Atlanta still waiting on FEMA funding for World Cup security as city says planning moves ahead

Fires, plumes, and wind shifts. Stay clear of the south flank of these fires in Nebraska, which will open up as the front surges through.

An American military refueling plane taking part in the operation against Iran crashed in Iraq and rescue efforts were underway, U.S. Central Command said Thursday. A U.S. official, who spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity, said the aircraft had at least five crew members aboard.

One of the other consequences of the amped up pattern on Sunday is a blockbuster cold front surging into a hot and dry air mass over the Southern Plains. The ICON has handled post-frontal winds well lately and would support a high-end wildfire outbreak in areas that missed recent rain. 1/4

Mind you, marta literally did not have enough electricity to run trains yesterday during rush hour. I stand by my prediction that Atlanta is the second-most likely host city to be forced to relocate World Cup matches (behind Boston): bsky.app/profile/atla...

Quite the blizzard shaping up for the Great Lakes Sunday and Monday. Some of the EPS members are showing record low pressure for March from IL into MI. 2-3 feet of snow and hurricane-force gusts possible in northern LP and UP of Michigan.

There’s been a lot of discussion about the Pacific and the possibility of strong El Niño returning later this year. NOAA’s updated ENSO outlook dropped this morning, and combined with the recent ECMWF and NNME outlooks, we've got a more solid picture. (1/x)🧵

El Niño is coming, and it is shaping up to be a big one. Over at The Climate Brink I've put together a compilation of the latest forecasts by different modeling groups. They suggest that we might see an event comparable in strength to what we saw in 2016: www.theclimatebrink....

If we could just raise sea levels by 150 meters we get a backup Strait of Hormuz

Quite the blizzard shaping up for the Great Lakes Sunday and Monday. Some of the EPS members are showing record low pressure for March from IL into MI. 2-3 feet of snow and hurricane-force gusts possible in northern LP and UP of Michigan.

Being a climate reporter is just Googling "C to F" over and over forever

Colorado, Nebraska and Wyoming have had an unusual number of Red Flag Warnings issued in 2026, a trend that will likely continue. The Southeast has had above normal fire activity, but most states have more restrictive criteria as compared to 2-5+ years ago, resulting in fewer warnings.

The Arizona March monthly temperature record is 104F set at two stations in 2004. The National Blend of Models (NMB) has several places exceeding that value in 7-10 days.

February 2026 drought conditions in Florida were the 3rd-most intense on record, behind February 1932 and 2001. According to www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monit..., Florida's climate has trended toward increasing drought in recent decades, for all 12 months of the year.

This sign made an appearance in the most recent episode of Paradise, as did mountains and plants that are not found anywhere in Georgia.

It was warm yesterday

Parts of MT reaching leaf-out 30+d early this year. This very early spring is largely occurring in locations where things have been trending earlier over the past 4 decades #phenology www.usanpn.org/data/maps/sp... www.climatecentral.org/climate-matt... @usa-npn.bsky.social @climatecentral.org

First 10 days of March have averaged 8.7F above normal for the Contiguous U.S. 🔥

The Gulf of Mexico is running a severe fever... it's the warmest it has ever been for this date. 🥵

Yesterday’s thunderstorm outbreak in the Plains spawned several fires in the TX panhandle, one of which blew out to the south early this morning behind a strong cold front that had gusts over 60 mph. The Yellow Fire northwest of Amarillo was last estimated at 8k acres but is likely over 20k now.

Yesterday’s thunderstorm outbreak in the Plains spawned several fires in the TX panhandle, one of which blew out to the south early this morning behind a strong cold front that had gusts over 60 mph. The Yellow Fire northwest of Amarillo was last estimated at 8k acres but is likely over 20k now.

Boom! Had a great ight show over the skyline tonight. Here’s my first big lightning shot of the season. This is a 2-frame composite. Best as I can tell, two large, branching bolts struck the eastern antenna mast of the Hancock. #wxsky #ilwx

So no discussion on conditional intensity today? We’re only going to do that on the busts, aren’t we….

