Tag: southwest monsoon
The monsoon pattern is firmly in charge of the Southwest with thunderstorms erupting widely on a daily basis. One particular cell which crossed the Las Vegas area caused widespread flash flooding with rain amounts of up to an inch falling within just 10-15 minutes! Flood Warnings now for the Las Vegas Valley. Tule Springs State Park […]
While we see some pre 4th of July heat and humidity surge into the East this weekend and early next week, the real heat will remain draped across the Southern Tier just where you’d expect it at this time of year. This heat will try lifting north but systems pushing into the Pacific Northwest and […]
With the big dome of high pressure parked directly over the Southern Plains states, there’s a pinwheel of deep, tropical moisture cycling around the ridge and up into the Southwest. As the strong late July sun does it’s work and strongly heats the lower atmosphere over the Deserts and Great Basin and with all the moisture streaming […]
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