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Commercial planes provide weather forecasters with vital data, so widespread flight cancellations could hurt local weather reports.

One More Coronavirus Problem: Accurate Weather Forecasts

Apr 03, 2020
Weather forecast models rely on commercial airplanes for massive amounts of real-time data. With widespread flight cancellations, meteorologists are concerned.
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Las Vegas Valley Records First Rainfall Of 2020

Feb 10, 2020

Las Vegas saw its first rainfall of 2020 Sunday night with about .04 inches recorded at McCarran International Airport.

Mt. Charleston got a fresh light coat of snow overnight, up to four inches in some areas. Both Las Vegas and Mt. Charleston are expected to have sunny skies Monday.

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Powerful Winds Cause Outages, Damages In Southern Nevada

Feb 03, 2020
The Las Vegas area could see more powerful winds from a cold front that left hundreds without power over the weekend.
 
The National Weather Service said Monday parts of southern Nevada could see gusts anywhere from between 50 and 70 mph before mid-day.
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World
A swimmer jumps from a jetty in an effort to cool off in Adelaide, Australia, as the country experiences record temperatures.

Australia Just Had Its Hottest Day On Record

Dec 18, 2019
The scorching temperatures are happening during a destructive wildfire season and a brutal drought. The average maximum temperature across the country on Tuesday was 105.6 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Goats and Soda

Meteorologists Can't Keep Up With Climate Change In Mozambique

Dec 11, 2019

As world leaders gather for a climate summit in Madrid, some of the countries most vulnerable to climate change say they need improved forecasting tools.

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KNPR's State of Nevada

Winter Is Coming ... And It Could Be Warmer

Dec 10, 2019

Winter is coming -- and no, we’re not talking about Jon Snow.

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National
A jet waits for takeoff Tuesday at Denver International Airport, where travelers have seen hundreds of flights canceled amid heavy snow.

'Bomb Cyclone' Whips Through The West As Winter Storms Snarl Thanksgiving Travel

Nov 27, 2019
Inclement weather sure has a knack for bad timing. On the eve of Thanksgiving, one of the busiest travel periods of the year, high winds and heavy snow are buffeting places from Oregon to New England.
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Sierra Winds Reach 94 mph Ahead Of Big Snow Storm

Nov 26, 2019

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Dangerous winds in the Sierra toppled a semi-trailer truck, downed power lines and closed a stretch of highway in Southern California on Monday ahead of a winter storm expected to bring up to 2 feet of snow to mountain tops around Lake Tahoe.

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National
A worker shovels snow from a sidewalk in the Humboldt Park neighborhood of Chicago. Forecasters expect temperatures to drop around 10 degrees by Wednesday.

Arctic Blast Grips Parts Of the U.S., With Snow And Record-Breaking Cold

Nov 12, 2019
Forecasters say an estimated 300 cold-weather records are expected to be tied or broken through Wednesday. The "arctic outbreak" is being blamed for four deaths so far.
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St. George Breaks Hits A Record 122 Days Without Rain

Oct 17, 2019

ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — St. George is experiencing a record dry spell as the city in southern Utah hits 122 days without rain.

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Northeast Nevada's September Weather One For Record Books

Oct 09, 2019

ELKO, Nev. (AP) — A wacky month of September weather was one for the record books in northeast Nevada in a wide variety of categories including heat, rain and even snow.

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Day Of Record Rain In Elko Nearly Doubles September Average

Sep 21, 2019

ELKO, Nev. (AP) — Heavy rainfall in northeast Nevada set a record for the day in Elko with nearly twice as much precipitation in 24 hours as normally falls in the whole month of September.

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National
A sea of fog advances on the Golden Gate Bridge during a late winter twilight in 2016. On Saturday the operators of FogCam said the long-running webcam at San Francisco State University will sunset "forever" at the end of August.

The End Is Nigh For FogCam, Billed As The Internet's Oldest Running Webcam

Aug 19, 2019
The webcam at San Francisco State University has been in operation since 1994. Now, its creators say they plan to sunset the Internet landmark by the end of the month.
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National
A woman cools off in the fountain at Washington Square Park in New York. Temperatures at or close to 100 degrees are expected in the city this weekend.

