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Volcano earthquake report for Monday, 29 Jun 2026
• World Earthquake Report for Monday, 29 June 2026
• Moderate mag. 4.8 earthquake - South of the Fiji Islands on Tuesday, Jun 30...
• Magnitude 4.0 earthquake strikes near Kodiak, Kodiak Island, Alaska, USA
• Light mag. 3.9 earthquake - 51 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska, on Monday, Jun 29...
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“I’m much less concerned about how people react to me”
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Yesterday at 08:46 PM
“I’m much less concerned about how people react to me”That was part of Rebecca Tuvel’s answer to a question from journalist Evan Goldstein about “the benefits of almost getting canceled.” Professor Tuvel (Rhodes College) was interviewed recently by Goldstein for the Chronicle of Higher Education. It was nine years ago, readers may recall, that the publication of Tuvel’s “In Defense of Transracialism” in the journal Hypatia ignited a firestorm of online outrage. You can read all about that episode here. (As Goldstein notes, the affair was recently mentioned in the “Vanderbilt Report” on the humanities.) Dr. Tuvel says she learned of the controversy via an email she read while in a Target parking lot. She says: I had a really intense reaction. I learned after the fact that I effectively went into a hypomanic state for about four days. I was obsessively reading every single thing on the internet. I was totally beside myself, wondering if I was a horrible person. I had always been a people pleaser. This experience forced me to become less so, which is for the better. As a philosopher, it’s damaging to be too sensitive to how other people receive your arguments. We should follow arguments where they lead. A short while later, she says, I had decided in my head that I was leaving academia. This was not what I signed up for. I was persona non grata in the feminist-philosophy world I knew. I recall wanting to get as far away as I possibly could, while also realizing that the internet follows you everywhere. Had academic philosophy as a field—including three brave feminist philosophers—not come to my defense, I would almost certainly have left academia. Ultimately, she says, a few people ended up apologizing for signing an open letter at the time calling for the article’s retraction. As for other lessons the experience held for her, she says: One of the reasons the Hypatia affair was such a watershed moment is that it raised the question of whether feminist philosophers are primarily academic philosophers pursuing arguments wherever they lead or social-justice advocates whose scholarship is principally directed toward certain anti-oppressive conclusions… [I]t’s fair to say I wrote my article from an anti-oppressive lens. It’s just that the conclusion I reached was not regarded as.. The post “I’m much less concerned about how people react to me” first appeared on Daily Nous. https://dailynous.com/2026/06/29/im-much-less-concerned-about-how-people-react-to-me/
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SPC MD 1379
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Yesterday at 05:48 PM
SPC MD 1379MD 1379 CONCERNING SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 413...414... FOR PARTS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA 
Mesoscale Discussion 1379
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1137 AM CDT Mon Jun 29 2026
Areas affected...parts of Northern and Central Minnesota
Concerning...Severe Thunderstorm Watch 413...414...
Valid 291637Z - 291830Z
The severe weather threat for Severe Thunderstorm Watch 413, 414
continues.
SUMMARY...The threat for severe wind gusts and large hail will
continue with a long-lived bow echo. Tornado potential may increase
this afternoon within the southern fringe of the convective system
as it interacts with a warm front.
DISCUSSION...A long-lived bow echo over Wadena and Todd Counties as
of 1630Z has assumed more of an easterly motion over the past hour
owing to storm development/propagation on the southern fringe of the
convective system. That propagational component has resulted in the
storm system now moving parallel to a warm front lifting north
through the region. The air mass south of the warm front has become
strongly unstable with the modification of the 12z MPX sounding for
current surface conditions yielding MLCAPE as high as 4500-5000
J/kg. The strong buoyancy coincides with 45-55 kt of effective bulk
shear, per objective analysis with that parameter space supportive
of the continuation of the bow echo, assuming the convection is
fully rooted within the boundary layer.
Damaging winds with gusts of 60-80 mph will remain the primary
hazard; however, the potential for HP supercells to evolve within
the broader-scale convective complex will support a large hail
threat. The tornado threat may also increase this afternoon,
especially with any supercell structures that can become established
within the southern flank of the MCS in the vicinity of the warm
front.
..Mead.. 06/29/2026
...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov for graphic product...
ATTN...WFO...DLH...MPX...FGF...
