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Temps as much as 40 degrees below average from the Rockies to the Plains
Unseasonably cold temperatures brought by a polar vortex [arctic airmass] will continue to surge southward through the central U.S. Temperatures are forecast to drop by ass much as 40 degrees below climate average for areas east of the Rockies into the Great Plains: NWS/NOAA
Great Falls, Montana – Great Falls International Airport (KGTF)
Temperature: -20°C [-4°F]
Humidity: 86%
Wind Speed: SW 7 MPH
Barometer: 1044.0 mb [30.53 in]
Dewpoint: -22°C [-7°F]
Wind Chill: -18°F (-28°C)
Tuesday Night Forecast Low: -26°C [-15 °F]
- Wind chill values: as low as -35°C [-31 °F]
Last Update by NWS on 11 Nov 7:53 am MST
Related Links
- Polar Vortex to Scythe through the U.S. November 10, 2014
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June 27th Lava Flow Ignites First Home in Pahoa, Hawaii
Active lava has moved to within about 20 meters (22 yards) of the transfer station fence and also continued to expand through private property across the street from the station. At 11:55 AM, HST, an unoccupied home on that lot was set on fire by advancing lava. Source: HVO
Helicopter view looking west across the lower part of the June 27th lava flow. Smoke plumes show areas of active lava breakouts. The transfer station is in the middle of the image (white roofed structures). At upper left, smoke rises from the margin of a new, northeastward directed finger of lava. Source: HVO
Related Links
- Kilauea Lava Flow Could Affect Thousands on Hawaiʻi Island September 5, 2014
- Lava Flow from Kilauea Advancing AGAIN on Big Island Communities October 7, 2014
- Kīlauea Lava Flow Consuming Everything Along Its Paths October 27, 2014
- Lava Flow Nearing Residences in Pāhoa, Hawaii October 28, 2014
- Lava Enters Two Residences in Pāhoa October 29, 2014
- Federal Disaster Declared due to Hawaii Eruption, Lava Flow November 4, 2014
- ‘Misunderestimated’ November 9, 2014
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