Tropical Weather and Severe Storm Updates
Tropical Storms Juliette and Fernand Active: The National Hurricane Center is monitoring Tropical Storm Juliette in the Pacific and Tropical Storm Fernand in the Atlantic.1 Neither storm is currently a threat to land, with Juliette expected to weaken and Fernand projected to become a post-tropical cyclone.2
Source: AP News – Tropical storms Juliette and Fernand churn over open waters in different oceans
Post-Hurricane Erin Dangers: The now-dissipated Hurricane Erin is still causing rough surf and rip currents along the U.S. East Coast, with authorities in Puerto Rico reporting at least three deaths related to the dangerous conditions.3
Haboob Slams Phoenix: A massive dust storm, known as a haboob, swept across the Phoenix area in Arizona, causing widespread power outages and travel disruptions.4
Wildfires in California: New wildfires have sparked in Central and Northern California, scorching thousands of acres and prompting evacuations.5 The Pickett Fire is currently threatening Napa Valley’s wine country.6
National and Regional Weather Headlines
Fall-like Cooldown: A significant cooldown is expected to reach over 200 million people in the Central and Eastern U.S., with temperatures dropping to below-normal levels for this time of year and lasting into the Labor Day weekend.7
Extreme Heat in the Northwest: Dangerous heat will continue in the interior Northwest U.S. for the next few days before temperatures begin to drop.8
Source: National Weather Service
Heavy Rain in the West and South-Central U.S.: Heavy rainfall is forecast for parts of the West and South-central U.S., with Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Kansas facing the risk of swift flooding.9
Source: AccuWeather – Oklahoma, Arkansas and Kansas to face swift flooding from heavy rain
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