per Watch Duty. Local media outlets covered the event as the fire spread unnervingly close to homes and infrastructure along the western side of the Miami metropolitan Continue Reading

A rare winter storm impacted the central Rocky Mountains during early May 2026, bringing heavy wet snow that provided temporary relief to the drought-stricken region. Per NWS WFO Boulder, CO, the winter storm brought substantial snowfall accumulations, where Estes Park, CO, a town embedded within the Front Range Mountains, observed 30+ inches. Below, users can Continue Reading

Earlier this week, the National Weather Service (NWS) Atlanta, Georgia, posted a social media infographic describing the significant drought conditions across the state of Georgia, where approximately 90% of the state experienced severe to exceptional drought (i.e., D2 to D4 on the drought intensity scale). Subsequently, these conditions were conducive to fire initiation and spread, Continue Reading

Approximately a month ago, several fires erupted across western Nebraska, where the Morrill Fire and the Cottonwood Fire burned ~642,000 acres and 130,000 acres, respectively. An aerial view of the Cottonwood Fire is provided below via social media. Both fires erupted during the afternoon of 12 March 2026. Smaller fires also ignited in Nebraska, Kansas Continue Reading

On 10 March 2026, NWS WFO Honolulu, HI, issued a rare Ashfall Warning over the big island of Hawai’i as Kilauea, an active shield volcano, had violently erupted (yet again). This time, the volcanic eruption produced a significant ash plume that led to Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park to temporarily close parts of the park and Continue Reading

NWS WFO Fairbanks, AK, forecasted blowing snow across northwestern Alaska, where the region would experience strong and gusty winds of ~50-60 mph from 6-8 March 2026. On the afternoon of 8 March 2026, the high winds led to the existing snowpack becoming dislodged, then picked up and blown across the remote landscape. Blowing snow and Continue Reading

On 17 February 2026, the NWS Storm Prediction Center (SPC) issued an Extreme Fire Weather Outlook for the central and southern high plains, stretching from southwest Nebraska to the Oklahoma and Texas Panhandles. The outlook relayed the increased fire danger over the region, which was forecasted for high winds and low relative humidities. Abundant dry Continue Reading

A significant chunk of ice fractured across Lake Erie last weekend, where an 80+ mile long crevice was seen from space, and nearly stretched from Ontario, Canada, to Cleveland, OH. A social media – drone video (below) captures the fractured ice along Lake Erie. Per NOAA’s Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL), ice coverage over Continue Reading

During late January 2026, a historic winter storm impacted millions of people across the central and southern United States, producing significant snow, sleet and ice accumulations that led to a flurry of airport delays and cancellations, impassable roadways for motorists, damage to infrastructure, power outages, and cold temperatures. This blog entry focuses on the significant Continue Reading