WeatherMatrix blogs in 2021

An index of all blog entries an articles that I did in the year 2021.

I really appreciate all of you who have enjoyed my WeatherMatrix Blog over the years, especially those of you who have been reading it since it began in 2005.

As I do at the end of each year, I wanted to document my blog with a link to each blog entry I've done this year, for the record (and for Google). This will also serve as a good review of some of this year's biggest storms, though I'm sure I've missed some.

New for 2021! Since I moved to my new full-time Senior Weather Editor position halfway through 2021, I'm including links to articles I've written for AccuWeather.com in bold, stories that I co-authored, but contributed significantly to, and also entries in our 'Weather Permitting' photo blog, which is a short-format blog that I am running now.

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• 10 famous Christmas storms, from snow to tornadoes (Dec. 15, w/ Katy Galimberti)

• Blog: 2021 weather rankings reveal unusual severe weather (Dec. 2)

• Blog: Thanksgiving 2021 weather and holiday history (Nov. 25)

• Death toll rises in wake of record-breaking rain, flooding (Nov. 15)

• Great Lakes ‘have a fever’ as first lake-effect snow sets a record (Nov. 3)

• Blog: A big bomb cyclone week! (Nov. 1)

• Blog: Collection of strange tube clouds: What are they? (Oct. 1)

• Blog: Hurricane Ida causes chaos from Louisiana to NYC (Sep. 4)

• Blog: Weather Photographer of the Year 2021: Vote Now! (Sep. 2)

• The 5 US skyscrapers that get struck by lightning most often (Aug. 25)

• How Henri stacks up in New England hurricane history (Aug. 20)

• Woman is lucky to be alive after hair-raising day at the beach (July 28)

• Blog: Summer 2021 weather gadgets review (July 20)

• Blog: Partial solar eclipse from Pennsylvania (June 10)

• Blog: Weather photography tips, photo showcase (May 28)

• Blog: Rainbow tornado strikes Texas. No, really! (April 26)

• Blog: The inside story of the first US tornado warning (April 5)

• Blog: Two tornado outbreaks and a flood already in March (April 3)

• Blog: Hawaii's long March of heavy rain (March 30)

• Blog: Major tornado outbreak possible today! (March 25)

• Blog: Siberian cold outbreak shatters thousands of records (Feb. 27)

• Blog: Unbelievably cold, stormy Saturday leads to coldest Valentine's Day (Feb. 13)

• Blog: 3-day snowstorm drops 3 feet of snow (Feb. 5)

• Blog: Cross-country storm lingers into snowiest Groundhog Day (Feb. 4)

• Blog: Snow totaling 10 feet to follow 137-mph winds in California (Jan. 23)

• Blog: These towns got 100+ inches of rain in 2020 (Jan. 4)

You can find previous years' blog indexes here:

• 2020 | 2019 | 2018

And finally, last but not least, the entries I have written for our "Weather Permitting" photo blog, which I am now primarily authoring. Basically, we use this to highlight weather photos that we aren't able to write a whole story about. Unfortunately, I can't link you to each one of these -- you'll have to view the photo blog and scroll down or search for the entry.

Some of my favorite photos From AccuWeather's "Weather Permitting" photo blog

• Lone lenticular cloud compliments snowy scene atop famous volcano (Dec. 22, 2021)

• Dramatic photograph illustrates the volatility of Florida weather (Nov. 24, 2021)

• Astronaut spots unbelievable view of the Aurora Borealis (Nov. 19, 2021)

• Rare 'Horseshoe Vortex' cloud captured in Montana (Nov. 17, 2021)

• Thunderbolt electrifies an already stunning summer sunset at the Grand Canyon (Nov. 4, 2021)

• Foggiest place on Earth provides winning photo (Oct. 18, 2021)

• Lord looking down from above the clouds (Oct. 12, 2021)

• Road seems to be dividing line between summer and fall (Oct. 8, 2021)

• Harvest Moon rises with Jupiter, bathes waterfront in moonbeams (Sep. 26, 2021)

• Contest photographer snaps unique 'selfie' on frozen lake (Sep. 16, 2021)

• Pizza expert documents atmospheric phenomenon once ridiculed (Aug. 26, 2021)

• Iconic 'dark side of the moon' photo also great weather pic if you look closely (Jul. 16, w/Brian Lada)

• Double rainbow encircles Happy Valley and legendary protector (Jul. 14, 2021)

• Misty mountains evoke thoughts of computer wallpaper or Tolkien fantasy (Jun. 22, 2021)

• Sierra wave made an unforgettable background as the sun went down (Jun. 11, 2021)

• Lucky lightning shot for AccuWeather storm chaser (Jun. 11, 2021)

• Sensational photo took more than a month of planning to capture (May 27, 2021)

• ‘Angry-looking cloud’ gave way at just the right time to reveal this marvelous sight (May 19, 2021)

• Blue ice in Siberia made for a gem of a weather photo (Apr. 29, 2021)

• Aurora over Alaska doing its best impression of a hurricane (Apr. 16, 2021)