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Jesse Ferrell
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Posted on Wednesday, October 31, 2007 5:17 PM
After doing my video blog this morning dressed as a raindrop for Halloween, additional hilarity ensued when Meteo Madness Man (PREMIUM | PRO donned the other raindrop costume. I decided to make a blog entry with ALL of our Halloween...
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Posted on Wednesday, October 31, 2007 2:36 PM
TRACK NOEL ON BAHAMAS RADAR, SATELLITEHappy Halloween! Here's a quick update on Tropical Storm Noel...NOTE: THE VIDEO ABOVE MAY BE PRECEDED BY ADVERTISEMENTS ON AD-SUPPORTED SITESFOR MORE HALLOWEEN HIJINX IN THE RAIN DROP COSTUME CLICK HERE...
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Posted on Wednesday, October 31, 2007 11:50 AM
"Nuttin' changed but da weather, rainstorm or whatevah."--GangStarrThat's right, folks, it's that time of the week again, time for another J-SHOW, where we take a look at funny weather graphics and find out what's going on in the world of...
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Posted on Tuesday, October 30, 2007 11:18 PM
UPDATE: By the way, did you know this? A lot of the impact on Florida will come tomorrow, before Noel even arrives, because of the strong squeeze of "pressure gradient" (difference in atmospheric pressure) between the tropical storm and a...
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Posted on Tuesday, October 30, 2007 12:59 PM
With all eyes on Tropical Storm Noel, many have missed the latest hype from the GFS computer model, which (even this morning's relatively-sane 12Z run) is predicting a Mississippi Valley snowstorm of historical proportions, that will bring sleet and snow...
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Posted on Monday, October 29, 2007 5:35 PM
My daughter is studying condensation this week in her Meteorology section of 7th Grade Science. I'm always one for giving real-world examples of things, so the video blog below explains what's happening in some photos of condensation in action. These...
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Posted on Monday, October 29, 2007 3:09 PM
Some areas in the Southeast got significant rainfall last week... over 5 inches from west-central Tennessee up into Kentucky, in parts of Virginia and the eastern Carolinas...MAPS FROM THE NWS Gauge-Adjusted Doppler-Precip SiteIt will make October 2007 the first month...
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Posted on Sunday, October 28, 2007 11:19 PM
BREAKING NEWS: "NOEL BECOMES 14TH NAMED STORM OF THE ATLANTIC SEASON..." (NHC)MORE INFO: AccuWeather.com Hurricane Center | PREMIUM | PROA circulating area of low pressure in the Caribbean (which passed just south of Puerto Rico's radar Friday) has been declared...
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Posted on Saturday, October 27, 2007 11:59 PM
I had a chance last week to review a pre-showing of the PBS special "Silence of the Bees" that will be on this weekend. The show was excellent and I recommend that you view it Sunday at 8 P.M. on...
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Posted on Saturday, October 27, 2007 12:56 PM
I apologize for the late upload today: Blame it on the Halloween sound effects, or, sound effect, as it turned out to be. It's time for Friday Featured Fotos! But this week it's "Freaky" Featured Photos... so relax, it's Friday,...
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Posted on Friday, October 26, 2007 9:03 PM
Joe Bastardi said in his blog last night:"FRIDAY 3AM - The system that below has been given a "citizens upgrade" to a tropical depression looks to be a tropical storm as a closed rotary circulation is near the southeastern tip...
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Posted on Friday, October 26, 2007 8:44 PM
Some quick tidbits this morning on the continuing California fires. At this time, our Breaking Weather News Page (PREMIUM | PRO reports: "The fires this week burned a total of 474,000 acres, roughly three-quarters the size of Rhode Island. Around...
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Posted on Friday, October 26, 2007 2:18 PM
UPDATE: The NWS has completed a series of storm surveys with photos of the damage in the Owensboro area from this tornado outbreak. The best of those photos are now available on the AccuWeather.com Photo Gallery:ORIGINAL POST: When the late-season...
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Posted on Thursday, October 25, 2007 12:23 PM
MetSul blogged about an extreme day of thunderstorm activity in southern Brazil Saturday, where extrememly large hail and at least one tornado caused heavy damage. In the video blog below, I take a look at photos of the extreme hail...
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Posted on Wednesday, October 24, 2007 4:18 PM
A quick update on the California Fires... more information is available from Western Expert Ken Clark (PREMIUM | PRO), our Western News Blog (PREMIUM | PRO) and our Breaking Weather News Page (PREMIUM | PRO), and our Weather Headlines (PREMIUM...