Heat Wave Blankets Much Of The U.S. This Week

Jul 18, 2019
It is bringing dangerous, record-breaking temperatures to the Central and Eastern states.
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Red Flag Warning In Effect Through Wednesday

Jul 17, 2019

A red flag warning remains in effect in Clark County, eastern Lincoln County and Mohave County, according to the National Weather Service.

Hot, dry and windy conditions have put the areas in danger of rapid fire growth, the service said. 

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Strange News
Vehicles were buried in hail on Sunday in eastern Guadalajara, Jalisco state, Mexico. The accumulation of hail buried vehicles and damaged homes.

Freak Summer Hailstorm Hits Mexico's Guadalajara

Jul 01, 2019
"Hail more than a meter high, and then we wonder if climate change exists," said Enrique Alfaro Ramírez, the governor of Jalisco state. The Mexican army is helping to dig out the city.
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Excessive Heat Warning Issued For Southern Nevada

Jun 10, 2019

The National Weather Service says this week will be the Las Vegas valley’s “hottest week so far this year.”

Typically, high temperatures this time of year average 97 degrees.  Highs this week are expected to reach 100 or above. 

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National
People watch from the Liberty Memorial as a severe storm that dropped several tornadoes earlier approaches downtown Kansas City, Mo., Tuesday, shortly before striking Douglas County, Kansas.

Large Tornado Touches Down Near Kansas City; At Least 12 Injured

May 29, 2019
The massive tornado skirted the metropolitan area but struck several towns to the west of Kansas City, Kan., leaving damaged houses "for a mile in every direction."
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Science
Hurricane Florence made landfall in North Carolina on Sept. 14, 2018. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecasts that two to four major hurricanes will form in the Atlantic during the 2019 hurricane season, which begins June 1.

The 2019 Hurricane Season Will Be 'Near Normal.' But Normal Can Still Be Devastating

May 23, 2019
NOAA forecasts that two to four major hurricanes will form this year in the Atlantic. But even an average year can cause record-breaking damage, as storms get bigger and wetter.
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National
Jessica Rodgers and neighbor Ray Arellana carry a stroller carrying Rodgers' sister Sophia Rodgers over downed power lines as they head to Rodgers' mother's apartment to check on damage on Thursday after a tornado tore though Jefferson City, Mo., late We

3 Killed As Violent Tornadoes Cause 'Devastation' In Missouri

May 23, 2019

Thousands were without power and multiple people were hurt as a series of storms spawned multiple tornadoes in Missouri late Wednesday and into Thursday.

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UNR Moves Commencements Indoors Due To Weather

May 16, 2019

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nasty weather has prompted the University of Nevada, Reno to move its commencement ceremonies indoors.

The school announced three days of graduation activities will be in the Lawlor Events Center Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

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National
A massive spring storm is bringing blizzard conditions to several central U.S. states, leading officials to close hundreds of schools and hundreds of miles of roads.

'Bomb Cyclone' Shutters Schools, Makes Roads Impassable In Central U.S.

Apr 11, 2019
The springtime storm is bringing blizzard conditions to states throughout the Plains and Midwest. Minnesota braced to face the brunt of the storm Thursday.
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Environment
A satellite image from Wednesday morning shows a powerful storm system heading east across the U.S. The storm is expected to bring high winds, snow and rain to much of the central U.S. in the coming days.

A 'Bomb Cyclone' Is Thwacking The Central U.S.

Mar 13, 2019
The storm is bringing high winds, snow, rain and dangerous road conditions. Meteorologists and local officials are warning people across the West and Midwest to cancel travel plans.
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Newest Winter Storm Could Bring 8 Feet Of Snow Above Tahoe

Feb 25, 2019

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Another big winter storm is headed for the Sierra Nevada with up to 8 feet of snow possible in the upper elevations around Lake Tahoe.

The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning Monday for the area through Thursday morning.

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Weather Forces Delays, Cancellations At McCarran Airport

Feb 21, 2019

McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas is reporting flight delays of more than two hours and some cancellations due to snow and icy runways.

Airport spokeswoman Christine Crews said Thursday that more than 100 flights have been affected.

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