North American Weather (U.S.A & Canada)

[knocker]

...DANGEROUS HEAT TO CONTINUE THE REST OF THE WEEK...

ILZ027>031-036>038-040>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-041615-

/O.CON.KILX.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120708T0000Z/

KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN-

SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS-

MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-

COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-

CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE-

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON...

NORMAL...HAVANA...LINCOLN...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE...

JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...CHARLESTON...

MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE...EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE

303 AM CDT WED JUL 4 2012

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT

SATURDAY...

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT

SATURDAY.

* TEMPERATURE...HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM 100 TO 105

ACROSS CENTRAL...EASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN ILLINOIS THROUGH

FRIDAY. SOME TRIPLE DIGIT TEMPERATURES MAY ALSO LINGER INTO

SATURDAY IN AREAS SOUTH OF I-70. DEW POINTS IN THE UPPER 60S TO

AROUND 70 WILL COMBINE WITH THE HEAT...TO PRODUCE HEAT INDEX

VALUES RANGING FROM 105 TO AROUND 110 EACH AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...THE EFFECTS OF HEAT ARE CUMULATIVE...AND WORSEN AS

EXCESSIVE HEAT CONTINUES FOR SEVERAL DAYS. PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO

THE HEAT MAY QUICKLY RESULT IN HEAT EXHAUSTION OR HEAT

STROKE...ESPECIALLY IF YOUR BODY IS WORKING HARD. WITH MULTIPLE

OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES PLANNED FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY HOLIDAY...

EXTRA EFFORT SHOULD BE MADE TO PREPARE FOR THE HEAT...REDUCE

STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES AND DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN

POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR

EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT

STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING...AND DRINK

PLENTY OF WATER. NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS IN AN ENCLOSED

VEHICLE...AS TEMPERATURES INSIDE WILL REACH LETHAL LEVELS

QUICKLY.

TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND

HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS

IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY

HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE

IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1.

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF

DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT

TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS

SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY.

&&

[Coopsy]

we had a pretty bad storm for about an hour here - no hail but thunder, lightning and torrential rain. EC going for 30oC by Sunday here - I almost spat my coffee out, we'll see lol

[knocker]

Still heatwave conditions in the NE US with the temp at Chicago 100F at 1800z.

[cheeky_monkey]

we had a pretty bad storm for about an hour here - no hail but thunder, lightning and torrential rain. EC going for 30oC by Sunday here - I almost spat my coffee out, we'll see lol

Now saying 32c on Monday here.

[Styx]

What is the July record?

Edited July 6, 2012 by Styx

[knocker]

This is not quite as bad as the disastrous Chicago heatwave of 1995. On july 13th the temp reached 106F with a heat index of 126F but it's not far off. In 1995 by the 20th 700 people had died.

THE REGION THROUGH SATURDAY. VERY WARM AIR ASSOCIATED WITH THIS

SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN THE RECORD BREAKING HIGH TEMPERATURES AND

THE CONTINUED HEAT WAVE.

INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-060400-

/O.CON.KIND.EH.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120708T0000Z/

CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY-

BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE-

PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN-

JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW-

DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS-

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO...

CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE...

SHELBYVILLE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES...BEDFORD...

SEYMOUR

356 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT

SATURDAY...

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT

SATURDAY.

* IMPACTS: HEAT EXHAUSTION OR HEAT STROKE. DEHYDRATION. ENHANCED

WILDFIRE DANGER. HEAT INDEX READING BETWEEN 107 AND 114 WILL BE

POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN

POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR

EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR

LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK

PLENTY OF WATER.

TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND

HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS

IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY

HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE

IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1.

&&

[cheeky_monkey]

What is the July record?

For where exactly?

[Aaron]

Saw this on another forum, and thought it was funny

[Roger J Smith]

July (and usually all-time) record highs are typically around 43-45 C for most places in the Midwest U.S. and into the northern plains states and even the eastern prairies. For Alberta which is a bit higher, would imagine 38 C is about the hottest on record for Calgary and 36 C in some of the mountain valleys. Here on the coast we hit 35 C in July 2009 to set a new all-time record at YVR, into the lower Fraser valley it can reach 39 C and in the central interior valleys 42-44 C.

