Archive for June, 2012

The Broken Record Continues, First 10 Days Of July Look Dissapointing For UK (Includes Video!)

Written by on June 30, 2012 in United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments
The Broken Record Continues, First 10 Days Of July Look Dissapointing For UK (Includes Video!)

Some initial thoughts before discussing the week ahead… Ok, I admit I too am getting a little fed up with this stubborn, boring, un-summer-like pattern. Basically since 2006 we have had poor summers, especially up here in Scotland. At least for you folks down in the South of England, you manage to live close enough to […]

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Monster Derecho Travels 1000 Miles From Iowa To New Jersey Causing Massive Damage, Cutting Power To Over 2M

Monster Derecho Travels 1000 Miles From Iowa To New Jersey Causing Massive Damage, Cutting Power To Over 2M

A cluster of thunderstorms which started yesterday morning in Iowa just as the hot dome was beginning to heat the air to the south, started to push east bringing dramatic shelf clouds, driving rains, gusty winds and lightning through the Chicago metro. The storms intensified, stretching out as they cut through Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania, […]

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Worst Of Southeast US Heat Comes Saturday, Atlanta Shooting For 107°

Worst Of Southeast US Heat Comes Saturday, Atlanta Shooting For 107°

While yesterday’s blowtorch seemed and likely felt off the charts and for many it was, the crazy thing is, Saturday will be hotter and likely the peak of this heatwave. The 850 temps are warmer directly over the Southeast on Saturday and so such cities as Atlanta should surpass their current 105° all-time record with […]

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Brutal Southeast Heat Sets Countless Monthly, Even All-Time Records (City/temp list)

We have seen an historic weather day across the Southeast up into the Mid-Atlantic region as a mighty 592dc high sits directly over the Tennessee Valley and breaks not only monthly all-time records but all-time records for any month. It is incredible to see 104-110° temperatures this afternoon from Arkansas to North Carolina and Virginia. Here […]

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Atlanta Tops 104° Today Setting June Record, 1° Shy Of All-time!

Atlanta Tops 104° Today Setting June Record, 1° Shy Of All-time!

The temperature is sitting at 101° and may be on the way to 104° before the normal 5pm peak. Today marks the first 100s for the Peachtree City since the blistering August 2007 heatwave. Highs during that hot spell maxed out at 104°, just 1° shy of the all-time record. This time around they may push that […]

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1930s Style Heat Wave Over US

1930s Style Heat Wave Over US

Well there’s no point in me telling you it’s darn HOT from the Plains to East Coast as you well know. Amazing at just how sweltering these readings are. This will be a heatwave remembered for a long time. It started last weekend when we saw Colorado tie the state all-time record high at 114°, […]

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STORM TRACKER EUROPE: MONTHLY OUTLOOK FOR JULY 12

Written by on June 29, 2012 in Rest of Europe, United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments
STORM TRACKER EUROPE: MONTHLY OUTLOOK FOR JULY 12

In the video below, I take a look at the remaining days of June and ALL of July via the ECMWF model and it’s interpretation of the upcoming pattern. At this time, the model shows a lack of any real warmth or settled weather for the UK and Ireland. It suggests a continuation of the fast west […]

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FREE ARTICLE: The Spectacular, Destructive & Deadly UK Storms Of Thursday Was Seen And Warned Of, 5 Days Out!

Written by on June 29, 2012 in United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments
FREE ARTICLE: The Spectacular, Destructive & Deadly UK Storms Of Thursday Was Seen And Warned Of, 5 Days Out!

Yesterday saw one of the greatest displays of wild weather the UK in our lifetime. What created this violent and spectacular weather display could be seen days ago. When both Cork and Belfast was under water the night before, this was the sure sign of what was to come over the mainland the next day. I […]

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Severe Thunderstorms Hammer UK Producing Flash Flooding, Golf Ball Sized Hail, Damagaing Winds, Possible Tornado (Includes Video)

Written by on June 28, 2012 in United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments
Severe Thunderstorms Hammer UK Producing Flash Flooding, Golf Ball Sized Hail, Damagaing Winds, Possible Tornado (Includes Video)

It has been a dramatic past 24 hours of weather over Ireland and the British Isles with the most spectacular arguably in the last 6 hours over the Midlands as severe thunderstorms (pretty rare for the UK) produced large hail, torrential downpours, damaging wind gusts and constant thunder and lightning. There have been unconfirmed reports of one […]

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Parts Of Belfast Are Flooded Wednesday Evening After Thunderstorms Push Through, Sign Of Things to Come!

Written by on June 27, 2012 in United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments
Parts Of Belfast Are Flooded Wednesday Evening After Thunderstorms Push Through, Sign Of Things to Come!

[warning] THE FLOODING SEEN IN BELFAST TONIGHT IS A SURE SIGN OF WHAT’S TO COME FOR MANY ACROSS THE UK DURING FRIDAY, FLASH FLOODING IS OF REAL CONCERN IN AREAS! [/warning] I have been concerned for days now about the potentially explosive weather we may face during Wednesday or Thursday of this week as low pressure and heat/humidity collide. Tonight […]

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