Social media lit up on 4 July 2026 with video of a strong rotating condensation funnel from Cantwell, Alaska, on the southern edge of the Alaska Range. You can see the video in this news story from KTUU-TV in Anchorage. This funnel was seen around 5 PM local time, or... Read More

Meteorological satellites don’t just observe the current weather. They can also keep track of the weather’s aftermath. A great example of this is with flooding. Floods are significant economic disasters, causing upwards of $180 billion in damage (almost 1% of the US GDP) annually to structures, agriculture, and transportation infrastructure.... Read More

In the afternoon and evening of 17 June 2026, a series of tornadoes struck the states of Illinois and Indiana. As of the writing of this post (1600 UTC on 18 June) the SPC Storm Reports only indicate tornadoes in Illinois, but remotely-sensed observations indicate that the likelihood of a... Read More

The National Weather Service offices in much of the central and western continental United States have modified their radiosonde launch times. Instead of the standard synoptic times of 0000 and 1200 UTC, these offices have shifted that latter time to 1800 UTC. Since radiosondes are labor-intensive, this change to the... Read More