In the 1936 heat wave, a location in North Dakota hit 50 C (122 F) which I believe is the hottest temperature outside of the desert southwest region and even there you would have to go to Death Valley to find anything much higher than that (134 F at Death Valley way back in 1913). Phoenix rarely gets to 120 F, Las Vegas tops out around 115 F.

This current heat wave is getting up into top five territory now, and will soon be setting records for longevity if not for extreme highest (most of those come from 1936 but occasionally you get a station that has missing data in 1936 so they think they have set an all-timer that is probably bogus). It is just about 40 C all across Indiana, Illinois, Missouri and Kentucky right now, roads are buckling from the heat and tens of millions of people are probably in a heat-induced stupour, meanwhile, we are delighted to say that the sun is finally out on the wet coast and we're heading for 27 C (wowee).

[knocker]

Chicago was 100F at 1800z. Cape Girardeau, Miss., 105F.

[cheeky_monkey]

July (and usually all-time) record highs are typically around 43-45 C for most places in the Midwest U.S. and into the northern plains states and even the eastern prairies. For Alberta which is a bit higher, would imagine 38 C is about the hottest on record for Calgary and 36 C in some of the mountain valleys. Here on the coast we hit 35 C in July 2009 to set a new all-time record at YVR, into the lower Fraser valley it can reach 39 C and in the central interior valleys 42-44 C.

In the 1936 heat wave, a location in North Dakota hit 50 C (122 F) which I believe is the hottest temperature outside of the desert southwest region and even there you would have to go to Death Valley to find anything much higher than that (134 F at Death Valley way back in 1913). Phoenix rarely gets to 120 F, Las Vegas tops out around 115 F.

This current heat wave is getting up into top five territory now, and will soon be setting records for longevity if not for extreme highest (most of those come from 1936 but occasionally you get a station that has missing data in 1936 so they think they have set an all-timer that is probably bogus). It is just about 40 C all across Indiana, Illinois, Missouri and Kentucky right now, roads are buckling from the heat and tens of millions of people are probably in a heat-induced stupour, meanwhile, we are delighted to say that the sun is finally out on the wet coast and we're heading for 27 C (wowee).

Its says the highest temp recorded in Calgary in July is 36.1c

[cheeky_monkey]

Currently 21c here today..under another severe thunderstorm watch for 3rd day running but so far have missed them...Forecast to be hot sunny from tomorrow onwards right through to next weekend temps 30-32c daily by Sunday.

[Styx]

Warmest 12 months ever recorded in the US, and that doesn't take into account this record heatwave

http://edition.cnn.com/2012/07/09/us/extreme-heat/index.html?hpt=hp_t3

[Coopsy]

Its says the highest temp recorded in Calgary in July is 36.1c

Compared to Edmonton who's highest temperature recorded was 38.3 °C on August 5, 1998

[cheeky_monkey]

Anyone bored of this Hot sunny weather yet?..good i bought my liitle AC unit when the weather was rubbish..pretty much sold out now i think.

[Coopsy]

Its the 6th day in a row here above 30oC - we just had a heavy rain shower but still 30oC. Bit warm at night but I'm not complaining after 10 months of crap weather. Hope it continues til October lol

[cheeky_monkey]

Its the 6th day in a row here above 30oC - we just had a heavy rain shower but still 30oC. Bit warm at night but I'm not complaining after 10 months of crap weather. Hope it continues til October lol

trouble is its a tad too warm..yesterday we didn't quite reach 30c..29c where i was..the nights have been warm too so my house hasn't had a chance to cool down..so its still 28/29c inside at 6am then warms a bit more during the day say 32c inside even with all windows open as there has been no breeze.

Anyway we had a boom=boom storm yesterday evening very loud thunder..little rain though..cooler weekend is prospect.

