Lala strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane Saturday as its center approached Hawaii’s Big Island, bringing heavy rainfall, damaging winds and life-threatening flooding.
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Just days after a M7.4 earthquake struck Columbia, another devastating earthquake has struck in Indonesia. Tsunami Early Warnings have been issued for parts of the country, with waves over 3 Meters expected. Preliminary magnitude is expected to be around 7.7, with the epicenter being in the ocean just off the coast of the Flores Region, at an estimated depth of 15km. Aftershocks have occurred, with at least one preliminarily being M6.2.
7:35 AM Update – Tsunami Confirmed
Wave heights of up to 0.94m have been reported, with the 0.94m wave being reported in Maurole-Ende by BMKG, the local Meteorological Organization in Indonesia
8:33 AM Update – Tsunami Warning Expired
At 8:33 AM Local, the Tsunami warning was allowed to expire for the entire region. Impacts from the original earthquake are still being determined, with no casualty figures.
This is a Breaking News story, and will be updated as more information is available.
Hawaii’s Big Island is under a hurricane warning as Tropical Storm Lala strengthens, with hurricane-force winds, flooding rain and dangerous surf expected across portions of the island Saturday.
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A total solar eclipse will cross Greenland, Iceland, Spain and northeastern Portugal Wednesday, while much of Europe sees one of its deepest partial eclipses in decades.
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At 7:34 local time this morning, a M7.4 Earthquake struck 5 kilometers south of San José del Palmar, Colombia at a depth of 103 kilometers. As of writing, at least 111 people have died, and 87 people have been injured according to Columbia’s president Abelardo De La Espriella. In one of the countries largest cities, Cali, at least 30 buildings were reported to have collapsed, according to the mayor, Alejandro Eder. Rescues are underway, and will continue throughout the rest of the day.
Columbia’s Civil Aviation agency, Aeronáutica Civil, has stated that operations are suspended at Pereira, Manizales, Armenia, Cartago, and Buenaventura airports, where only medical and state aviation flights are flying to help with the recovery effort.
This is a developing story, and will be updated once new information is available.
A series of rotating thunderstorms prompted multiple tornado warnings across northern Illinois Sunday night, including a particularly dangerous situation warning for portions of Henry and Bureau counties. At 9 p.m. CDT, the National Weather Service said a large and extremely dangerous tornado was near Johnson-Sauk Trail State Park, about 7 miles north of Kewanee, moving east at approximately 20 mph. Forecasters warned of a potentially damaging tornado and urged residents in its path to immediately seek shelter.
The tornado threat continued farther east through Bureau and Lee counties later in the evening. At 10:44 p.m., the National Weather Service maintained a tornado warning for northeastern Bureau County after radar detected rotation near La Moille, about 9 miles west of Mendota. A separate warning remained in effect for southeastern Lee County, where another rotating storm was located near Paw Paw. Farther south, another tornado warning was active for parts of Marshall, Stark and Peoria counties, where forecasters said a storm capable of producing a tornado was near Wyoming and moving east at 25 mph. Residents were warned that nighttime tornadoes can be difficult to see and not to wait for visual confirmation before taking shelter.
The broader severe weather threat was expected to persist overnight and into the beginning of the workweek. A severe thunderstorm watch covering much of northern Illinois remained in effect until 4 a.m. Monday, while a flood watch extended through 7 a.m. across northeastern Illinois and northwest Indiana. Forecasters said repeated thunderstorms could produce localized rainfall rates exceeding 2 inches per hour, with some areas already receiving between 1 and 3 inches Sunday. Additional rounds of thunderstorms were expected Monday through Wednesday, bringing continued risks of flash flooding and severe weather, particularly Monday into Tuesday.
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A Magnitude 7.3 earthquake has struck near the Mexico and Guatemala border. At approximately 9:48 AM local time, USGS reported the quake, which occurred 48 km (~30 mi) from Aquiles Serdán, Mexico, and happened approximately 10 km below the surface. Tsunami Warnings have been issued along the coast for the region, with wave heights of 0.3 to 1 meter possible. As of writing, according to the President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum has stated that there are no victims.
This is a Breaking News story. The Faytuks Weather Network will update this story once more details are available.
