Archive for June, 2012
While looking at the ECMWF run for tonight, the heat wave with 95+F temps from Denver to DC looks to last through Monday of next week with little breakdown in the powerful upper ridge which covers all but the West Coast. The Mid-Atlantic and southern Northeast will return to the heat following a few cool […]
[error] A BAND OF RAIN WILL SPREAD ACROSS IRELAND TONIGHT, WESTERN AND CENTRAL UK DURING FRIDAY LIKELY BECOMING THUNDERY. EMBEDDED T-STORMS WILL DROP HIGH RAIN TOTALS IN SHORT PERIODS OF TIME CAUSING FLOODING! [/error] We continue to see an increase in warmth and humidity ahead of a front working across Ireland and into the western UK tonight through tomorrow! Over the […]
Following a significant ‘jump’ across firelines and breaks, the Waldo Canyon wildfire exploded yesterday as extreme heat and a huge tinderbox harnessed the perfect conditions for this inferno to spead fast rapidly, catching all off guard. While heat and dry weather supports the perfect conditions, it was powerful 65 mph winds which helped drive this fire […]
Much of North Florida is ultimately a disaster zone with the focus on hardest hit Wakulla County where a Civil Emergency has been declared. A massive amount of rain fallen over the past 24 hours across the Panhandle. As you can see from the graphic below provided by the Tallahassee NWS showing rainfall totals from […]
Unfortunately, since my update back during yesterday afternoon there is litte change in Debby except she is down by 5 mph. Max sustained winds remain at 45 mph, pressure is 993mb and she is stalled. Now we know the wind aspect isn’t the main feature but it’s the persistency in piling up of the water with […]
It’s been a rough morning throughout the Northeast following the passing of a sharp cold front which produced severe thunderstorms. The effects are still being felt at the major hubs as I write this. That front marks the introduction to much cooler, fresher air which will be drawn down all the way from the Canadian […]
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