LAT...LON 46059549 46879560 47169533 47419353 47279203 46669182
46069199 45889428 46059549
MOST PROBABLE PEAK TORNADO INTENSITY...100-125 MPH
MOST PROBABLE PEAK WIND GUST...65-80 MPH
MOST PROBABLE PEAK HAIL SIZE...1.50-2.50 IN
Read morehttps://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/md/md1379.html
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SPC MD 1380
Webmaster
Yesterday at 05:48 PM
SPC MD 1380MD 1380 CONCERNING SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH LIKELY FOR CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA 
Mesoscale Discussion 1380
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1241 PM CDT Mon Jun 29 2026
Areas affected...Central North Dakota
Concerning...Severe potential...Watch likely
Valid 291741Z - 291945Z
Probability of Watch Issuance...80 percent
SUMMARY...The potential for severe thunderstorms capable of all
hazards is expected to increase by 19-20Z. A watch is likely.
DISCUSSION...Recent trends in visible satellite and radar data
indicate a gradual increase in shower and thunderstorm development
across western ND into northwest SD. That activity is located to the
west of a n-s-oriented stationary front/inverted trough located over
central ND and within a zone of increased forcing for ascent
preceding a short-wave trough and associated mid-level jet streak
pivoting through eastern WY. To the east of the front, dewpoints in
the 70s and a gradually warming boundary layer are contributing to a
moderately unstable and increasingly uncapped air mass with MLCAPE
of 1000-2000+ J/kg, per latest objective analysis.
The current expectation is for surface-based storm development to
occur in the vicinity of the front/trough by 19-20Z within a
kinematic environment featuring low-level easterly winds veering to
southerly in the mid/upper levels with 50-60 kt of effective bulk
shear. As such, the potential will exist for initial supercell storm
modes with an associated risk for large to very large hail and
perhaps a few tornadoes. There is some signal in recent CAM guidance
that initial storms could evolve into bowing segments, which would
be supportive of an increased damaging wind threat.
..Mead/Guyer.. 06/29/2026
...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov for graphic product...
ATTN...WFO...FGF...BIS...
LAT...LON 46630121 47940135 48710100 48939969 48699864 47839809
47199851 46629898 46189942 46090048 46630121
MOST PROBABLE PEAK TORNADO INTENSITY...100-125 MPH
MOST PROBABLE PEAK WIND GUST...55-70 MPH
MOST PROBABLE PEAK HAIL SIZE...1.50-2.50 IN
Read morehttps://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/md/md1380.html
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SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 414 Status Reports
Webmaster
Yesterday at 05:48 PM
SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 414 Status ReportsWW 0414 Status Updates 
STATUS REPORT ON WW 414
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 35 ENE AXN
TO 40 W BRD TO 20 NNW BJI.
..MEAD..06/29/26
ATTN...WFO...DLH...MPX...FGF...
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 414
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
MNC001-017-021-035-057-061-065-071-095-097-115-137-153-159-
291840-
MN
. MINNESOTA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
AITKIN CARLTON CASS
CROW WING HUBBARD ITASCA
KANABEC KOOCHICHING MILLE LACS
MORRISON PINE ST. LOUIS
TODD WADENA
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
Read morehttps://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/watch/ws0414.html
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SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 414
Webmaster
Yesterday at 05:48 PM
SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 414WW 414 SEVERE TSTM MN 291515Z - 292100Z
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 414
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1015 AM CDT Mon Jun 29 2026
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Northern and central Minnesota
* Effective this Monday morning and afternoon from 1015 AM until
400 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts
to 80 mph possible
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
inches in diameter possible
A tornado or two possible
SUMMARY...A well-organized and fast-moving storm complex will
continue generally northeastward across north-central/northern
Minnesota through the afternoon, with damaging winds and large hail
as the primary hazards.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 65
statute miles north and south of a line from 55 miles south
southwest of Bemidji MN to 40 miles north northeast of Duluth MN.
For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch
outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are
favorable for severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area.
Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening
weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible
warnings. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce
tornadoes.
&&
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 413...
AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 70 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 600. Mean storm motion vector
23040.