[Coopsy]

Woke up to a t-storm at 7am today, its def cooler but not much. Nights have cooled here last few nights - we are lucky we have a big house where the sun goes behind after about 5pm so cools everything down. Still been some of the warmest nights I have known for a while though

We have friends coming out Tuesday and looks like after a wet and coller weekend that the weather picks back up again but to nice levels of 26oC - perfect for hikes and sightseeing

[Roger J Smith]

Several destructive landslides in east-central B.C. past few days, one on Thursday was particularly bad and swept away a few occupied homes with very little warning. The cause has been the combination of spring snow packs, recent change to hot weather melting snow, and heavy rains from thunderstorms.

Could see more of this as not all the alpine snow has melted yet.

The severe heat is returning to the central and eastern U.S. and southern Ontario after a slight respite (to 30 C) the past week.

[Coast]

Tragedy as two football players are struck dead by lightning while sheltering under a tree during storm

Two men were killed on Sunday after a tree they were sheltering under got struck by a bolt of lightning. The men, whose identities have not been released, were seeking cover from the rain during a soccer match in north Houston on Sunday. They had been playing in the men's league game on a field in Aldine, Texas when the storm began at around 12.10pm.

One of the players died immediately at the scene, whilst the second man was pronounced dead on arrival at Ben Taub hospital. A third man, who is being treated in hospital for severe burns, in in a stable condition, Harris County Sheriff's Office spokesman Deputy Thomas Gilliland told the Houston Chronicle. Police have yet to release the identities of the men who were members of the Cuatepec Guerrero soccer team based in the north of the Texan city. Harris County Sheriff Deputy Joe Shriver, who was at the field when the lightning struck, said he found the three men all lying motionless on the ground: 'It was nothing like I've ever seen'.

A spectator said the storm started suddenly: 'We were playing soccer, and all of a sudden...when I looked up, I saw lightning hit the ground, but I didn't know anybody was...there,' Jose Mayen told ABC news. The owner of the football ground where the men were struck by lightning has also spoken of her distress at the incident. Maria Castillo told local news site My San Antonio: 'This is a shock to everybody.' 13 people have now been killed by lightning strikes this year in the United States.

Although the chances of getting struck by lightning remains slim, a spokesman for the National Weather Service has warned that lightning in the summer months is more common. John Jensenius said: 'July typically has the most lightning and also a month when people spend a lot of time outdoors. 'That's potentially a deadly combination. 'Plan ahead, listen to the forecast, monitor weather conditions, and be ready to react if the sky starts to look threatening or you hear thunder.'

http://www.dailymail...l#ixzz20raBo9aa

[cheeky_monkey]

Back up to 28/29c today after a brief respite over the weekend..remaining warm/very warm for the rest of the week and into the weekend.

[Coast]

Freak summer storm hits New York

A severe storm hit the north-east United States, with NYC experiencing quarter-sized hail, strong winds and heavy rain

It has been a year of weather extremes. New York City finally got a taste on Wednesday when, after sweltering 100-degree temperatures earlier in the day, a dramatic storm broke directly over Manhattan.The National Weather Service warned of flooding in Brooklyn and Manhattan, and city authorities used a mobile phone emergency warning system for the first time to warn residents of the potential flash floods.

Of course, severe weather happens everywhere, and the wildfires in the western United States have been far more deadly than a bit of rain in New York. But we're east-coast liberal softies here, and we hold our hands up to localism. But you've got to admit that some of these pictures are quite remarkable, and worthy of sharing.

In this collection the first picture, which went viral almost instantly, was taken by former NFL player Dhani Jones from his plane as it took off from LaGuardia. (He was one of the lucky ones who managed to get out before a slew of cancellations.)

http://www.guardian....k?newsfeed=true

http://youtu.be/de4LR6BGc54

http://youtu.be/9gXUxC2itds

http://youtu.be/l1V2DK2Dmiw

[knocker]

There is a line of storms off the coast of Louisiana at the moment.

[cheeky_monkey]

Was hot and sunny weekend here in Calgary managed to get to 32c yesterday (bank holiday here) where i was...very warm dry week ahead.

Edited August 7, 2012 by cheeky_monkey

[cheeky_monkey]

Big storm hit Calgary late yesterday evening...really out of nowhere..heavy rain strong winds and golf ball sized hail..lots of damage to trees around the city.