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January 2008 Entries
Lake Erie Storm Surge Ice Attacks Houses!
The hurricane-force wind gusts* I mentioned yesterday blowing across Lake Erie forced an icy storm surge up to 10 feet high (NewsNet5). In some cases, huge chunks of ice crashed through shore-front homes. This story says "The ice-filled lake waters......
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Posted on Thursday, January 31, 2008 1:17 PM
UPDATE: Here's another photo:Joe Geddes looks at the damage to his car after a tree fell on the car during high winds in Clarence, N.Y.,Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2008. The severe weather was part of a storm system that knocked out...
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Posted on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 1:35 PM
Of course, as blog reader Bev pointed out, I don't really mean "worldwide" - I mean "hemisphere-wide," as those below the equator are basking in summer right now. It just didn't sound as catchy.OTHER NEWS ON OUR FORUMS: Four WeatherAlarms...
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Posted on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 6:13 PM
The Forums are abuzz this morning with hype about a storm that the GFS is predicting around February 9-11. Here's a look at the snowfall GFS says will fall (assuming a 10:1 Snow Ratio [JessePedia]) and a look at an...
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Posted on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 1:15 PM
As I posted on the Forums last night, there was a good chance of ice overnight here in Central PA. And sure enough, I woke up this morning to a 2-hour school delay with driveways and sidewalks covered by a...
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Posted on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 12:45 PM
IN OTHER WEATHER NEWS: I've Added an All-Day Radar Loop to the Cape Cod EntryWe talked last week about the amazing lake-effect snow event that left parts of New York state buried in nearly 4 feet of snow. Well, it...
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Posted on Monday, January 28, 2008 6:46 PM
UPDATE: Here's a radar loop of the event:Here's a plot of 24-hour snowfall at 7 AM from NOHRSC, what an amazing localized event.Offshore buoys have indicated winds of up to 69 mph with 29.2-foot waves (download best graphs). I haven't...
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Posted on Monday, January 28, 2008 1:51 PM
UPDATE (7 PM): Updates to the list below...Sanford, ME: 6.0"South Yarmouth, MA: 5.0"Pepperell, MA: 2.0" (SnowMatrix)UPDATE: (3 PM): Only the Massachusetts report is directly related to the coastal storm; the others are to the north, from snow over land aided...
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Posted on Sunday, January 27, 2008 2:32 PM
UPDATE: Photo Gallery user KathiK has uploaded some great pics of the snow in Squaw Valley, CA:And speaking of California weather, photographer Kendricks5 got a pic of that funnel cloud earlier this month, along with some snow pics:Here is our...
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Posted on Saturday, January 26, 2008 3:21 PM
It's time again for Friday Featured Fotos! This week we're taking a look at the atmospheric phenomena known as "Sun Dogs".So relax, it's Friday, and join me as I take a look at some of the best photos in the...
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Posted on Friday, January 25, 2008 5:02 PM
UPDATE (9 AM Friday): Below is a complete list of reports from yesterday. Note that those further west were from the upper level system, not the coastal system. Here is an all-day radar animation of the coastal system:dOnego, WV: 4.0"Henderson,...
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Posted on Friday, January 25, 2008 2:29 PM
UPDATE (4PM): A few snow reports have come in...Henderson, MD: 2.5"Mays Landing, NJ: 2.0"Dover, DE: 1.1"ORIGINAL POST (12PM):No snow reports yet from the Mid-Atlantic to the NWS or the SnowMatrix, but radar and observations show light snow on the coasts...
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Posted on Thursday, January 24, 2008 6:54 PM
Plenty of storm hype to quench your thirst on the Forums today... Jan. 24-25 NE/I-95 Snow Storm OBSERVATIONS Feb. 2-4 NE/I-95 Snow Storm FORECASTS Feb. 4-9 NE/I-95 Snow Storm FORECASTSWe just invited readers of AccuWeather.com Professional's Joe Bastardi [BIO] (PRO)...
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Posted on Thursday, January 24, 2008 5:21 PM
UPDATE: This entry has been picked up by the Google Earth Blog. The winners from the AccuWeather.com 2008 Weather Photo Calendar (as shown last week on Friday Featured Fotos) are now available for viewing in Google Earth. All 24 photos...
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Posted on Wednesday, January 23, 2008 7:13 PM
Some forum topics I'm posting in this morning... Possible Mid-Atlantic Snow Storm Thursday Southern Cali SnowstormHere's the latest (12Z) NMM map - still favoring Delaware....
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Posted on Wednesday, January 23, 2008 2:18 PM
The NMM model has been hinting at a coastal storm touching parts of the Mid-Atlantic Thursday. If this happens, significant snow could fall in a limited area. Here's what this morning's 12Z run vs. this afternoon's 18Z run showed for...
