Tornadoes Bring an End to Crazy 2010 Weather
Tornadoes and funnel clouds have been reported today in Arkansas (three were killed in Cincinnati, AR) and Missouri, ending the year of 2010 on a severe note. (For continuing coverage throughout the day, monitor AccuWeather.com News & Video stories).
2010 was quite a year weather-wise, and I want to briefly take a look back at some of the highlights which I blogged about. Keep an eye on AccuWeather.com this weekend for additional stories and videos on 2010's year in weather.
February 6, 2010: What can you call a winter storm that brings 40 inches of snow, a storm surge, and 130-mph winds to the Northeast U.S.? We called it... The Snowicane.
February 14, 2010: Happy Valentine's Day! Yet another winter storm exposed 48 states to the white stuff.
April 24, 2010: Yazoo City, Mississippi was devastated by a huge tornado. Ironically, the same town would be hit again in November and December!
May 2, 2010: Historic rainfall flooded much of Tennessee and parts of Kentucky.
June 15, 2010:Meteorological concerns surfaced about the world's largest oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
July 4-8, 2010: Happy Independence Day! It's hot as heck. Triple digit readings in the I-95 corridor broke hundreds of high temperature records.
July 25, 2010: I broke the story of the largest hail stone that ever fell in the U.S. The government calls it "volleyball-sized."
September 1, 2010: Hurricane Earl clips the Carolina coast.
October 26, 2010: The largest storm to ever move over the Great Lakes broke all-time state low pressure records.
November 30, 2010: The Atlantic Hurricane Season came to a close, setting its own records -- it was the second most active ever.
December 25-26, 2010: And last, but certainly not least, parts of the South got a White Christmas then the Boxing Day Blizzard paralyzed the Northeast U.S.
