Heat Continues for the East and South-Central U.S.; Strong to Severe Storms Across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast

The extremely dangerous heat wave continues across the East Coast and much of the South-Central U.S. today. Record high temperatures are expected for some areas especially across the Mid-Atlantic where extreme heat risk conditions reside. There is a Slight Risk (level 2 of 5) of severe thunderstorms today for the northern Mid-Atlantic into portions of southern New England. Read More >

Automatically generated image showing areas of 0-6km vertical shear.


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Shear (0-6Km)

The 0-6 km shear vector. Values generally greater than 40 knots are supportive of supercells, although in high instability environments this can be as low as 30 knots.

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Heat Continues for the East and South-Central U.S.; Strong to Severe Storms Across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast

Convective Parameters Shear - 0-6km