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With the southward shift in jet stream this week thanks to cool Canadian high pressure sinking down over the Great Lakes, a swath of heavy thunderstorms are set to fire each of the next several afternoons from Texas through the Southeast up into the Mid-Atlantic. Upper energy will be enhanced by very warm, moisture rich […]
Last week saw all-time record heat in the Southwest. This week and it’s getting hot once again. GFS forecasted highs However, while the heat rebuilds, a cap will be in place as it looks like we’ve the first taste of the 2016 Southwest monsoon on the way. Moisture streaming WNW out of the Gulf across Mexico will […]
ARTICLE FROM ACCUWEATHER.COM Nearly two dozen people have died in West Virginia as a result of extreme flooding that inundated portions of the state on Thursday. The West Virginia Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management reported at midday Saturday that the official fatalities reported from the West Virginia Medical Examiner remains at 23, “contrary […]
Powerful thunderstorms brought severe weather and flash flooding across the Mid-Atlantic yesterday causing historic floods in West Virginia. Another significant system will push into south-central Canada this weekend , dropping temps over the N Plains while temporarily lifting them into the East. Highs will widely climb into the mid and upper 90s from Texas to […]
In the last 5-7 days, the heat has been in full blast from Central Plains to Southern California. The next few days will see the ridge core shift slightly east into the Four Corners then retrograde back west so no real heat relief for the Deserts or Great Basin through the remainder of June. Elsewhere […]
As expected, the ridge has delivered in the Southwest producing some of the hottest conditions in history to some sites. The exceptional heat has aided in the trigger of multiple extra wildfires. Yesterday’s Southwest maximums Southern California Countless daily record highs set as well as monthly, even all-time. Excerpt from Andrew Freedman’s site Mashable Here […]
Big differences in the models for July. Watching the dry vs wet very closely. Must say the CFSv2 makes more sense with temperature and precipitation than Canadian. CFSv2 Canadian The wetter Northern Plains/Upper Midwest looks to be a tough call but I suspect a drier July in Texas may lead to a hotter late July/August. […]
The 2016 Father’s Day weekend across the US will be dominated by record breaking heat in the West and Plains, comfortable in the Pacific Northwest, showery with storms along the Gulf Coast and Florida as well as the Upper Midwest while cool, breezy and cloudy for the Carolinas, possibly extending into the Mid Atlantic. The Northeast is […]
It’s been a rollercoaster spring Out West in terms of weather and temperature and this week is no different. Snow in the Sierra Nevada and Cascades within the last 36 hours following 90s. Up till now, the heat has been well within the boundary of typical but the ridge set to build from Cornbelt to Four Corners this weekend […]
Published: Jun 12 2016 03:00 PM EDT By Brian Donegan weather.com Tropical Storm Colin was the 144th consecutive tropical cyclone in the Atlantic Basin to not make landfall in the United States as a major hurricane, defined as a Category 3 or higher storm on the Saffir-Simpson scale, according to Colorado State University tropical meteorologist, Dr. Phil […]
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