Shiverin’ Snowman!!January 1st, 2014 at 4:23 am by Bill Steffen under Bill's Blog, Weather
Overnight model update: 7:25 pm – it’s still snowing pretty much south of a line from Grand Haven to Alam, though snow intensities have diminished a little. Roads are snow covered and slippery from Ottawa, Kent and S. Montcalm Counties to the south. The Winter Storm Warning continues for Berrien, Cass and St. Joseph Counties until 4 PM Thurs. and the Winter Weather Advisory for Van Buren, Kalamazoo, Eaton, Ingham, Jackson, Branch and Hillsdale Counties continues until 1 PM Thurs. The Advisory is until noon Thurs. for SE Michigan. Snow reports include 6-8″ across Berrien Co., 4-7″ in Van Buren, Kalamazoo, Cass and St. Joseph Counties and 3″ in Jackson and Calhoun Counties. Here’s snowfall reports from SW Michigan, N. Indiana and NE Illinois (up to 11.3″ at Libertyville IL, 9″ at Arlington Heights and up at Racine WI). Some cold afternoon high temps: -3 S. Ste. Marie, -9 Grand Forks ND, -11 Intl. Falls MN, -18 Flag Is. MN, +2 Waterloo IA, +1 Houghton MI, Minneapolis MN and Sioux Falls SD. It was only in the mid 50s today at Brownsville TX and Mobile AL. It did reach 82 at Miami, Key West, Palm Beach and Ft. Myers Fl, but it was only 65 at Orlando.
The models have a tremendous shot of cold coming early next week. The Euro. gives G.R. a surface temp. of -8 Tues. AM with an 18 mph wind and a biting wind chill of -22 (well into “no-recess for kids” territory). For you weather geeks, the Euro. has the 850 mb temp. down to -30.1C n(-22F), the 500 height down to 503 and the 1000-850 mb thickness to 490. AND…the Euro. gives us a lot of snow! It prints out 0.57″ of precip. from Sat. night into Sun. night (that could be 10″ of snow) and another .13″ Mon. into Tues. The GFS only has a couple inches of snow Sat. night. The GFS-plot has -5 Fri. AM, -1F at 1 PM next Monday (with a stiff NW wind), then highs of 12, 12, 16 from Tues. to Thurs. of next week. Temperatures could be 10-12 deg. colder on the other side of the lake in Chicago and Milwaukee and even across N. Indiana where the wind isn’t warmed by Lake Michigan. The GFS gives Green Bay a temp. of +1 with a 16 mph NW wind at kickoff of the Packer/49er game and the temp. falls to -6 by the end of the game. The Euro. is a little slower with the cold and would have the game starting around +12 and then falling to around 6 by the end of the game. From Joe Bastardi: “A severe, perhaps epic, period of cold and storminess is in front of us the next 10 days.” MONSTER 1049 mb Siberian high pressure center moves to S. Ohio. Coldest temperatures slide south of W. Michigan through Indiana and Ohio. Winnipeg, Canada as cold as planet Mars!! GFS forecast average low temperature Jan. 7 for the Continental U.S. is 9.8 degrees!! 13 degrees and snowing for the big outdoor hockey game at the Big House. Intense cold from Siberia to Iowa.
Check out the high temp. map from Tuesday. High temps: -16 International Falls MN, -18 Grand Forks ND, -28 at a couple locations east of Lake Winnipeg! That’s industrial strength cold air! I’ll be working – on the air the next 3 evenings (Thurs. to Sat.) and keep coming back to the blog for updates.


The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency says "the time for preparing and talking is about over."
Craig Fugate says it's now time to act, before Hurricane Sandy moves to shore and collides with two other weather systems, potentially threatening some 50 million people.
Tens of thousands are being told to evacuate coastal areas of Delaware, New Jersey, Connecticut and other vulnerable spots along the East Coast.
New York City is shutting down its subways, buses and trains tonight, and closing its schools tomorrow. Mayor Michael Bloomberg has also ordered the evacuation of low-lying neighborhoods in the city, including lower Manhattan.
Airlines are canceling thousands of flights and Amtrak is scaling back train service in the Northeast Corridor.
Forecasters expect Sandy to come ashore late tomorrow or early Tuesday, most likely in New Jersey, bringing high winds and coastal flooding. Then it's expected to meet up with a storm moving in from the west and cold air streaming down from the Arctic.
Forecasters say the resulting megastorm could blow down trees and power lines and dump heavy rain or snow over 800 miles, from the East Coast to the Great Lakes. Parts of West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky and North Carolina could get up to 2 feet of snow.
Broadway is taking the threat of the mammoth storm seriously, with theater owners canceling all Sunday evening and Monday shows long before a drop of rain fell in Times Square.
Sundays are big days for Broadway. Many shows have both a matinee and evening performance. But forecasts called for rain late Sunday or early Monday and subway service is to be halted, so all Sunday evening performances were scrubbed. Off-Broadway shows were also canceled.
Airlines cancelled more than 3,000 flights as a result of Hurricane Sandy as of Sunday morning, with hubs along the East Coast bearing the brunt of the disruptions.
For Monday, 2,499 flights are cancelled, with 774 cancellations at Newark, followed by 428 at Dulles in Washington and 355 cancellations at Philadelphia.
New York City mass transit is shutting down Sunday evening, and public schools in the city will close Monday. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg ordered residents to evacuate some low-lying areas Sunday.
The New York Stock Exchange plans normal operations Monday as Hurricane Sandy makes its way up the Atlantic.
According to the Exchange, weather last caused the NYSE to shut down on March 27, 1985 for Hurricane Gloria. Trading on the Big Board also was suspended after the attacks on Sept. 11, 2011 for three days afterward.
Hurricane Sandy is heading north from the Caribbean, where it has left nearly five dozen dead, to meet a winter storm and a cold front, plus high tides from a full moon, and experts say the rare hybrid storm that results will cause havoc over 800 miles from the East Coast to the Great Lakes.