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Posted on Wednesday, October 24, 2007 3:18 PM
A couple more links on the Southern California Fires...My Buddy Scott's Blog [JessePedia] has some excellent satellite maps and data on his blog today.MORE & LARGER IMAGES ON SCOTT'S CIMSS BLOGAnd station KPBS has an interactive Google Map Mashup showing...
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Posted on Tuesday, October 23, 2007 5:29 PM
Our winter forecast is officially out (PREMIUM | PRO). My apologies to snow lovers in the East, and folks suffering from the drought in the Southeast.(Areas below the dashed line don't normally receive enough snowfall for us to judge this...
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Posted on Tuesday, October 23, 2007 4:22 PM
UDPATE: Here is a video blog with Western Expert Blogger Ken Clark (PREMIUM | PRO) and Blogger Henry Margusity (PREMIUM | PRO):Wind gusts yesterday did not exceed those that I posted.ORIGINAL POST:Here are some stats as of Tuesday morning regarding...
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Posted on Tuesday, October 23, 2007 12:22 PM
The GFS is going all out on the hype train at the end of the weather period, showing snow at some "little latitudes" like the Deep South. Several storms come through during Days 10-15; here's what it looks like on...
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Posted on Monday, October 22, 2007 6:19 PM
An update to yesterday's blog entry as of this morning, it appeared that all stations were holding steady or decreasing in wind speed, however, the difference between 100 mph and 80 mph is not terribly significant from a fire-fighting point...
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Posted on Monday, October 22, 2007 1:30 PM
SignOnSanDiego.com says that a forest fire in Malibu, California jumped the Pacific Coast Highway this morning, burning cars, homes, a church and threatening a mall, university and veterinary clinic (ABC7). The jump was spurred by incredibly high Santa Ana winds....
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Posted on Sunday, October 21, 2007 5:44 PM
This is kind of cool -- SciFi.com reports that the Mercedes Benz museum in Germany has a fire and dust-suppression system that just happens to qualify as the world's largest man-made tornado. The Guinness Book of World Records officially gave...
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Posted on Sunday, October 21, 2007 1:05 PM
Bless me readers, for I did not blog yesterday. It has been 90 days since my last blogless day (July 21st, Pre-Vacation Crunch). Yesterday the blame can be squarely placed on my family's Fall Vacation Day, which was to the...
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Posted on Sunday, October 21, 2007 12:12 PM
COMING LATER THIS WEEKEND: MORE PHOTOS, VIDEO, RADAR FROM THE STORMS.It's time for Friday Featured Fotos! This week I'd like to show some photos from yesterday's severe weather outbreak. If you have photos of storm damage, clouds, hail, even rainbows...
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Posted on Friday, October 19, 2007 4:46 PM
One of the stories the media is not covering well today is the two feet of rain that has fallen in the Florida Panhandle during the past day and a half. In the video blog below, I go in-depth with...
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Posted on Friday, October 19, 2007 4:44 PM
This week's severe weather outbreak has added up to the following astounding stats:Tornado Reports: 82Wind Reports: 588Hail Reports: 156Total Severe Reports: 606Tornado Warnings Issued: >150Severe T-Storm Warnings Issued: >250Today will be the last day of the event, as the associated...
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Posted on Friday, October 19, 2007 12:49 PM
UPDATE (9:30 Central): One more video blog for you, showing a solid line of severe storms, with dozens of Tornado and Severe Thunderstorm Warnings stretching from the Gulf of Mexico into Canada. Over 100 Tornado Warnings and 200 Severe Thunderstorm...
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Posted on Thursday, October 18, 2007 11:30 PM
UPDATE: Another, more impressive video is available on WAPT's site (warning: their site may crash Internet Explorer). The tornado also damaged a daycare center and church and WAPT says this was between 9:00 and 9:45 AM. Thanks to blog reader...
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Posted on Thursday, October 18, 2007 6:05 PM
The StormMatrix reports that two people were killed by a tornado overnight near Paris, Missouri. KSPR has damage and tornado photos and videos from yesterday. KOTV.com also has a story and some video. Over 200 severe weather reports were received...
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Posted on Thursday, October 18, 2007 11:41 AM
The video blog below details the current severe weather and what's happened so far today in 3-D... 12 tornado reports as of 9 PM Central, nearly 50 Tornado Warnings issued today with over 100 Severe Thunderstorm Warnings. Wind reports to...
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Posted on Wednesday, October 17, 2007 11:58 PM
Most meteorologists I've talked to agree that we're on the cusp of a Fall Tornado Outbreak from the central Plains today into the Midwest tonight and tomorrow. In the video blog below, I take an in-depth look at 8 different...
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Posted on Wednesday, October 17, 2007 5:53 PM
North Carolina Governor Mike Easley warned the populace last night to stop watering lawns and washing cars to avoid statewide water rationing. Also noted: Turn off the ornamental water devices and keep the water off while you brush your teeth...
