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Huge Western US snowpack contrast between record high levels and none!

Huge Western US snowpack contrast between record high levels and none!

It’s a bit of an all or nothing November across not just the Northern tier of the United States when it comes to snow but even in a relatively small area of the West. While parts of the Central Rockies have very little to no snow, many parts of the Northern Rockies are at record mid November levels […]

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Three Rounds of Pacific moisture/storms pile into West Coast prior to Thanksgiving

Three Rounds of Pacific moisture/storms pile into West Coast prior to Thanksgiving

Recent days has seen the return to stormy and wet conditions to the Pacific Northwest extending well into California. This is the first in a series of systems which will hit the West Coast in the run up to Thanksgiving. #AtmosphericRiver bringing widespread rainfall to the #SanFrancisco Bay Area this morning! Rain spreads southward through the day into […]

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Series of Arctic waves to sweep across Midwest, East in run up to Thanksgiving

Series of Arctic waves to sweep across Midwest, East in run up to Thanksgiving

The all important and busy Thanksgiving holiday is fast approaching and it’s looking very interesting. The models are consistent and bringing some major league arctic air into the Midwest and East along with the potential of a significant snow event. The below GFS ensemble shows the build-up of heights into Greenland and the western US […]

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VIDEO: Battling 105 mph and wind chill near -40C/F on top of Mount Washington

VIDEO: Battling 105 mph and wind chill near -40C/F on top of Mount Washington

Impressive video of Tom Padham, a research scientist who stepped out into -2F air, 105 mph winds and wind chill of -40C/F on the summit of Mount Washington, NH back on Friday. This was Tom and another colleague back last May. He says he’s been in stronger winds and dealt with 133 mph winds twice. FEATURED IMAGE CREDIT: Farmers Almanac

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Northeast cold breaks countless long standing records, coldest so early for Philly since ’76

Northeast cold breaks countless long standing records, coldest so early for Philly since ’76

The impressive early season arctic outbreak which started off in Montana has now smashed countless records across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic for a 2nd straight day. https://twitter.com/WeatherBug/status/929327491289878528 https://twitter.com/WeatherNut27/status/929307667989979136 https://twitter.com/wxjerdman/status/929293584498642945 https://twitter.com/mikeseidel/status/929399935925149697 https://twitter.com/gdimeweather/status/929308576996356096 https://twitter.com/MelissaNordWx/status/929339533640060928 https://twitter.com/phillywx/status/929410319658770432 https://twitter.com/MWObs/status/929324716313206784 https://twitter.com/MWObs/status/929069864752435200 https://twitter.com/TomNiziol/status/929116839375986688 https://twitter.com/twcMariaLaRosa/status/929317785519509504 https://twitter.com/nycWeatherGuy/status/929389675994861570 https://twitter.com/NWSStateCollege/status/929323812054855680 FEATURED IMAGE CREDIT: Tammie Souza Weather‏Verified account @TammieSouza

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Impressive Record Cold Opens November Across Northern US

Impressive Record Cold Opens November Across Northern US

MANY impressive records dating back some 40 or more years ago have been tied or smashed this week from Montana back at the beginning of the week to the Great Lakes as we end the week and it’s now the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic’s turn to shiver! Recent years has seen heat records fall by as much as 10 to 12 degrees […]

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US Snow Cover At 14 Year High For Early November, Next Round of Snow, Arctic Air Arrives Today!

US Snow Cover At 14 Year High For Early November, Next Round of Snow, Arctic Air Arrives Today!

What a difference a November can make. While November 2016 turned out 2nd warmest on record for the US with barely any snow to be found, this November 8th has an impressive 26% coverage and greatest coverage of snow for this early in at least 14 years. The only other recent year comparable to this […]

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Montana starts day at -21F, -9 North Dakota, Record Cold takes aim at Northeast by Weekend

Montana starts day at -21F, -9 North Dakota, Record Cold takes aim at Northeast by Weekend

Yesterday morning was cold, this morning colder still… Old man winter is biting the Northern Rockies, Plains hard and early this year and it looks like further ‘waves’ of reinforcing cold will continue bleeding out of Canada through mid and late week before drifting into the Northeast by the weekend. -21 at Elk Park, Montana […]

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Coldest November open in over 10 years for N Rockies, Plains, Hottest on record for N Texas

Written by on November 6, 2017 in Autumn 2017, Summer 2017, United States of America with 0 Comments
Coldest November open in over 10 years for N Rockies, Plains, Hottest on record for N Texas

The extreme open to November 2017 continues between Montana’s snow and highs in the 10s and 90s in Texas. In between destructive tornados erupted along the tight thermal zone. At the end of October, Dallas-Ft Worth Airport recorded a low of 34 degrees, their coolest for October since 1993, at the end of last week, […]

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In a week Dallas, TX goes from coldest Oct min since 1993 to record hottest Nov day!

Written by on November 3, 2017 in Autumn 2017, Summer 2017, United States of America with 0 Comments
In a week Dallas, TX goes from coldest Oct min since 1993 to record hottest Nov day!

It’s been a classic Plains temperature roller coaster in the past 7 days. While the final week of October saw record cold and even snow. November opens record hot. Up until yesterday, DFW had never recorded a 90-degree high in November. https://twitter.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/926196246376837120 https://twitter.com/NWSFortWorth/status/926351922482892800 Just days ago, Dallas and North Texas was dealt with cold, frost […]

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