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Yahoo
3 hours ago
- Climate
- Yahoo
Alvin's Moisture Will Bring Rain To Southwest, Increased Storm Chances In The Plains
The moisture of ex-Tropical Storm Alvin is bound for the Southwest U.S., where it will help to enhance unusual rainfall for this time of year and then go on to help spawn storms in the central U.S. in the week ahead. Remnant moisture from Alvin in combination with an upper low will help trigger the development of showers and thunderstorms over the Southwest U.S. on Sunday and Monday, including Phoenix and Tucson. The additional cloud cover and rain will keep temperatures as much as 15 degrees cooler than we have seen recently. This is a rather unusually wet pattern for the end of May and beginning of June, there. June is typically one of the driest months of the year in this region since it precedes monsoonal rains that arrive later in summer. Up to an inch of rain could fall across portions of the Four Corners region. Localized flash flooding is possible on Sunday in southern Arizona. The severe thunderstorm chances will also grow from the Dakotas to the Central Plains Monday and Tuesday as Alvin's moisture gets pulled into a sprawling area of low pressure that will pivot from the Central Rockies to the Upper Midwest. NOAA's Storm Prediction Center has said that severe weather is possible: - Monday: Storms are most likely from the Texas Panhandle to southern Minnesota. However, we could still see storms from western Texas to northern Minnesota. The main threats with these storms will be damaging winds and hail, as the storms march eastward throughout the afternoon and evening hours. Places like North Platte, Amarillo, Sioux Falls and Denver need to be on the lookout for storms. - Tuesday: From central Texas to southern Wisconsin will see the biggest threat, however, we could see scattered storms stretch as far north as the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Strong, damaging winds and hail will be the main threats. This includes places like Dallas, Tulsa, Kansas City, Cedar Rapids and Madison, Wisconsin. Make sure to check back often for updates to the forecast. Jennifer Gray is a weather and climate writer for She has been covering some of the world's biggest weather and climate stories for the last two decades.
Washington Post
2 days ago
- Climate
- Washington Post
Friday was wet and warm and filled with warnings
On Friday, as May neared its close, the District went through its warmest day in almost two weeks, and its wettest day since Thursday. In the evening, warnings of possible tornadoes abounded in the region, but it did not seem that any touched down. It was particularly windy or gusty in spots, however, and it was thunderstorm winds that were blamed in a report to the National Weather Service of trees that toppled onto the Capital Beltway in the Four Corners area of Montgomery County, temporarily blocking three of four lanes.
ABC News
3 days ago
- General
- ABC News
Emergency
Doctors and frontline health workers have told Four Corners they can't stay silent any longer, warning they are witnessing the collapse of public mental health care in NSW. Staff have revealed they're being forced to release people who are still seriously unwell, simply because there aren't enough beds. CCTV and internal figures show patients in crisis and waiting almost four days for care in one of the country's busiest emergency departments. The delays are fuelling violence and unsafe discharges. The situation has prompted scores of psychiatrists to leave the public system in NSW, many accusing the government of not taking mental health seriously or providing the funding the system needs to survive. This week, Four Corners goes inside the system to investigate the extent of the crisis and the impact on those who need its care the most. Emergency, reported by Avani Dias and produced by Amy Donaldson, goes to air on Monday 2 June at 8.30pm on ABC TV and ABC iview.
Epoch Times
4 days ago
- Politics
- Epoch Times
After the Fall: Can the Liberals Rebuild From the Ashes?
Less than a month after recording its worst federal election result in history, the Liberal Party finds itself fractured and faced with the challenge of rebuilding trust and direction. From alienating key demographics to factional infighting, the Liberals—once Australia's natural party of government—are reckoning with a defeat many say was years in the making. Former attorney-general George Brandis delivered one of the sharpest rebukes, arguing the party had systematically alienated large swathes of the electorate—women, public servants, multicultural communities, and inner-city voters. 'It was almost as if we were running out of new people to offend,' he told ABC's Four Corners. Brandis said those blaming the historic loss on campaign missteps are missing the deeper rot within the party's image and ideological direction. Modernise Or Return To Roots? The result has triggered a battle for the soul of the party. One camp believes the Liberals have drifted too far from their economic and philosophical roots, diluting their message and confusing voters. Another, led by new party leader Sussan Ley, believes the path forward lies in modernisation and occupying 'the sensible centre.' Related Stories 5/23/2025 5/21/2025 'The answer is not to move to the centre, but to move forward as one united team … continuing to bring together classical Liberals and conservatives in our great party together with the Nationals,' said Senator Sarah Henderson, rejecting the idea that the party had veered too far right. But forging unity remains easier said than done. Ley's own leadership is on shaky ground after she won the top job by just four votes over Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor. The Coalition's internal divisions erupted almost immediately after the loss, and nowhere are they clearer than on climate and energy policy. MP Andrew Hastie made his position clear: abandon net-zero. 'I think the question of net zero, that's a straitjacket that I'm already getting out of,' he told Four Corners, echoing a growing view among the party's right flank. O'Brien, formerly the Coalition's nuclear energy spokesperson, sidestepped the net-zero question altogether. Instead, he pivoted to cost-of-living concerns. 'The real question is should Australian families and businesses be paying more for their electricity?' But moderates are against backpedalling. Senator Maria Kovacic warned that rejecting net-zero targets would alienate the next generation of voters. 'Most young Australians believe that climate change is real ... we have to deliver energy policies that ensure that we reach our net zero targets and that we deliver stable power ... as cheap as possible.' Finding Their Way Back With the dust settling, attention is turning to the road ahead. Some believe only a complete overhaul will save the party. 'They have lost any interest in balancing the budget, reducing taxes, being pro-free enterprise,' said former Liberal MP John Ruddick, who now backs more populist reforms with the Libertarian Party. He advocates U.S.-style primaries to fix what he sees as a 'wrong candidate selection model,' and believes the party's failure lies in trying to mimic Labor. 'Donald Trump has shown us that the only way to push the left back … is to be on the front foot. Peter Dutton and Sussan Ley think, 'Oh well, we can win by being Labor-lite,'' he told The Epoch Times. Others offer alternative views. Senator Kovacic believes reconnecting with core Liberal economic values may offer the clearest way forward. 'If we focused on our economic credentials … then I think we would've connected with people.'
CBS News
5 days ago
- Climate
- CBS News
Showers, storm chances linger ahead of nice and calm weekend across North Texas
Happy back-to-work Tuesday! With some much-needed rain on Memorial Day, it isn't a surprise that there are some areas of patchy fog to start the day. That, coupled with mostly cloudy skies, is making for a grey Tuesday morning across North Texas. However, some peaks of sunshine are streaming through, and expect the mix of sun and clouds to greet you throughout the day. A shortwave system is moving out of North Texas, leaving behind a few lingering showers. With northwesterly flow aloft, there might be another thunderstorm complex approach from the Texas Panhandle around sunrise on Thursday. However, the atmosphere is expected to be mostly stable, which could lead to this system weakening as it exits the area. It's possible Thursday may be a First Alert Weather Day as a cold front moves into North Texas. As it moves, there will be mainly a rain threat, but as the front stalls south of I-20, don't rule out the chance of a few strong to marginally severe storms. Some models suggest another thunderstorm complex could arrive early Friday morning, but confidence in this scenario remains low. Looking ahead, the longwave trough responsible for the recent unsettled weather is expected to gradually shift eastward. This change will allow for ridging to build in the Four Corners region, steering most, if not all, precipitation away from North Texas over the weekend. A slight warming trend is anticipated, with high temperatures reaching the mid to upper 80s from Saturday through Tuesday.
