Grand Canyon Floods, El Niño Records, and Edouard Impacts
About this episode
The episode discusses recent weather events including Grand Canyon floods, El Niño forecasts, and the impact of Hurricane Edouard.
In this episode of Weekly Weather Brief, hosts and meteorologists Emily Gracey and Kerrin Jeromin discuss the recent notable weather events of the week, including the deadly flash flooding in the Grand Canyon. They also discuss the latest outlook for an off the charts El Nino and the impacts on this year's winter season and current tropical activity, including three hurricanes churning in the Pacific and recent impact of Edouard in Texas. To finish, a colossal 6.6" hailstone now holds the new Illinois state record. Links: https://www.climate.us/news-features/blogs/enso/super-duper-or-el-nino-warming-world https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/monitoring-content/extremes/scec/reports/20260901-Illinois-Hailstone.pdf
Topics covered
- weather events
- El Niño
- tropical activity
- flooding
- hailstone record
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