After strong winds and/or storm damage is reported to the National Weather Service, a team is dispatched to survey the area. The teams will then assess the damage and determine if a tornado can be confirmed as well as its potential rating. Credit: Canva.com The Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale works by inferring tornadic wind speeds
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High pressure reigns over the Western U.S. this morning, and it’s keeping highs modestly above average through Saturday. Temps are running close to 95 each day until the weekend. Some areas to our North are still seeing gusty conditions, with a small Wind Advisory around the Palmdale area until later this morning, and we are
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Once again, a sun-filled day in the desert with high temperatures in the mid-90s, slightly above average for the date. This is a trend that continues throughout the workweek. Here’s how things will be a little different: winds will become more northerly on Wednesday. The focus of the wind will favor the High Desert, but
Continue Reading A comfortable start to this Tuesday with lows in the 60s. Take advantage of the cooler hours before the valley climbs into the 90s this afternoon. It’s the same setup as what we experienced yesterday. ‘Copy and paste’ is the forecast trend of the week which should receive minimal complaints from desert residents. There’s not
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‘Copy and paste’ is the forecast trend of the week. Coming out of festival season in the Coachella Valley, the week will be filled with sunshine and dry conditions. There’s not only consistency with temperatures each day but also with the wind. Each evening will experience gusts near 20 MPH. The chance for stronger gusts,
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A ridge of high pressure is moving in, and will bring warmer than normal conditions until the weekend, with some offshore winds as well. Given the strength of those Santa Ana like winds, there is a Wind Advisory North of Los Angeles through tomorrow afternoon. Winds eased here over the weekend, allowing our air quality
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We remain under the influence of a warming trend thanks to building high pressure across the eastern Pacific and Southern California. Temperatures today (at 5:30 PM) were between 6 and 9 degrees warmer than this same time yesterday. Conditions on Monday will be fairly similar, albeit a few degrees warmer. We’ll start the day in
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Temperatures are on track to reach the low 90s today as high pressure continues to dominate. Conditions will be slow to cool this evening so be sure to pack plenty of water along with your cowboy hats if you’re heading out to the final day of Stagecoach! Today’s breezy winds, with gusts between 20-30 mph,
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As of 5:30 PM, Vista Chino and Gene Autry have both been reopened at the wash. Indian Canyon, however, remains closed. Visibility across the valley has improved greatly today thanks to the calmer winds. Tomorrow will see highs in the low 90s. Whether you’re heading to Stagecoach or just sitting out by the pool, conditions
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Between April 25th and 28th of 2011, more than 300 tornadoes touched down, leading to the deaths of over 300 people and causing more than 10 billion dollars in damage. The most infamous day of this event was April 27th. That day saw more than 100 tornadoes touch down with more than 60 in Alabama
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We experienced a windy end to the work week but milder conditions are ahead for this weekend. While yesterday’s gusty winds are beginning to taper down, expect winds to remain breezy through the weekend. Winds will reach their peak Saturday afternoon-evening with sustained gusts between 20-30 MPH and peak gusts near 40 MPH. Winds will
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A new report from Climate Central has found that every single state across the nation has experienced warming since the first Earth Day back in 1970. To be more precise, 237 of the 241 cities analyzed have seen warming. That’s more than 98 percent! Here in the desert, we have seen about 2 degrees of Earth
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A First Alert Weather Alert is in place through late Friday night, as gusty west winds will impact travel, air quality, and visibility. Due to the gusty winds, a Wind Advisory is in effect until 11:00 p.m. The strongest gusts are expected in the afternoon and evening. Road closures at the wash due to blowing
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An Air Quality Alert has been issued as breezy to gusty winds begin to make their way into the Coachella Valley. This alert is in place through Friday night. A Wind Advisory will take effect tomorrow evening as well. We are looking at a few days of persistent onshore flow in Southern California. This means
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A trough moving through will produce some gusty conditions and usher in cooler temps for the rest of the week. Winds will breezy for much of the week, with gusty conditions at times. Expect strong gusty winds tomorrow afternoon and evening. Temps will cool through Thursday as an area of low pressure rolls through as
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The first 100° day of the year has been recorded! High temperatures more than 10° above average were felt in Palm Springs again this afternoon, reaching the century mark at 1:59 p.m. This taste of summer is short-lived, with 80s returning by midweek. Breezy conditions can be expected Monday evening, especially along I-10, but the
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We avoided triple digits over the weekend, but just barely. Highs will remain in 90s to kick off the work-week, but cooling arrives midweek. A developing through to our North will bring in modestly cooler numbers as soon as tomorrow, but the real cooling arrives on Wednesday, along with some gusty winds. You can see
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Heading to the festival grounds this afternoon? Prepare for the heat by bringing hats, sunglasses, SPF, and a reusable water bottle! For the first time in 2024, temperatures could reach triple digits this afternoon. The above-average heat won’t last, though. A trough of low pressure arriving Wednesday will cool temperatures into the 80s. A big
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As high pressure builds over Southern California, we are seeing our temperatures rise. Highs today are in the mid to upper 90s with Sunday’s highs nearing, if not exceeding, 100°F. If this happens, it would be the first triple-digit day of 2024. Temperatures this evening will stay on the warmer side, with temperatures not falling
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