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Lake Mead, nation's largest reservoir, reaches its lowest water level on record

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Public Discourse · Bluesky · this story as of 36m ago
214 distinct posts / 48h, matching Lake 216 Mead 24
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37m ago Special Weather Statement issued August 11 at 3:31AM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH At 330 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Geneva, or near Geneva-On-The-Lake, moving east at…
53m ago Severe Thunderstorms From Clay to Elkview to 11 Miles E of Lake Vesuvius Moving SE At 25 MPH. 60 MPH Wind Gusts. Locations Impacted Include Nitro, Winfield, Clay, Hurricane, Barboursville, Sissonvi…
1h ago Severe Thunderstorms From Amma to 6 Miles SE of Kenna to 9 Miles NE of Lake Vesuvius Moving SE At 20 MPH. 60 MPH Wind Gusts. Locations Impacted Include Nitro, Winfield, Clay, Hurricane, Barboursvil…
1h ago Lake Mead Falls to Record Low as Western Drought Persists ×2 -6.5
2h ago Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Lake Michigan Waters -3.0
2h ago Severe Thunderstorm 13 Miles N of Yuma Proving Ground or 22 Miles N of Martinez Lake Moving NW At 20 MPH. 60 MPH Wind Gusts. This Severe Storm will Remain Over Mainly Rural Areas of SW La Paz & NW … -4.0
3h ago DTX issues Marine Weather Statement (MWS) at Aug 11, 12:38 AM EDT for Michigan Waters of Lake Erie from Detroit River to North Cape MI [LE] ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM APPROACHING THE WATERS... via IE… -2.5
3h ago Special Weather Statement issued August 10 at 9:43PM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ At 942 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 20 miles northwest of Paloma, or 44 miles east of Martine… -3.0
3h ago Special Weather Statement issued August 11 at 12:16AM EDT by NWS Detroit/Pontiac MI At 1216 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Ottawa Lake, or 8 miles southeast of Bliss… -2.0
3h ago A Lake Travis High School student athlete suffered a serious health emergency on Monday during football practice. It's not yet clear what happened to that student, but there are worries about extre… -8.0
4h ago Severe Thunderstorm 7 Miles SW of Ottawa Lake or 8 Miles N of Swanton Moving E At 30 MPH. 60 MPH Wind Gusts, Large Hail. Minor Damage to Vehicles is Possible. Expect Damage to Trees & Power Lines. … -3.5
4h ago Meade, SD; Ziebach, SD: At 927 PM MDT, a confirmed tornado was located 11 miles south of Durkee Lake, or 14 miles south of Faith, moving southeast at 35 mph.. NWS: TORNADO WARNING in this area til… -4.0
4h ago #NWS #tornado Tornado Warning for Meade, SD; Ziebach, SD #SDwx At 918 PM MDT, a confirmed tornado was located 8 miles south of Durkee Lake, or 11 miles south of Faith, moving southeast at 35 mph. … -8.5
4h ago NWS Alert> Confirmed Tornado 11 Miles S of Durkee Lake or 14 Miles S of Faith Moving SE At 35 MPH. Damaging Tornado & Large Hail. Weather Spotters Confirmed Tornado. Damage to Roofs, Windows & Vehi… -4.5
4h ago Meade, SD; Ziebach, SD: At 918 PM MDT, a confirmed tornado was located 8 miles south of Durkee Lake, or 11 miles south of Faith, moving southeast at 35 mph.. -8.0
4h ago #NWS #tornado Tornado Warning for Meade, SD; Ziebach, SD #SDwx At 914 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located 7 miles south of Durkee Lake, or 10 miles south of Fai… -7.0
4h ago NWS Alert> Confirmed Tornado 8 Miles S of Durkee Lake or 11 Miles S of Faith Moving SE At 35 MPH. Damaging Tornado & Large Hail. Weather Spotters Confirmed Tornado. Damage to Roofs, Windows & Vehic… ×2 -4.0
4h ago Meade, SD; Ziebach, SD: At 914 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located 7 miles south of Durkee Lake, or 10 miles south of Faith, moving southeast at 35 mph.. -6.0
4h ago NWS Alert> Potential Tornado 7 Miles S of Durkee Lake or 10 Miles S of Faith Moving SE At 35 MPH. Large Hail. Damage to Roofs, Windows & Vehicles will Occur. Locations Impacted Include Mainly Rural… -3.0
4h ago Severe Thunderstorm Near Durkee Lake or 5 Miles SW of Faith Moving SE At 35 MPH. This is A Destructive Storm for Faith. Large Hail, 60 MPH Wind Gusts. People & Animals Outdoors will Be Severely Inj… -8.0
4h ago #NWS #tornado Tornado Warning for Meade, SD; Ziebach, SD #SDwx At 908 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located 7 miles west of Durkee Lake, or 8 miles southwest of F… -7.0
5h ago Meade, SD; Ziebach, SD: At 908 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located 7 miles west of Durkee Lake, or 8 miles southwest of Faith, moving southeast at 35 mph.. -6.0
5h ago NWS Alert> Potential Tornado 7 Miles W of Durkee Lake or 8 Miles SW of Faith Moving SE At 35 MPH. Large Hail. Damage to Roofs, Windows & Vehicles will Occur. Locations Impacted Include Mainly Rural… -3.0
5h ago NWS Alert> Potential Tornado 7 Miles W of Durkee Lake or 7 Miles W of Faith Moving SE At 35 MPH. Large Hail. Damage to Roofs, Windows & Vehicles will Occur. Locations Impacted Include Mainly Rural … -7.0
5h ago Meade, SD; Ziebach, SD: At 857 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located 7 miles west of Durkee Lake, or 7 miles west of Faith, moving southeast at 35 mph.. NWS: TOR… -6.5
5h ago Camp sunset. The lake itself seems like a decent water source (cleaner than the beaver ponds I've used in the past at least 😂😂) which is good because the drought means the stream I was going to get… -1.5
6h ago Lake Mead Plummets to Historic Low, 30 Million at Risk Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the United States, has dropped to its lowest water level since it was first filled nearly 90 years ago, a… ×2 -7.0
6h ago Severe Thunderstorm 8 Miles S of Lodgepole or 30 Miles SW of Lemmon Moving SE At 35 MPH. Large Hail, 60 MPH Wind Gusts. People & Animals Outdoors will Be Injured. Locations Impacted Include Bison, … -6.0
6h ago Severe Thunderstorm 6 Miles SW of Lodgepole or 32 Miles SW of Lemmon Moving SE At 35 MPH. 2" Hail, 60 MPH Wind Gusts. People & Animals Outdoors will Be Injured. Locations Impacted Include Bison, Me… -4.5
7h ago Severe Thunderstorm Near Argos or Near Plymouth Moving SE At 30 MPH. 60 MPH Wind Gusts, Penny Size Hail. Locations Impacted Include Plymouth, Bourbon, Argos, Mentone, Tippecanoe, Etna Green, Hoffma… -2.5

Articles in Story

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The colored bar shows position on the scale. Emotion badge uses Plutchik's 8 primary emotions: joy, trust, fear, surprise, sadness, disgust, anger, anticipation.
T3 Mountains revealed in Lake Mead as reservoir approaches historic low weather_drought nypost.com parched, exposed, alarming
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T3 Vital Lake Mead Drops to Record Low Level weather_drought newser.com depleted, precarious, alarming
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fear
T3 Lake Mead, nation's largest reservoir, reaches its lowest water level on record weather_drought midutahradio.com parched, worrying, urgent
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fear