Episode 104
Texas Wildfires: Active Firefighting Efforts Underway
The salient point of this morning's briefing centers on the imminent weather developments affecting various regions across the United States. A significant wintry mix is forecasted for parts of the Northeast, accompanied by accumulating snow from late today into early Wednesday. Concurrently, California is poised to experience a modest atmospheric river, resulting in periods of rain at lower elevations and snowfall at higher altitudes. The ongoing volcanic activity in Hawaii remains a subject of interest, as Kilauea's summit inflation suggests a potential eruption window later this week, although no new lava has emerged. In Texas, wildfire activity has intensified, prompting officials to request public caution in affected areas. We will continue to monitor these evolving situations and provide timely updates.
Takeaways:
- The National Weather Service has issued warnings regarding a wintry mix and accumulating snow in the Northeast.
- California is preparing for a modest atmospheric river bringing rain and high elevation snow this week.
- Hawaii's Kilauea volcano remains paused, but scientists predict a potential eruption later this week.
- Texas is currently experiencing increased wildfire activity, prompting officials to request public caution in affected areas.
- Winter weather advisories are in effect for upstate New York, indicating expected snow and hazardous conditions.
- Overall, there have been no significant weather updates or damaging events reported in the other states.
Sources
[NWS Western Region overview | https://www.weather.gov/wrh]
[California-Nevada River Forecast Center — Daily Briefing/Guidance | https://www.cnrfc.noaa.gov/]
[USGS HVO — Kīlauea Volcano Updates (updated within 24h) | https://www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/kilauea/volcano-updates]
[NWS Boston/Norton point & discussion (example Boston) | https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=42.35896682739258&lon=-71.06539916992188]
[NWS Boston/Norton — Weather Story | https://www.weather.gov/box/weatherstory]
[NWS Albany Area Forecast Discussion/advisories | https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?issuedby=ALY&product=AFD&site=ALY]
[NWS point forecast example — Poughkeepsie (wintry mix tonight) | https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=41.7&lon=-73.93]
[KVII (Amarillo) — “Wildhorse” grass fire | https://abc7amarillo.com/news/local/crews-battling-grassfire-south-of-mlk-memorial-park-texas-am-forest-service-hughes-street-lanake-amarillo-amarillo-fire-department-fire-weather-warning]
[MySA — Hill Country 175-acre brush fire | https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/hill-country/article/brush-fire-blanco-gillespie-county-21342506.php]
[Texas A&M Forest Service — Current Wildfire Status | https://tfsweb.tamu.edu/wildfire-and-other-disasters/current-wildfire-status/]
Transcript
Good morning.
Speaker A: ,: Speaker A:The National Weather Service highlights a clipper bringing a wintry mix and accumulating snow to parts of the Northeast from late today into early Wednesday, while a Pacific system pushes rounds of rain to lower elevations and mountain snow into California and the Intermountain West.
Speaker A:Meanwhile, the U.S. geological Survey reports routine earthquake activity in the past 24 hours with no widely felt damaging events in the U.S. finally in Hawaii, USGS says Kilauea remains paused, summit inflation continues and scientists note a potential eruption window later this week.
Speaker A:Let's run through the States.
Speaker A:California A modest atmospheric river is on tap today into Wednesday.
Speaker A:Expect periods of rain at lower elevations, high elevation snow and gusty winds.
Speaker A:River Forecast center products issued for the Sacramento and San Joaquin systems show monitored rises, but at this time mainstem points remain below flood thresholds in current guidance.
Speaker A:Hawaii Kilauea's summit eruption remains paused, inflation and low tremor continue.
Speaker A:HVO notes glow at vents overnight and a tentative window for the next eruptive episode later this week based on tilt.
Speaker A:No new lava outside the summit and no impacts to nearby communities.
Speaker A:Massachusetts A clipper spread snow this afternoon and evening, heaviest during a brief two to four hour window early tonight before tapering pre dawn Wednesday NWS Boston Norton Highlights coastal mixing Possible Coastal Southeast MA carries the highest chance of reduced totals due to mixing.
Speaker A:New York Upstate and central New York see periods of snow with a winter weather advisory spanning today into early Wednesday in around Syracuse with additional snow showers Wednesday.
Speaker A:NYC Area stays mainly cold and dry today with light chances for flakes later.
Speaker A:Roads become slick north and west of the city.
Speaker A:Texas Wildfire activity ticks up Crews this afternoon are fighting a grass fire in Amarillo's North Heights.
Speaker A:Officials ask the public to avoid the area near MLK Memorial park while suppression continues over the Hill Country.
Speaker A:A brush fire over the weekend along the Gillespie Blanco line burned about 175 acres.
Speaker A:It was contained with no structures lost.
Speaker A:Texas A and M Forest Service reports multiple assists statewide and maintains an active incident viewer for current fires.
Speaker A:All other states have no significant updates in the last 24 hours.
Speaker A:That's the latest.
Speaker A:We'll continue to track advisories and official updates.
Speaker A:Stay safe.
