03/11/2025, 9:02 am EDT
The upper air pattern across North America during meteorological winter 2024-25 across North America was significantly different from the 5-year and 10-year optimum climate normal and standard 30-year climatology.
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03/10/2025, 8:34 am EDT
Much above normal tropical cyclone activity is observed in the Indian Ocean during the 2024-25 tropical cyclone season. Slightly below normal activity is observed east of Australia despite recent Category-4 Major Hurricane Alfred.
03/10/2025, 8:28 am EDT
An unusually strong wind event begins Friday across the southwest Great Plains and Texas shifting to Kansas Friday night. Hurricane force wind is widespread with this event. The high wind event shifts to Nebraska and the Northern Ohio Valley next Saturday. Another high wind event with similar intensity in the same location is forecast early next week.
03/09/2025, 2:35 pm EDT
Featured next Friday is an unusually low pressure of 970 MB centered on Nebraska. The low pressure causes a large area of extreme wind including sustained wind of 30-50 mph across much of the Great Plains with wind gust potential easily exceeding hurricane force.