By the middle of the week, high pressure builds back in and winds shift out of the southwest. Thatβs going to bring a big warm-up, with afternoon highs climbing back into the mid to upper 80s through the end of the week. Winds wonβt be quite as strong asΒ yesterday, the combination of warmth and dry conditions means fire danger will stay elevated.
Dangerous heat will spread across the Carolinas today with heat index values climbing above 105.
Hurricane Beryl swept ashore as a Category 1 storm with heavy rains and powerful winds, and knocking out power to more than 1 million homes and businesses as fast-rising waters caused street flooding and prompted rescues.
Beryl made landfall near Matagorda, TX as a category 1 hurricane and is bringing life-threatening storm surge, damaging wind and flooding rain to SE Texas.
The newest and most advanced weather satellite, GOES-U, launched from NASAβs Kennedy Space Center last week. It is the 4th and final installment of the GOES-R series of geostationary weather satellites.
The plane crash killed 37 passengers after getting caught in a microburst, crashing just half a mile from the runway at Charlotte-Douglas airport on July 2, 1994.
Hurricane Beryl is now the earliest calendar year Atlantic Category 5 hurricane on record.
Tropical Storm Beryl has formed and is expected to become Hurricane Beryl this weekend.
The TSA expects nearly nine million people to travel across the country this weekend.
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