An extreme wind warning (SAME code EWW) is an alert issued by the National Weather Service for areas on land that will experience sustained surface winds 100 knots (115 mph, 185 km/h, 51 m/s) or greater within one hour.

Jan 20, 2025 · More than 220 million people across the United States are facing dangerous cold that will also open the door for a potentially historic and crippling winter storm that could deliver snow as far ...

Jan 7, 2025 · California is forecast to get battered by the most destructive windstorm in over a decade tonight. The National Weather Service warned it expects strong and damaging …

Severe weather can occur under a variety of situations, but three characteristics are generally needed: a temperature or moisture boundary, moisture, and (in the event of severe, precipitation-based events) instability in the atmosphere.

A derecho is a widespread, long-lived wind storm that is associated with a band of rapidly moving showers or thunderstorms. A typical derecho consists of numerous microbursts, downbursts, and downburst clusters.

Storm event contains rare, unusual, weather phenomena or significant meteorological events, such as extreme temperature. What can I do with these data? Search the database to find when and where various storm events occurred. You can …

Winds 58 mph or higher and/or hail 1inch or larger are possible in a severe thunderstorm. Secure items outdoors that may blow around in high winds. Stay informed and be ready to take action. Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Take Action! A Severe Thunderstorm Warning is issued when severe thunderstorms is happening or is imminent in the warning area.

Jan 10, 2024 · At least four people have died and over half a million homes are without power after a series of powerful winter storms swept through parts of the eastern US and Canada. Strong winds flipped...

May 24, 2023 · When a dangerous major hurricane is making landfall, the National Weather Service will issue one of its most dire warnings available: an " Extreme Wind Warning." The warning signals when the storm's destructive eyewall is imminent, lashing the area with the storm's peak winds.

Jan 7, 2025 · Forecasters are warning residents about damaging winds and extreme fire weather for the Southland in what could be the strongest wind event since 2011.