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9 inches of rain fell within 3 hours Saturday flooding a large portion of New Orleans. For some areas, the flooding was comparable to Katrina and many questions have been raised about the pump system. However, 9 inches in 3 hours is exceptional. https://twitter.com/tinaantolini/status/894225090442690560 https://twitter.com/CunninghamNola/status/893968292393754625 https://twitter.com/miketiger24TB/status/894247838049239041 https://twitter.com/mack_crayton/status/893971453351251968 https://twitter.com/InternetPalace/status/894204149432279042 https://twitter.com/bhaktivedanta/status/895002260828295168 https://twitter.com/lesliegamboni/status/893983060244520960 https://twitter.com/JenNimePalumbo/status/893959023946592258 https://twitter.com/jadelson/status/894733914744291328 https://twitter.com/jadelson/status/894733914744291328
Article from Capital Weather Gang By Jason Samenow August 4 at 3:05 PM The first of several deep pools of cold air dropped into the Upper Midwest on Thursday, ushering in a period of below-normal temperatures for the next 10 to 14 days for the eastern two-thirds of the country. In Wisconsin and Michigan on […]
We’re into August and right on schedule the tropics are beginning to bubble with a healthy chain of AEW (African easterly waves) riding a prominent AEJ (African easterly jet) out over a warmer than normal MDR (Main development region) stretching from Africa to Mexico. There are two waves currently being monitored and are expected to develop. https://twitter.com/EricBlake12/status/893103154212065280 […]
From weather.com By Jon Erdman Aug 1 2017 05:00 PM EDT Tropical Storm Emily swept through Florida after a whirlwind landfall on July 31, 2017, featuring heavy rain and some local wind damage. Where Did This Come From? Most landfalling tropical cyclones come with at least 24 hours advance warning, usually more. This all started with […]
According to the CFSv2 weeklies, the first half of August is looking cool for the central and Midwestern portion of the country. Warm either side. The second half looks less cool and becoming warmer than normal for most but with the strongest positive over top, we need to closely watch the tropics and threat to […]
A system sliding east through the Middle Atlantic region gets an added boost with coastal low pressure enhancement off the Delmarva. An ENE track more suited to fall or winter is bringing a widespread windy soaking today and tomorrow. Watching closely for slow moving or stationary thunderstorms as these could drop 6+ inches within a couple of hours. […]
An active tropical Pacific with currently EIGHT systems spinning is transferring tropical energy into the North Pacific/North Atlantic jet stream and in turn we’ve seen significant cooling in our northern oceans and continents as a result. Eight Tropical #Cyclones At Once in the North Pacific Ocean For First Time Since 1974 https://t.co/l3G244tlmM pic.twitter.com/Bd02KS9Xv4 — Weather Underground (@wunderground) […]
The monsoon pattern is firmly in charge of the Southwest with thunderstorms erupting widely on a daily basis. One particular cell which crossed the Las Vegas area caused widespread flash flooding with rain amounts of up to an inch falling within just 10-15 minutes! Flood Warnings now for the Las Vegas Valley. Tule Springs State Park […]
July and indeed summer 2017 so far as been pretty warm Out West with persistent heat while it’s been a mixed or back and forth kind of summer further east with cool, wet days and warm to hot. This is the temperature anomaly across the US thus far in July 2017. Much of the heat […]
Article from weather.com By Jon Erdman Jul 20 2017 01:00 PM EDT weather.com A cluster of severe thunderstorms Wednesday and Wednesday night in the northern Plains and upper Midwest was a low-end derecho, with reports of wind damage and high winds spanning parts of six states. Some 140 reports of strong thunderstorm wind gusts or […]
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