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Posted on Wednesday, October 17, 2007 1:30 PM
As you can see on The J-CAM...I have just finished reading JB's 4-page winter forecast, which was released to our commercial clients this morning and will be released on AccuWeather.com Professional next Monday, October 22nd, with a release on AccuWeather.com...
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Posted on Tuesday, October 16, 2007 5:57 PM
You may (or may not) have noticed a couple of new features on the ad-supported version of AccuWeather.com this week. First, we have a new video player (excuse me, "media player'). It's a much-improved version of our old player, sporting...
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Posted on Tuesday, October 16, 2007 4:08 PM
UPDATE: The 12Z runs of the NMM and GFS Forecast Models [JessePedia] are in agreement with the previously outlines SPC areas on both major Severe Weather Indices [JessePedia] - CAPE & LI. The EHI (Henry's favorite) is strong in those...
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Posted on Tuesday, October 16, 2007 12:49 PM
I've warned you before that I don't really have an opinion on Climate Change but I am suspicious of the media's view on it, which resulted in Al Gore winning the Nobel Peace Prize last week. Overall, I echo AccuWeather's...
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Posted on Tuesday, October 16, 2007 10:08 AM
Frequently asked questions this week from my blog readers are as follows:- What is the AccuWeather Winter Forecast for 2007-2008?- How much snow will I get this winter?Here's the status of our official forecast (as I've been told - I...
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Posted on Monday, October 15, 2007 5:57 PM
The "exceptional" (official term from NOAA) drought of 2007 continues in the Southeast, according to the USDA Drought Monitor. My mother lives in Northwest North Carolina and describes the creeks running dry there. Other blog readers in the Carolinas can't...
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Posted on Monday, October 15, 2007 1:55 PM
We talked a couple weeks ago about a wave cloud phenomenon called "Undular Bore." Several blog readers have pointed out this article (which I also got in a newsletter from NASA) detailing a UB on October 3rd in Iowa. This...
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Posted on Monday, October 15, 2007 1:00 PM
As I've stated before, 2007 has been a heck of a nice severe weather season here in Central PA, and Meteo Madness Man, Local storm chaser Ron "R-Factor" Shawley and I have been doing a lot of severe weather photography...
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Posted on Sunday, October 14, 2007 12:05 PM
This article from Newsday speaks of good pumpkin crops in New Jersey, but not so good elsewhere. It seems it all depends on the weather, which you want to be dry, but not too dry. The article describes this years...
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Posted on Saturday, October 13, 2007 2:05 PM
BREAKING NEWS: Some photos, a video, and more information has been posted to the Long Island Tornado Warning entry.It's time for Friday Featured Fotos! This week it's all about hurricanes. So relax, it's Friday, and join me as I take...
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Posted on Friday, October 12, 2007 2:35 PM
UPDATE: Here are some photos and a video of the storm from AccuWeather.com Photo Gallery photographer LIstormchase:The only news article about the Tornado Warning is trapped behind a subscription wall at News12. Other than a few flooding photos here, I...
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Posted on Thursday, October 11, 2007 8:50 PM
AccuWeather.com Professional's Joe Bastardi [BIO] (PRO) wrote in his blog last night:"I just did something I have never done. I woke my parents in coastal south Jersey up to warn them (4 a.m. in the morning) of what was coming...
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Posted on Thursday, October 11, 2007 4:06 PM
This is just another cute graphic in regards to this month's heat wave, discussed yesterday, where over 3,600 heat-related records were tied or broken. Williamsport, Pennsylvania (nearest official climate station to AccuWeather HQ) beat Miami, FL October 8th and 9th...
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Posted on Thursday, October 11, 2007 12:50 PM
UPDATE: Meteo Madness Man (PREMIUM | PRO) said today in his blog (and yelled across the room to me): "I don't recall a time in the past 20 years that so many records were broken in a single week." And...
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Posted on Wednesday, October 10, 2007 12:46 PM
Sometimes things don't go quite as planned. I'm referring, of course, not to the bloopers and outtakes that happen here at AccuWeather routinely, but rather specifically to those that I had promised you during the last two J-SHOWs. This time...
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Posted on Tuesday, October 09, 2007 2:23 PM
UPDATE: Thanks to blog reader Jason, I found the article. When Discovery Magazine published the online version, they changed the title from "The Buzz of the Earth" to "Earth Speaks in an Inaudible Voice".ORIGINAL POST:I read an interesting article in...