NOAA engineers are restarting GOES-19 after the agency’s main eastern weather satellite entered a protective safehold mode, cutting off satellite imagery and other data used to monitor storms across the eastern United States and Atlantic Ocean.
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For the second time in four months and the first recorded time in the islands history, a Category 5 Super Typhoon is forecasted to strike Guam and Northern Mariana Islands, causing citizens and the military to prepare yet again for powerful winds and potential power outages.
Back in April, Super Typhoon Sinlaku struck Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, with estimated windspeeds of up to 150mph (~130kts) causing an estimated $1.5 Billion in Damage, killing 17. While the islands have been recorded to have been struck 94 times, and on average gets affected by at least 6-7 typhoons yearly.
As of July 4th, at 7 PM ChST Bavi was approximately 390 miles east of Guam, moving west at 8 mph (13 km/h), with Maximum sustained winds of 165 mph (143 kts). A slight shift toward the west-northwest and a slight increase in speed is expected through Monday. The National Weather Service in Tiyan has issued a Typhoon Warning, which is in effect until Tuesday Night. Along with the Typhoon Warning, a Flood Watch is also in effect until late Tuesday, with rainfall amounts ranging from 12-20 inches possible as Bavi passes. Conditions are expected to deteriorate starting in the early afternoon on Sunday. With the 7 PM ChST Advisory, the forecast track is expecting Bavi to be between Guam and Saipan Monday morning. According to Warning Coordination Meteorologist Landon Aydlett “Bavi is coming. We’re going to feel it. Be ready,”
As of 5 AM CST, Guam remains in a Condition of Readiness (COR) level 3, which means that “A typhoon may possibly hit the island within 48 hours.” At 10 PM ChST, the Governor will declare COR 2, which means “A typhoon is expected to hit the island within 24 hours.” Once COR 2 is put into place, all government offices will close until COR 4 (Normal Day to Day) is put into place. Multiple shelters on the island are opening at 7 AM. Those who are seeking shelter have been told to bring at least 7 days worth of food. At 2 PM, all beaches on Naval Base Guam closed. Guam Memorial Hospitals have suspended elective appointments, procedures, as of July 4th at 3 pm. All commercial vessels greater than or equal to 200 gross tons have been ordered to evacuate port in Guam and Northern Mariana Islands by the U.S. Coast Guard.
In Saipan, the capital of the Northern Mariana Islands, Water is to be shut off starting at 12 PM on Sunday in tank-fed areas, with the entire system anticipated to be shut down by 6 PM. In Rota, Water Pressure is already out in the higher elevations. The Northern Mariana Islands are in Typhoon Condition III, which means “Damaging winds are possible within 48 hours or less.” and a Declaration of Significant Emergency has been issued by the Governor. The Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation has closed all Outpatient Pharmacies for Sunday July 5th, and will remain closed until an all clear is issued. D-NAP (Disaster Nutrition Assistance Program) operations have been postponed until it becomes safe to do so. Shelters are already open on all three islands within the commonwealth.
The Faytuks Weather Network will be following Super Typhoon Bavi throughout the weekend, and will update once new information is available.
Over the last week, the Midwest has been ravaged by rounds of severe weather, including a rare phenomenon called a derecho and a tornado outbreak. Today, there is a moderate in place over some of the areas already hit and effected by last week’s storms.
In the last week, a Derecho and multiple tornadoes, including two EF-3s, struck portions of Illinois and Indiana. Today, there is a Moderate Risk (level 4/5) of severe weather, in an “all-hazards expected” type of day. Tornado Watches have already been issued, with long track, potentially violent tornadoes possible.
From last week, two of the hardest hit areas were Streator, IL and Koutz, IN. Multiple meteorologists and storm chasers were covering these storms as they moved through the area. Some tornadoes were estimated to be stronger, but simply didn’t do damage to gain a higher rating. This would include Dwight, Washburn, and Ipava, IL.
From Left to Right: The Dwight, IL tornado. Credit: Tim Cygnar; The Ipava, IL tornado. Credit: Storm Chaser Jared King. The Washburn, IL tornado. Credit: Meteorologists Brandon Weart and Daniel Wefer.
The Faytuks Weather team will be monitoring and tracking Severe Weather throughout the afternoon, and updating on our X Account as the day progresses.
