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Archive: Mar 2026

Morrill Fire burns over 572000 acres in the Nebraska Panhandle

1-minute Mesoscale Domain Sector GOES-19 (GOES-East) GeoColor RGB images with an overlay of Next Generation Fire System (NGFS) Fire Detection polygons (above) displayed the thermal signatures and daytime smoke plume associated with the Morrill Fire (Watch Duty | InciWeb) in the Nebraska Panhandle on 12 March 2026 (the initial NGFS detection was at 1939 UTC). Surface observations in the vicinity... Read More

Tehuano gap wind event

As a strong arctic cold front moved southward across the Gulf of Mexico toward southern Mexico on 12 March 2026, the cold front fractured as it moved inland across Mexico’s Isthmus of Tehuantepec — the cold air was then channeled southward through Chivela Pass and emerged as a Tehuano (or “Tehuantepecer“)... Read More

Kilauea Volcanic Fountain Creates Ash Clouds, Flight Cancellations

Kilauea on the big island of Hawaii is renowned for its new-continuous eruptions. However, the output of the volcano isn’t consistent, with some periods featuring slower lava flows with other times having pronounced, notable lava fountains. On 10 March 2026, the lava fountains were particularly intense. Local media reported fountain... Read More

Severe thunderstorms produce tornadoes and hail as large as 6.10″ in diameter across northern Illinois

1-minute Mesoscale Domain Sector GOES-19 (GOES-East) Visible and Infrared images with time-matched plots of SPC Storm Reports (above) showed thunderstorms that produced several tornadoes and numerous reports of hail — most notably, as large as 6.10″ in diameter near Kankakee, Illinois at 2328 UTC. If verified, that would be the largest hailstone on record for... Read More