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Posted on Tuesday, January 22, 2008 8:38 PM
Last week I published a blog entry about an unusually long below-zero streak in Gunnison, Colorado. At the time, blog reader Trent said that the record had been broken and the station had not reported a temperature above zilch for...
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Posted on Tuesday, January 22, 2008 7:44 PM
A user on our Forums reported an unusual temperature rise at Westhampton Beach, NY (KFOK) this morning, and questioned it's reliability. Looking further into the situation, I found that nearby stations experienced a similar rise, so it must be real......
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Posted on Tuesday, January 22, 2008 1:34 PM
Some snow totals from the storm making its way from the Central Plains into the Midwest (highest per state, updated 7 PM Central):Ahmeek & Laurium, MI: 12.0"Oneill, NE: 12.0"Woodbury, IA: 8.3"Vermillion, SD: 8.0"Kiester, MN: 6.0"Fulton, IL: 3.8"...
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Posted on Monday, January 21, 2008 11:10 PM
BREAKING NEWS: SECOND RADAR SURVEY TODAY ONLY! The following reports of over 30 inches of lake-effect snow have come out of New York yesterday or today:Fulton, NY: 37.0"Mexico, NY: 36.0"Oswego, NY: 34.0"Palermo, NY: 33.0"The following snow photos were sent in...
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Posted on Monday, January 21, 2008 7:46 PM
BREAKING NEWS: SECOND RADAR SURVEY TODAY ONLY! If you haven't already, please check out the new AccuWeather.com Weather Forums (formerly on WeatherMatrix.Net) where you can chat about the weather with other enthusiasts and meteorologists. Folks on the Forums may be...
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Posted on Monday, January 21, 2008 1:37 PM
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 of weather, technology, and my brain.WARNING: THE J-SHOW...
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Posted on Sunday, January 20, 2008 11:10 PM
Extreme cold grips the nation this weekend... officially, Gunnison Colorado fell to -35 Saturday morning while Bigfork, MN dipped to -30 this morning (-35 was unofficially reported by a Minnesota D.O.T. station). It was even colder in Canada, with -56...
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Posted on Sunday, January 20, 2008 4:01 PM
UPDATE (11 PM): Here are the snow amounts reported so far. Radar shows snow in Delaware, New Jersey, and Connecticut but no reports have come in yet.Toxey, AL: 4.0" Multiple Locations, MS: 3.0"Butler, AL: 3.0" (SnowMatrix)Urbanna, VA: 2.0"Pine Mountain, GA:...
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Posted on Saturday, January 19, 2008 3:42 PM
UPDATE: You can now view all the photos in Google Earth! See below!ORIGINAL ENTRY: It's time again for Friday Featured Fotos! This week we'll take a quick look at ALL of the winning photos in the AccuWeather.com 2008 Weather Photo...
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Posted on Friday, January 18, 2008 8:39 PM
Here are a couple of videos covering the cold and snow invading the nation this week - first, an overview of the arctic system by Sam Champion of ABC, showing footage of a lot of traffic accidents across the Midwest...
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Posted on Friday, January 18, 2008 3:55 PM
" I HATE the sound of rain pouring out of the gutters :( "-- upperlow on the AccuWeather.com ForumsVideos of the snow and related travel problems coming later this morningHere are snow maps from NOHRSC showing the coverage of snow...
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Posted on Friday, January 18, 2008 1:25 PM
9PM: Updates only for outlying states:West Milford, NJ: 3.0" (SnowMatrix)Bear, DE: 2.6"Stewartsville, NJ: 2.1"7PM: Very heavy bands of precip in southeastern PA and New Jersey... on a thin slice of the west side there could be very heavy snow amounts...
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Posted on Thursday, January 17, 2008 11:43 PM
Here's a quick update on snow totals (updated 3:30 PM):Multiple Locations, WV: 8.0"Laurel Ridge, VA: 8.0"Balsam, NC: 8.0"Independence, VA: 5.5" (SnowMatrix)Athens, WV: 5.5" (SnowMatrix)Tamassee, SC: 5.0"Boone, NC: 5.0" (SnowMatrix)Six Mile, SC: 5.0" (SnowMatrix)Friars Hill, WV: 5.0"Mount Airy, GA: 4.5"Glen Burnie,...
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Posted on Thursday, January 17, 2008 4:48 PM
The proverbial mixed bag of winter precip is going on in the Carolinas and Virginias this morning. Snowfall reports will be posted here later when they start to come in fast & furious.Snow and ice will spread through the northern...
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Posted on Thursday, January 17, 2008 1:57 PM
The AccuWeather.com 2008 Weather Photo Calendars are now available! These calendars showcase pictures snapped by photographers worldwide. As always, we are offering a 1-Page Calendar Print and a 12-Page Wall Calendar. Click for more information, to see more pages, and...