A special election in Georgia to fill the seat vacated by former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is headed to a runoff between Trump-endorsed GOP candidate Clay Fuller and Democratic candidate Shawn Harris, CNN projects. https://cnn.it/4rrHznH

A snapshot of the tornado tearing through the NE side of Kankakee, IL. This image comes from Cory Gerkin's live stream of the ongoing severe weather outbreak.

A FIVE INCH HAILSTONE has been found near Buckingham, Illinois by senior meteorologist @matthewcappucci.bsky.social as he frolics through farmland. This may be the state record if confirmed!

“Much of the western CONUS will be continuing to experience several consecutive days of drier and warmer than normal conditions. While fuels are not yet receptive in many of these areas, these anomalous conditions for mid March could begin to affect fuel dryness well ahead of seasonal norms.”

Truly do not miss these spring days in Chicago. Not even 40 there while it’s 70 with a tornado outbreak forthcoming just down I-55. Metro still at risk for damaging hail though.

Upgrade to tornado-driven Moderate risk forthcoming.

Georgia Senate passes bill to change state flower

If you’re involved in wildland firefighting, the CIMSS / @uwssec.bsky.social Next Generation Fire System alert dashboard incorporates Wisconet and other weather station data so you can see the nearest surface weather conditions. cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/ngfs/alerts-...

Today has that summer ridge-riding wind producer look with trailing hail and flash flooding tonight as the low-level jet overruns the cold pool. Should get into ATL after dark.

Corpus Christi may run out of water next year, and they are praying for a hurricane to hit and dump 20-30” of rain. The water loss “impacts are going to be felt tremendously through the state, if not internationally.” Drought is climate change’s biggest threat.

The horror Israel/US has unleashed on Iran is going to unfold over time, over generations x.com/arianajasmin...

Looks like the West is next in line for potentially historic March heat, as @edwardsanthonyb.bsky.social points out today. The Euro’s extreme forecast index the next 15 days roasts California to the Four Corners and adjacent areas. Fire season is closer than you think.

The warmup in the Gulf over the last 10 days is pretty remarkable. Gulf-averaged SSTs were nearly 1.25°C above average yesterday, after being colder than average in the last days of February. The subtropical Atlantic is also toasty. 👀 Plots from @cyclonicwx.bsky.social

At the same time, a Pineapple Express may take aim at the PNW as the high-pressure system over the Southwest guides moisture from Hawaii toward WA/OR. A warm atmospheric river-fueled storm like this would follow on the heels of feet of snow this week, raising flood risk the week of March 16.

Happy extra dose of melatonin tonight and late models day to all who celebrate.

CNN’s Frederik Pleitgen says black, oil-contaminated rain is falling over Tehran after strikes on oil facilities by U.S./Israeli airstrikes.

The oil is flowing into the sewers and the streets are on fire in Tehran

Damn, looks like it actually broke up and picked up the lake ice in this longer video.

Tornado Debris Signature southwest of Tulsa.

Footage coming out of Union City, Michigan of the violent tornado that just hit the area. The lake seen in this clip is frozen. Footage provided by @WSLPIG on X. #severewx #wxsky

The Old Bowling Green Fire east of Tampa Bay is throwing up pyrocumulonimbus clouds this afternoon.

Getting the full summer experience in Atlanta today. High of 83 (warmest so early in the season by 6 days), a/c on and loud ass thunderstorms pouring on a few neighborhoods over, without a drop of rain here.

Quite the cute little MCV over the Gulf today.

Watching this on repeat to distract from the repercussions of a potential super Niño occurring in an already overbaked planet.

A March 3 explosion at the location of the now sunken Russian LNG tanker Arctic MetaGaz in the Mediterranean Sea was captured in mid-infrared optical imagery from the geostationary Meteosat-12 satellite. Visualisation: @simonsat.bsky.social/ESA. Data: EUMETSAT

MarkWayne Mullin in the Oval Office after his first hearing with Congress dodging ketchup...