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US February 2018 Outlook

US February 2018 Outlook

It’s been a wild and impressive start to 2018 for cold in the East and South with coldest opening week on record for most sites, not one but 3 Deep South snowstorms within 5 weeks followed by the coldest night since the 1980s and 90s from Houston across to New Orleans and points in between. […]

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South, Northeast, Ohio Valley Endures Coldest Winter Through Mid-January in at Least 7 Years

South, Northeast, Ohio Valley Endures Coldest Winter Through Mid-January in at Least 7 Years

By Jonathan Erdman Jan 18 2018 04:00 PM EST weather.com Story Highlights A number of cities in the East and South have had their coldest first half of winter in at least seven years. A few Northeast cities have seen their coldest start to winter in over 20 years. However, only a few cities have […]

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Deep South (& Florida) get 3rd snowstorm in 5 weeks, Coldest air since 1980s, 90s

Deep South (& Florida) get 3rd snowstorm in 5 weeks, Coldest air since 1980s, 90s

The third major snow event for Gulf Coast and Deep South including Florida in 5 weeks? Boy what a winter we’re having in an area which often doesn’t have much of one. This third event has brought not only snow from Houston to Atlanta including the Florida panhandle, this time we’ve seen accumulating snow in […]

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-41F in Minnesota vs +67F in Alaska, yes in January!!!

-41F in Minnesota vs +67F in Alaska, yes in January!!!

While the Central and Eastern Lower 48 remains gripped by winter with a low of -41F at Embarrass, Minnesota on Friday morning, it’s been ridiculously warm in SE Alaska and Northwest Canada. How warm are we talking? Try 67 degrees ABOVE in southeast Alaska yesterday! That’s a new state record high for January! Check out […]

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Brief thaw to be followed by sustained thaw after current arctic outbreak

Brief thaw to be followed by sustained thaw after current arctic outbreak

At this time last week the Eastern US was shivering, then the winds turned and we dramatically warmed from 0s, 10s and 20s to 40s, 50s and 60s but it was brief. Now we’re back in the arctic air with an incredible 30-40 degree drop in temperature in a matter of hours. https://twitter.com/NWSBoston/status/952313564001390593 https://twitter.com/mikeseidel/status/952174467417018368 The […]

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What a front! From Record 50s, 60s to 20s & snow in hours! What a difference a week makes!

What a front! From Record 50s, 60s to 20s & snow in hours! What a difference a week makes!

As expected, a powerful southeast-bound cold front is lifting temps out ahead and dropping them like a stone behind. Cities across the Midwest and East have seen highs yesterday and today in the upper 50s/low 60s only to be back in the 20s less than 12 hours later. For some, we’re seeing 40-degree drops within […]

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Chicago, New York, Boston shoot for 60F, Canada shivers at -58F, Alaska -54F, BIG crash coming!

Chicago, New York, Boston shoot for 60F, Canada shivers at -58F, Alaska -54F, BIG crash coming!

Following the coldest opening week to a January in history and 3rd longest sub 32 stretch, NYC amongst other major cities are shooting for 60 degrees ahead of another powerful arctic front poised to drive temps 30-40 degrees within 12 hours. https://twitter.com/NWSNewYorkNY/status/950710051890761729 https://twitter.com/NWSNewYorkNY/status/950714080834281477 Up it goes then down it goes for NYC. Even Chicago is […]

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Coldest 1st week of January on record followed by January thaw then more cold!

Coldest 1st week of January on record followed by January thaw then more cold!

You know by now that the Eastern US just shivered through it’s coldest first week of January in recorded history, now it’s all about the warmth which quickly follows but on the horizon we have more arctic air on the way. Unfortunately with these rapid thaws come with flooding and ice jams. The thing is […]

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Eastern US endures Coldest opening 7 Days of January in History!

Eastern US endures Coldest opening 7 Days of January in History!

The majority of the Eastern US has just witnessed it’s coldest opening week of January in recorded history. A mammoth record to see fall. Even for the period between Dec 25 and Jan 7, it’s been coldest on record for the Northeast. Amazing. It’s not only the Northeast but the Great Lakes region too. Thank […]

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Arctic Outbreak peaks as NYC, Philly endure coldest day since 1994, Eastern North Carolina dips below 0

Arctic Outbreak peaks as NYC, Philly endure coldest day since 1994, Eastern North Carolina dips below 0

Following another overnight in the single digits and wind chills below zero, there was little recovery in temperature during the sunny hours of yesterday afternoon. So much so it was the coldest day since 1994. Yesterday AM https://twitter.com/WeatherNut27/status/949617292333207552 While New York City failed to surpass 13 degrees, Philadelphia didn’t get above 16 degrees. What’s significant […]

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