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Posted on Wednesday, January 16, 2008 5:56 PM
Blog reader Trent points out this nugget of weather info this morning. I'm going to trust him on that, because the research sounds painstaking. This morning they are checking in at a chilly -26 degrees F (Observations | PREMIUM PRO).Gunnison,...
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Posted on Wednesday, January 16, 2008 1:04 PM
UPDATE: Blog reader Aaron sends this map - impressive, the whole state of Maine is under at least a foot of snow!ORIGINAL ENTRY:We made a graphic today depicting snowfall this season vs. the 2006-2007 season for selected New England cities.MORE...
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Posted on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 6:55 PM
OTHER CLIMATE NEWS: Paul Yeager classifies the Global Warming Debaters.Since I own a Siberian Husky, I felt it appropriate to bring you this article telling of how the Iditarod Sled Dog Race has changed due to lack of snow and...
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Posted on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 3:43 PM
UPDATE: 8 PM, here are updates to the list below...Gardiner, ME; 20.0"Lost Valley, ME: 20.0"Acton & Augusta, ME: 16.5" Royalston, MA: 14.5"Multiple Locations, NH: 14.0"Mutliple Locations, NH: 13.0" Pepperell, MA: 11.0 Stafford Springs, CT: 7.0" Woodford, VT: 3.3"UPDATE: Here are...
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Posted on Monday, January 14, 2008 12:46 PM
The predicted Nor'easter is beginning to develop and people are posting observations in real-time over on the AccuWeather.com Forums. Below is a shot from AccuWeather.com RadarPlus of the pressure and wind field at 8 PM.The models have been waffling a...
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Posted on Sunday, January 13, 2008 11:24 PM
Fog has been a big troublemaker this week. Interstate 4 in Florida was closed for two days following a deadly pileup involving 70 vehicles and killing four people. Below is a video from affiliate WFTS showing scenes from the crash,...
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Posted on Sunday, January 13, 2008 3:33 PM
A rare tornado (EF-1 on the FS) passed through the city of Vancouver, Washington Thursday afternoon (January 10th, 2008). The NWS has a track map. KOIN says "The last one to hit the area was in April 5, 1972, killing...
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Posted on Sunday, January 13, 2008 1:37 PM
Here are some Forecast Model [JessePedia] predictions of the snowstorm tomorrow night...Our first official forecast is also out:...
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Posted on Saturday, January 12, 2008 6:12 PM
Baghdad, Iraq saw its first snow in memory yesterday. Some said they remembered snow in the 1940's, others said it had been more than 100 years since flakes fell there. The truth is, weather records are hard to come by...
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Posted on Saturday, January 12, 2008 3:30 PM
UPDATE: A more up-to-date review of all the Calendar Winners is now available in "Part II".It's time again for Friday Featured Fotos! For the next two or three weeks we'll be looking at the winning photos in the AccuWeather.com 2008...
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Posted on Friday, January 11, 2008 9:24 PM
Below is incredible tornado damage video from a school in Caledonia, Mississippi yesterday. Believe it or not, only one student suffered minor injuries, even though a school bus was tossed onto the roof. More information on yesterday's outbreak coming later...
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Posted on Friday, January 11, 2008 4:27 PM
Our second major January tornado outbreak is in progress. The Moderate Risk issued this morning by The SPC [JessePedia] has been expanded to include a larger area this afternoon (see map below). For the last few hours, between 10 and...
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Posted on Thursday, January 10, 2008 10:41 PM
UPDATE: Here's some raw video (NO AUDIO) of aerial and ground footage of the flooding from ABCNewsOne:ORIGINAL POST:I haven't done a good job of covering the deadly flooding in the Midwest this week, because it was overshadowed by the tornado...
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Posted on Thursday, January 10, 2008 5:41 PM
Here's a chance for you to help steer the future of AccuWeather.com. Today only, we would like to get YOUR opinions on potential new radar colors for AccuWeather.com. Click Here to take they survey. No personal information is required.I'll admit...
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Posted on Thursday, January 10, 2008 2:37 PM
As I said over on the Forums, on AccuWeather.com Professional, we have model snowfall maps... though obviously I can't post them every run (or I'd be giving too much away). But here are the latest maps from the DGEX and...
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Posted on Wednesday, January 09, 2008 8:52 PM
SERVICE OUTAGE: The AccuWeather.com Photo Gallery and Forums servers may be unavailable at times today due to maintenance.UPDATE: I really have to give Henry credit for calling me -- I was sitting here with the blinds shut, webcam displays off,...