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Today’s Video of the Day from the National Science Foundation describes research that is mapping the temperatures found throughout urban heat islands.
Highly developed areas with little or no green space can become exceptionally hotter than their less developed surroundings.
Researchers at the University of Georgia are using temperature sensors to create highly detailed, fine-resolution maps of the urban heat island in their town of Athens, Georgia.
Determining how temperatures can vary block-by-block will help urban residents better prepare for severe heat in the future.
Video Credit: National Science Foundation


Jul 11, 2020 | Iowa
Location: Fertile, Iowa
Hail Size: 1.5 Inch
Wind Speed: NE 25mph
Affected Area: Hanlontown, Iowa
In Hanlontown, Iowa, ping pong sized hail was reported at 3:30 PM CDT one mile away from Hanlontown on July 11, 2020. The exact location of the report was from 43.29, -93.38. In the past three years, this area had one hail report within a 10-mile radius.


Feb 16, 2014 at 11:45 am
DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — The low temperature at the Duluth International Airport is below zero yet again, setting the city's record for the most days with subzero temperatures in a winter season.
The temperature was minus 9 at the airport Sunday at 8 a.m. That was the 60th day of below-zero temperatures this winter.
The previous record of 59 was achieved three times, most recently in 1958-59. Before that it hadn't happened since World War I.
Temp: 39°F (4°C)
Wind: 6 NE