...Guyer
Read morehttps://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/watch/ww0414.html
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SPC Jun 29, 2026 1730 UTC Day 2 Convective Outlook
Webmaster
Yesterday at 05:22 PM
SPC Jun 29, 2026 1730 UTC Day 2 Convective OutlookSPC 1730Z Day 2 Outlook 
Day 2 Convective Outlook
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1219 PM CDT Mon Jun 29 2026
Valid 301200Z - 011200Z
...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTHERN
WISCONSIN AND THE UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN...PARTS OF NEW YORK
AND VERMONT...AND THE CENTRAL PLAINS...
...SUMMARY...
Severe thunderstorms will be possible from parts of the central High
Plains into the Upper Midwest, and across parts of the Northeast on
Tuesday.
...Northeast...
Enhanced northwesterly flow aloft on the northeastern periphery of
an amplified upper ridge will overspread the region on Tuesday. This
area will also be on the southerly periphery of a strengthening
southwesterly low-level jet oriented across Ontario/Quebec. This
will support effective shear magnitudes around 40+ kt. Supercell
structures will be possible, but most guidance suggests convection
will develop into one or more forward propagating clusters/bowing
segments. Damaging wind gusts will be the main hazard with this
activity as it moves across a very moist and moderately unstable
airmass. Given supercell wind profiles and enlarged, favorably
curved hodographs, a couple of tornadoes also will be possible,
especially if a more semi-discrete storm mode occurs. While details
in convective evolution vary some among various guidance, a
consistent signal exists (particularly across northern NY into VT)
and a Slight risk (Level 2 of 5) has been included. Convection
should gradually decrease in intensity with southeast extent toward
southern New England and the Mid-Atlantic vicinity as instability
decreases and inhibition increases.
...Upper Midwest/Great Lakes...
An upper low and attendant shortwave trough initially over the
Canadian Prairies and northern MN will gradually shift
east/northeast through the period. Height tendencies will generally
be neutral across the area given the strong upper ridge just to the
east. Enhanced southwesterly deep-layer flow will persist across the
region, with some intensification of a low-level jet by late
afternoon/evening. At the surface, a quasi-stationary boundary is
forecast to extend from near the MN Arrowhead, southward into
eastern NE at midday. To the south/east of the boundary, a very
moist airmass with 70s dewpoints is forecast. A corridor of strong
to extreme instability is depicted by some model guidance across
northern WI into the U.P. of Michigan. Convection may develop near
the surface boundary and shift east across northern portions of the
Great Lakes. If this occurs, damaging winds (some near 80 mph) could
accompany thunderstorm clusters potentially organizing into a bowing
MCS.
Some guidance develops additional convection overnight across parts
of southern MN/WI into northern IA and vicinity. This activity would
be supported by a warm front lifting northward across the central
Plains and Mid-MO Valley and an intensifying southwesterly low-level
jet. While ample instability will exist across the area, it is
uncertain if this activity would be surfaced-based. Nevertheless, a
favorable thermodynamic and kinematic environment would support some
severe wind/hail risk.
...Southern/Central High Plains...
Modest height falls are forecast as a midlevel shortwave impulse
ejected across the central Rockies into NE/SD from late afternoon
into the overnight hours. A surface trough/dryline will sharpen as a
result, and southerly low-level flow will transport low 60s
dewpoints northward along the boundary beneath steep midlevel lapse
rates. High-based convection is expected to develop by late
afternoon and shift east/northeast through evening. Initial
supercells could produce large to very large hail. With time, some
upscale development could occur via consolidating outflows and as
the low-level jet increases during the evening. This could bring an
increasing risk for damaging winds, a few possibly approaching 80
mph. Given a consistent signal across various CAMs, deterministic
and ML/AI guidance, a Slight risk (level 2 of 5) has been added.
...LA/MS/AL/GA/FL Panhandle...
Forecast guidance depicts 25-35 kt midlevel northeasterly flow on
the southern periphery of an upper high centered over the OH/TN
Valley. A very moist airmass will be present across much of the
region and strong destabilization is forecast amid strong daytime
heating. Forecast soundings depict around 20-30 kt effective shear
magnitudes, supporting some risk of organized cells/clusters.
Isolated damaging wind gusts are possible as activity develops
west/southwest through early evening.
..Leitman.. 06/29/2026
Read morehttps://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day2otlk_1730.html
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