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The omega block creates stagnant weather, leading to heavy rain, floods, and temperature extremes across the U.S.

It is defined by a powerful high pressure area with an area of low pressure "underneath" or south of the high pressure.

Heavy rain and storms have stagnated over parts of the U.S. this week due to an ongoing omega block. | Credit: HaraldEWeiss/Getty Images A congested atmospheric pattern known as an "omega block ...

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Why is it called an Omega Block? Well, it happens when our jet stream gets stuck in a shape that looks like the Greek letter omega (Ω), which can be seen on upper air maps like the one below.

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See an image of what an omega block looks like below. An stock image (not current) of what an Omega blocking pattern looks like. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Areas in the high ...

Heavy rainfall with accumulations of an inch to 3 inches also are possible. An “omega block” weather pattern, so named for its resemblance to the Greek letter Ω, is influencing the unsettled ...