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Posted on Wednesday, January 09, 2008 2:27 PM
Here are some stats from yesterday's tornado outbreak, which killed two people in Missouri (CNN). Although the media is calling this "rare," the SPC says that there is an average of 34 tornadoes in January, and it was just two...
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Posted on Tuesday, January 08, 2008 3:02 PM
In the last two days, 985 official records for high temperatures have been broken or tied in the United States. Add in another day or two before that, and we're over a thousand. Not only is this hitting at nearly...
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Posted on Tuesday, January 08, 2008 2:44 PM
With the warm air in the Plains and Midwest today comes storms -- like you'd see in April. At 8 PM Central Time there are currently 4 Tornado Watches, 11 Tornado Warnings and 15 Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in effect. 24...
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Posted on Monday, January 07, 2008 11:06 PM
Seven pileups were caused by fog yesterday in Wisconsin yesterday, some involving as many as 26 cars, all told over 100 vehicles were involved. This article says that some people were driving at 70 mph when they hit a wall...
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Posted on Monday, January 07, 2008 5:52 PM
"When the levee breaks I'll have no place to stay.Mean old levee taught me to weep and moan."--Led ZeppelinIronically, I was just listening to the newly-discovered XM LED (Led Zeppelin) channel on XM Radio this morning on the way to...
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Posted on Monday, January 07, 2008 1:28 PM
Here are a few of the latest incredible West Coast snow totals for the continuing series of storms there:CALIFORNIA:Kirkwood, CA: 132" (11 Feet!)**Heavenly Valley, NV: 96"Mammath Mountain, CA: 84"Tahoe, CA: 90"*Blackcap Basin, CA: 83.5"OTHERS OVER 40":Incline Village, NV: 48"Silverton Mountain,...
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Posted on Sunday, January 06, 2008 11:12 PM
A few blog updates that I have recently done to recent blog entries:- Western Storm: I think that most of the records that I posted yesterday still stand today, in regards to the Western storm. One new item - Kirkwood...
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Posted on Sunday, January 06, 2008 3:00 PM
Continuing coverage on the Western storm... a Nevada levee break has trapped 3,500 residents (Bloomberg). A skier was killed yesterday in an avalanche in Colorado; another avalanche has blocked a road in Idaho today. Several reports of overturned cars and...
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Posted on Saturday, January 05, 2008 8:43 PM
Trees down, power out, roads flooded, interstates closed, it's a mess on the West Coast this morning. Winds have been clocked to 165 mph and over 5 feet of snow has fallen. News10 has a pretty good story and pics;...
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Posted on Saturday, January 05, 2008 2:38 PM
UPDATE (4 PM PT): Rain totals of 5 to 10 inches, more winds in the 90-110 mph range listed below. Pressures lowered and waves raised below. There is an unconfirmed report of 152 mph winds at Ship Muntain, California. The...
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Posted on Friday, January 04, 2008 4:15 PM
PROGRAMMING NOTE: Due to final preparations for the 2008 Photo Calendar, Friday Featured Fotos will not be seen this week.UPDATE: Even funnier - Iguanas fell from the trees in Florida during the recent cold snap. Later in the day, they...
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Posted on Friday, January 04, 2008 2:46 PM
UPDATE (2PM): More stats & maps added below.A big storm is heading towards the West Coast... some say it will be the worst in 13 years (see below for more info on past storms). California will take the brunt of...
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Posted on Thursday, January 03, 2008 2:48 PM
UPDATE: Although snow was never officially reported by NWS stations, a number of spotter reports have been filed by the NWS from the JAX and MLB offices.ORIGINAL POST:The Villages, Florida reported "Undefined Precip" this morning at 7 AM. I expected...
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Posted on Thursday, January 03, 2008 2:06 PM
UPDATE (1/3/08): Some additional amounts of note (go Appalachians!):Woodland, ME: 29.0"Unknown, VT & NH: 21.0"*Mount Storm, WV: 14.0"Green Valley, NC: 8.0"Jewell Ridge, VA: 6.0"A RECORD: Burlington, VT broke their record for Snowiest Year. (Thanks to blog reader Aaron for the...
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Posted on Wednesday, January 02, 2008 2:57 PM
A number of funnel clouds or waterspouts were spied off the Florida coast earlier this week. This article has photos and video of waterspouts off of Fort Lauderdale on December 28th. RANDOM WATERSPOUT PHOTOS FROM OUR PHOTO GALLERY (RELOAD FOR...
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Posted on Wednesday, January 02, 2008 2:51 PM
OK folks, it's a holiday, my next-to-last day of vacation, so here's what's gonna happen. I'm going to go play a little Need For Speed Underground2 [JessePedia] while you relax and take a look at this BIG collection of bloopers...
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Posted on Tuesday, January 01, 2008 3:05 PM
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