Monday, October 29, 2012

Sandy's Continental Connection

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This graphic from the NWS Alaska Region web site shows how cold Arctic air is affecting the development of the massive east coast storm. Th...
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Sunday, October 28, 2012

The Start of a Long Week in the Eastern U.S.

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Even though Sandy still remains almost 300 miles east of Cape Hatteras, NC as of 11:00 p.m. EDT, her effects are being felt up and down the ...
Thursday, October 25, 2012

East Coast Bracing for a Big Storm

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It appears the ingredients for a major East Coast storm will be coming together early next week. Hurricane Sandy has been in the news the pa...
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Friday, October 19, 2012

Big Change Ahead

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500 millibar map (about 20,000 ft) for 7:00 p.m. CDT October 18 This weekend will mark the start of a significant change in the weather...
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Wednesday, October 17, 2012

A Stormy Season Down Under

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Vehicles stranded on road west of Sydney, Australia Both Australia and New Zealand are still dealing with winter weather well into their...
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Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Fire and Ice

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Last week a strong storm system dropped 12 inches of snow in northwestern Montana and 12 to 14 inches of snow in northwestern Minnesota. A n...
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Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Winter Weather Hits Northern Rockies and Plains

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Record snowfall occurred in Montana today, and snow will likely fall across the parts of the Dakotas and Minnesota through Thursday. Sno...
Monday, September 24, 2012

A Chilling Mid September

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Frost and freezing temperatures have made an early appearance in the central and northeastern U.S. this year.  Last week's strong cold f...
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Tuesday, September 11, 2012

September 11th

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As I was on my way in to work this morning it struck me how much today's weather here in central Illinois was like that on the morning o...
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Thursday, September 6, 2012

Thanks, Isaac!

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Hurricane Isaac caused a lot of grief and damage in Louisiana and Mississippi, mostly from the heavy rain and flooding. However, the heavy r...
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Thursday, August 30, 2012

Midwest Braces for Isaac's "Leftovers"

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Late this afternoon Tropical Depression Isaac was located near the Louisiana/Arkansas line. moving in a northerly direction at about 12 mph,...
Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Tropical Rain, and Lots of It

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Deep tropical moisture along the southeast coast of the U.S. has been responsible for torrential rains in areas far removed from Hurricane I...
Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Isaac Pounding Gulf Coast

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Hurricane Isaac has made landfall once already, moving over the Mississippi River delta shortly before 7:00 p.m. CDT August 28, but has sinc...
Thursday, August 23, 2012

A "Warm Up" for Isaac?

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On Tuesday and Wednesday more than nine inches of rain fell in southern Pinellas County, Florida. On the morning of August 22 two CoCoRaHS o...
Thursday, August 16, 2012

Record Heavy Rain in Alaska

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While almost 62 percent of the lower 48 states deals with drought conditions, a series of storms systems have dumped excessive amounts of ra...