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Posted on Tuesday, October 09, 2007 1:12 PM
Blog reader Justin points out that the 12Z GFS is showing snow again in the Northeast. No big surprise right? But this time, it's not day 15, it's day 5.IN OTHER WEATHER NEWS: Typhoon Krosa Damage, Big Wave Photos Deadly...
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Posted on Monday, October 08, 2007 5:38 PM
Typhoon Krosa made landfall in China this morning, after 1.4 million people were evacuated from the country. Jim Andrews reports (PREMIUM | PRO) that winds up to 115 mph and rainfall to 11 inches were reported on an island. According...
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Posted on Monday, October 08, 2007 5:35 PM
UPDATE: I have clarified the number of people injured in the headline and entry.* The record was officially broken for Sunday's high temperature at Chicago but due to confusing NWS reports, it's unclear where. NCDC officially only listed Midway @...
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Posted on Sunday, October 07, 2007 8:55 PM
Due to continued video problems this weekend, I have made the following recent video blogs avaialble in hi-res ad-free format for download if you have broadband: - The J-SHOW 10/7/07 (18.9 MB)- Friday Featured Fotos 10/5/07 (11.2 MB)- Friday Featured...
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Posted on Sunday, October 07, 2007 8:50 PM
"What's Next, What's Next, What's N-X-E-T?"--Warren G *var novideoads="please";That's right, folks, it's that time of the week again, time for another J-SHOW, where we take a look at funny weather graphics and find out what's going on in the world...
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Posted on Sunday, October 07, 2007 2:05 PM
Lake Superior reached a new record low (previously set in 1926) last month, according to GlobeAndMail.com, due to recent drought and possibly some sort of long-term climate change. They had published a previous article about the low water levels and...
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Posted on Saturday, October 06, 2007 3:14 PM
The heat in the Northeast quadrant of the nation is extreme again on Friday, and will continue Saturday and Sunday. A couple historical comparisons follow. Many record highs were set on Thursday according to NCDC; the Virginias dominated, check out...
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Posted on Friday, October 05, 2007 5:19 PM
It's time for Friday Featured Fotos! This week we go above and beyond Clouds, looking at a Mushroom Cloud, Cloud Shadows, ice crystal clouds over Yeats' grave, and a wall of clouds in Hurricane Katrina's eye. So relax, it's Friday,...
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Posted on Friday, October 05, 2007 3:12 PM
I wanted to point out a couple of quick blog entries of note from some of the other meteorologists around the AccuWeather office this week:Elliot Abrams is hosting his Annual Snowfall Contest (PREMIUM | PRO). This year, the question is:...
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Posted on Friday, October 05, 2007 12:16 PM
Chris Burt [JessePedia], Author of "Extreme Weather", pointed out to me this week that there have been 5 Daily Precipitation Records set in 5 states during the past year, and 5 new Monthly Precip Records set in 5 states in...
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Posted on Thursday, October 04, 2007 5:14 PM
UPDATE: The 00Z run backed off on the storm, moving the snow further north, but the 06Z is back on board. We may see this repeated; this is probably because the 06Z/18Z Weird Runs [JessePedia] are not as "smart" as...
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Posted on Wednesday, October 03, 2007 7:09 PM
A frequently asked question from blog readers is: "Which U.S. state can I live in if I want [insert weather condition here] all the time?" This week, a blog reader from Dubai (who is applying at Universities here in the...
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Posted on Wednesday, October 03, 2007 5:32 PM
UPDATE: I added some of Joe's comments on what storms should have, or should not have been named below, and I clarified the years that the "average" is calculated from. ORIGINAL POST:I know if you've clicked on this entry, you're...
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Posted on Wednesday, October 03, 2007 11:52 AM
UPDATE: The image and list below has been updated. A total of 12 tornado reports were received on Tuesday. Injuries were reported with a possible tornado in Monroe County near Granville and Shelbina, Missouri (see map below). KSDK has an...
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Posted on Tuesday, October 02, 2007 11:38 PM
The DGEX, which you may remember from its outlandish predictions of a tropical storm making landfall 4 times earlier this week, has FINALLY come into line with the GFS and NAM in the latest run, hot off the presses. By...
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Posted on Tuesday, October 02, 2007 12:51 PM
I wanted to highlight a couple of photos in the AccuWeather.com Weather Photo Gallery from recent storms. First, from user topazz1963, two photos of an awesome storm in southernmost Maine last week: They were taken in Springville, Maine [Google Map]....
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Posted on Monday, October 01, 2007 8:42 PM
We had several small thunderstorms pass over State College, PA, home of AccuWeather HQ on Friday. I actually got some decent photos while I was out by my house, including this photo and a time-lapse video showing an eyeball-like cloud...
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Posted on Monday, October 01, 2007 4:49 PM
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