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APRIL SO FAR: Scotland Has Seen The Wettest, Driest, Dullest, Sunniest Weather In All Of The UK

APRIL SO FAR: Scotland Has Seen The Wettest, Driest, Dullest, Sunniest Weather In All Of The UK

Thanks to a fairly persistent east, southeast air flow during early April, we’ve had quite the extremes on both ends of the precipitation and sunshine ledger in Scotland this month. In fact the driest, wettest, dullest and sunniest places so far this April have all been in Scotland. After observing it’s coldest April day on […]

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WU: Hurricane Harvey Sets Preliminary Tropical Cyclone Rainfall Record with More Than 64 Inches

Written by on September 26, 2017 in Hurricane Harvey, Tropical, United States of America with 0 Comments
WU: Hurricane Harvey Sets Preliminary Tropical Cyclone Rainfall Record with More Than 64 Inches

From wunderground.com September 26, 2017 Tropical Storm Harvey has set a preliminary U.S. rainfall record for any tropical storm or hurricane on record. According to the NWS in Lake Charles, Louisiana, a gauge near Nederland, Texas has reported a preliminary 64.58 inches of rain between Aug. 24 and Sep. 1. If confirmed, it would be the heaviest […]

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NASA: Hurricane Irma Turns Caribbean Islands Brown

NASA: Hurricane Irma Turns Caribbean Islands Brown

acquired August 25 – September 10, 2017 acquired August 25, 2017 download large image (6 MB, JPEG, 11117×7664) acquired September 10, 2017 download large image (5 MB, JPEG, 11117×7664) Hurricane Irma churned across the Atlantic Ocean in September 2017, battering several Caribbean islands before moving on to the Florida Keys and the U.S. mainland. As […]

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NASA: Barbuda and Saint Barthélemy Browned by Irma

NASA: Barbuda and Saint Barthélemy Browned by Irma

 acquired August 27 – September 12, 2017 acquired August 27 – September 12, 2017 acquired August 27, 2017 download large image (16 MB, JPEG, 9351×7044) acquired September 12, 2017 download large image (12 MB, JPEG, 9351×7044) After Hurricane Irma, satellite images indicated a widespread browning of many Caribbean islands in the storm’s destructive path. These […]

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TWC: Before and After Images of Hurricane Irma’s Destruction in Barbuda and the Virgin Islands

Written by on September 15, 2017 in Hurricane Irma, Tropical with 0 Comments
TWC: Before and After Images of Hurricane Irma’s Destruction in Barbuda and the Virgin Islands

By Jonathan Erdman Sep 11 2017 07:00 AM EDT weather.com Newly released images from Digital Globe show the devastation left behind by Hurricane Irma. Among the scenes in this imagery are damaged homes, new cuts in beaches and thousands of defoliated trees. Hurricane Irma’s devastation in the Caribbean is being further revealed by new aerial […]

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CWG: Hurricane Irma drained the water from Florida’s largest bays — but it wasn’t gone for long

CWG: Hurricane Irma drained the water from Florida’s largest bays — but it wasn’t gone for long

By Matthew Cappucci By Matthew Cappucci Capital Weather Gang September 11 It didn’t take long for Tampa-area residents to flock out onto the bay after it went dry Sunday afternoon. Some thought it would be neat to forgo the use of a bridge. Others were left scratching their heads at the eerie phenomenon. Other instances of […]

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WU: Irma Makes Its Mark in Weather Records

WU: Irma Makes Its Mark in Weather Records

Article from wunderground.com Bob Henson  ·  September 12, 2017, 9:23 PM EDT Some of the worst impacts of Hurricane Irma were still coming to light on Tuesday, a day after the National Weather Service wrote its final advisory on the storm. Irma’s unique place in weather history is already clear, though. Phil Klotzbach (Colorado State […]

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WU: Days After Irma Ravages Caribbean, Survivors Still Trying to Get Out

Written by on September 13, 2017 in Hurricane Irma, Summer 2017, Tropical with 0 Comments
WU: Days After Irma Ravages Caribbean, Survivors Still Trying to Get Out

Articles from wunderground.com Sean Breslin Published: September 12, 2017 Days after Hurricane Irma left unthinkable destruction on numerous Caribbean islands – several of which are U.S. territories – residents are still calling out for desperately needed aid. “My husband is in the Army. As he says, it looks like a war zone,” Jennifer Stephens Cooper, […]

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Irma makes 2nd US landfall on Marco Island, Florida with gusts of 135-142 mph

Written by on September 10, 2017 in Hurricane Irma, Summer 2017, United States of America with 0 Comments
Irma makes 2nd US landfall on Marco Island, Florida with gusts of 135-142 mph

Irma made a 2nd US and Florida landfall at Cat 4 intensity today. https://twitter.com/weatherchannel/status/906984234069278720 https://twitter.com/weatherchannel/status/906991544753893377 https://twitter.com/AMHQ/status/906897431215964160 https://twitter.com/CNNweather/status/906984511287824386 https://twitter.com/RyanAFournier/status/906948284215939072 https://twitter.com/StuOstro/status/906975475825815553 https://twitter.com/bohemianceliac/status/906959228140707840 https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/906852958918385665 https://twitter.com/philklotzbach/status/906881395057844225 https://twitter.com/WFLAJosh/status/906964645365329921 NOW: Powerful Category 4 Irma makes 1st US landfall on Cudjoe Key Florida Hurricane Irma makes it’s first US landfall on Cudjoe Key, Florida at 9.10am ET as a Category 4 with […]

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Irma marks Cuba’s first Category 5 landfall since 1924

Irma marks Cuba’s first Category 5 landfall since 1924

  https://twitter.com/philklotzbach/status/906353959182376960 https://twitter.com/NASA_SPoRT/status/906361013745983488 https://twitter.com/ABC/status/906638054936457217 https://twitter.com/ajplus/status/906661404358225921 https://twitter.com/nypost/status/906652569635889152

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