Weather News

Brutally cold weather expected to hit storm-battered parts of the US

Bitterly frigid air spilled into the Midwest from Canada on Friday and several states were under advisories as forecasters warned that wind chills dipping to minus 30 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 34 degrees Celsius) could be common through Sunday morning.

MVO Weekly Report for the Period 12 to 19 January 2024

The seismic network recorded two volcano tectonic earthquakes this week.

3.4 magnitude earthquake reported in Jamaica

The quake occurred around 1:10 PM approximately 15km south of Hope Bay, Portland. It was felt in some sections of St. Andrew, but no damage has been reported.

Earthquake rocks Eastern Caribbean

There were no reports of damage.

Winter weather could see low-temperature records set in US heartland

As the three-day Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday weekend began, the weather forecast was a crazy quilt of colour-coded advisories, from an ice storm warning in Oregon to a blizzard warning in the northern Plains to high wind warnings in New Mexico. 

Winter storm to bring snow, ice and life-threatening chill to US

Governors from New York to Louisiana declared states of emergency ahead of predicted snow and bone-chilling temperatures. In St Louis, the National Weather Service bureau warned of rare and "life-threatening" cold. 

Montserrat Volcano Observatory Weekly Report for the period 29 December 2023...

The seismic network recorded 12 volcano tectonic earthquakes this week. These occurred in a brief swarm on 29 December.

Earthquake felt in Dominica and Martinique on New Years Eve

The UWI Seismic Research Center (UWI SRC) said it occurred around 7:31 am (local time) at a depth of 10 km.      

Montserrat Volcano Observatory Weekly Report for the period 22 to 29...

The seismic network recorded seven volcano tectonic earthquakes and one rockfall this week.

MVO Weekly Report for the Period 15 to 22 December 2023

The seismic network recorded three volcano tectonic earthquakes this week.