* Tropical Depression 6 ( #TD-6 ) became #TropStorm #Gert, and is now a depression again, expected to fizzle out today.
* Tropical Storm #Emily has now fizzled out into a remnant low
* Tropical Storm #Franklin is expected to cross Hispaniola ( #Haiti and Dominican Republic #DR )
* #PTC-9 expected to become #TD-9 and then #TropStorm before arriving in southern #TX / northern #Mexico
* Former #hurricane and #TropStorm #Hilary is now a post-tropical cyclone and expected to dissipate today.
Crazy heat in !SoCal right now and for the next few days. For Palm Springs in #Riverside_County, peak temperatures: 114F today (2023-07-13), 118F tomorrow (2023-07-14), 120F Saturday (2023-07-15), 121F Sunday (2023-07-16), 118F Monday (2023-07-17). For the visitors center at Death Valley in #Inyo_County, it should reach 129F on Sunday (2023-07-17).
* #tornado watch for most of eastern #NE and western #IA
* #t-storm & #tornado warnings in parts of eastern NE.
Areas under warning include: Colfax, Platte, Butler counties (tornado and hail), plus Colfax, Platte, Butler, Lancaster, Seward, Saunder counties (t-storm)
If you don't yet have one, get a NOAA weather radio and use the "SAME" code to set it for your county. That way, in addition to your cellphone's alert tone, you'll get alerted with tones and speech.
I have never seen one, but everyone tells me that #tornadoes are no joke.
#NOAA / #NWS alerting for severe #t-storm in !SoCal #I-40 between Amboy and Kelso, mile markers 61 to 87 in #San_Bernardino County. 60 MPH wind gusts, hail. Storm is moving East about 20 MPH.
Also, flash flooding in SBCo and #AZ Mohave County around Needles and Arizona Village and Mohave Valley. Affects I-40 between mile markers 140 and 148.
#NOAA / #NWS relaying an #AMBER_Alert from #CHP and #Riverside City Police: parental abduction. 6 year old Hispanic girl, 3'2" tall, 50lb, brown hair, brown eyes; 2 year old Hispanic boy, 2'8" tall, 30lb, brown hair, brown eyes; father is 27 year old Hispanic male, 5'8" tall, 200lb, black hair, brown eyes, driving silver BMW 335i with #CA license plate 9AQR805.
Considered armed and dangerous. If seen, do not approach. Call 9-1-1 instead.
#NOAA / #NWS issues Winter storm warning for !SoCal mountains in #San_Bernardino and #Riverside counties from today at 18:00 to Saturday at 15:00 US-Pacific. 3 to 6 inches of accumulated #snow in areas down to 1,500 feet / 457 meters elevation, winds to 75 MPH / 120 kmh, wind chills to -15⁰F / -26⁰C.
#NOAA / #NWS issuing Winter storm warning for !SoCal mountains (including those in #Riverside and #San_Bernardino counties) for 3-7 inches of heavy, wet snow above 4,500 feet elevation.
Also Winter storm watches in effect in SE #NE, SW #IA, central and NE #KS. Accumulations up to 3-7 inches of snow, 35-40MPH winds, blowing and drifting snow through Thursday 2023-02-16.