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Hurricanes, storms and weather alerts today: will they affect me?

There are 2 active tropical cyclones, both in the eastern Pacific. They are far from the United States and the islands we cover; they are shown on the map for reference.

Latest official NHC advisory: Friday, October 16 at 8:00 PM EDT. We check every 10 minutes.

🇺🇸 Ohio

National Weather Service: Freeze Watch in parts of Ohio.

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Active tropical cyclones, today's severe-storm risk and NWS warnings
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Today (SPC, NWS):ThunderstormsFlood warning

Severe weather, floods, heat and drought today

National Weather Service · Storm Prediction Center · Drought Monitor · 8 min ago

Today's severe-storm outlook: no severe storms expected (SPC); only general thunderstorms.

Drought: 54% of the contiguous US is in drought (U.S. Drought Monitor, October 13). Severe drought covers much of Arkansas, Oklahoma, Utah, Louisiana, Wyoming, Oregon.

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Active tropical storms

Areas being watched for development

What the NHC analysis shows today

National Hurricane Center analysis · 4 hours ago

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El Niño is under way (NOAA). El Niño usually means fewer Atlantic hurricanes (but not none: one landfall is enough).

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