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Sept. 2, 2010— -- Hurricane Earl passed east of North Carolina's Outer Banks this evening, sending bands of wind and rain raking over the North Carolina coast.
Though it was downgraded this evening to a Category 2 storm and forecast to weaken slowly as it moved northward, officials up and down the East Coast still were bracing for a powerful punch.
By 11 p.m. ET, Earl was about 115 miles south-southeast of Cape Hatteras, N.C., according to the National Hurricane Center (NOAA). The eye of the storm was expected to stay offshore for now.
President Obama signed an emergency disaster declaration for Massachusetts late Thursday. Earlier, Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick declared a state of emergency ahead of the storm after officials extended a hurricane warning to the state's southern coast. He said the declaration will help Massachusetts respond to the storm, expected to pass the area late Friday into Saturday.
Rhode Island Gov. Donald Carcieri made a similar emergency declaration, The Associated Press reported.
In neighboring Connecticut, Gov. M. Jodi Rell asked President Obama to issue a pre-landfall declaration of emergency to ensure federal funding help with the storm response.
At 11 p.m., tropical storm warnings or watches were extended up the Massachussetts and Maine coasts and into Canada, according to NOAA.
Watch "World News with Diane Sawyer" for the latest on Earl tonight on ABC.
As of this evening, the storm was nearly 400 miles wide, tracking northward at 18 mph. With its maximum sustained winds up to 105 miles per hour at around 11 p.m., Earl was not as strong as it was this morning, when 145 mph winds made it a powerful Category 4 storm.
"The intensity of the storm is expected to weaken," Bill Reid of the National Hurricane Center told ABC's Diane Sawyer tonight on "World News." "And the winds will start spreading out into a larger and larger area."
The National Hurricane Center also is watching other storms following Earl, including Fiona and Gaston, which is most likely a concern for next week.
President Obama is "closely monitoring" the situation and "aggressively preparing" for Earl's potential impact, the White House said today.
Late Wednesday night, Obama signed a pre-landfall emergency declaration for North Carolina, clearing the way for federal aid to help supplement state and local efforts and resources.
Already, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has sent supplies to North Carolina and Massachusetts. Roughly 400,000 liters of water, 300,000 meals, and 54 generators have been dispatched to Ft. Bragg, N.C., while over 200,000 meals and 162,000 liters of water have been sent to Westover, Mass.
The American Red Cross has dispatched more than 350 disaster workers to North Carolina, Massachusetts and Rhode Island to staff shelters.
This morning, forecasters expanded a hurricane warning to parts of southern Bristol and Plymouth counties in Massachusetts. The forecasters on Wednesday issued the warning for Cape Cod and neighboring islands.
On Wednesday, both North Carolina and Virginia declared states of emergency, and officials ordered mandatory evacuations in parts of the state.
In Dare County, N.C., officials Wednesday ordered a mandatory evacuation of Hatteras Island. Hyde County Manager David Smitherman ordered an evacuation of Ocracoke Island, N.C., a barrier island accessible only by ferry. Police ordered visitors to leave Atlantic Beach, N.C., and strongly suggested residents leave, as well.
North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue urged stragglers to evacuate today.
"If you're on the Outer Banks ... you still have time to leave the Banks and you still have time to get to a safer place," she said.
Residents who decided to ride out the storm were today expressing their concerns about potential flooding, flying debris and loss of electricity.
"We're pretty scared," said Randy Jefferson. "We're doing what we can to make sure we're fine."
Hurricane Earl Brings Rough Surf and Concern
The surf was rough in Wrightsville, N.C., and tourists in the area were told to leave.
"It seemed like the waves were getting more aggressive and the riptide out was getting much stronger," said Mike Hoekema of Indiana.
In Atlantic Beach, N.C., Herb and Cindy Utter are not taking any chances.
"It was a 75 mph hour wind," Herb Utter said. "I thought the house was gonna blow down."
The couple moved furniture at their beach house indoors and prepared to head inland with memories of storms past fresh in their minds.
"Mother nature is powerful when she wants to be, and we can't beat it," Cindy Utter said. "So pay attention and take precautions."
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell also declared a state of emergency Wednesday in anticipation that Earl could shift and head for coastal communities as early as Thursday night.
"The current forecast has Hurricane Earl passing east of Virginia later this week. However, a change in the storm's path could bring hazardous weather conditions to eastern Virginia," McDonnell said in a prepared statement. "This declaration is a precautionary move which will allow state agencies to be ready just in case resources are needed."
The state's coastline already was under a hurricane watch.
The emergency designation authorizes various state agencies, from the Virginia National Guard to the Department of Emergency Management, to "position resources and manpower" ahead of the storm.
The U.S. naval fleet in Norfolk, Va., is remaining in port, but is under orders to be ready to get underway within 24 hours if necessary.
Long Island and Cape Cod Residents Brace For Earl's Impact
In Montauk, on New York's Long Island, residents fear damage to boats and beaches, and local officials are preparing for the worst of Earl's wrath.
"I know what's going to happen. This beach is gonna be gone," said Bill Wilkinson, East Hampton, N.Y., town supervisor.
In the huge Hurricane of 1938, the surge was enough to sever the tip of Long Island and left an estimated 700 dead.
In 1991, Hurricane Bob hit the Northeast and killed 18 people.
In New Jersey, locals already are battling the sea.
Lifeguards have been forced to save dozens of people.
To the north, on Cape Cod in Massachusetts, residents are snapping up batteries. On the island of Nantucket, Mass., it's a frantic battle to save homes.
On "Good Morning America" Wednesday, FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate advised residents along the East Coast, and particularly those people visiting from out of town, to have a disaster plan in place and heed evacuation orders.
"You need to make sure you know where to go when you need to go," he said.
With Earl approaching so close to the coastline, nearly the entire East Coast is threatened.
Delta began cancelling flights today, and the storm was expected to force further delays and cancelations for airlines along the coast. Most of the major airlines are waiving fees so passengers at potentially impacted airports can rebook their flights for a later date. Thus far, refunds only are available if a flight has been canceled.
Links to specific airlines for more information can be found below.
ABC's Michael S. James, Gerard McNiff, Steve Osunsami, Bradley Blackburn and Lee Ferran contributed to this report.
Residents can monitor the hurricane's location on the National Hurricane Center's website.


October 2022 marks the return of the Orionid meteor shower, an annual month-long nightly showing of meteors in the sky.
The Orionid meteor shower itself started in 2022 on October 2 and are set to continue through to around November 7. However, this year they are set to peak on October 21.
Here is what you need to know about the Orionids, the vibrant autumn meteor shower.
Where does the Orionid meteor shower come from?
The Orionid meteors seem to always be centered from the constellation Orion, its radiant point. To be specific, NASA has specified that its radiant point is just north of Betelgeuse, the brightest star in the Orion constellation.
Whenever the constellation is above the horizon, the Orionid meteors can be visible, and the higher in the sky the constellation is, the more meteors you'll be able to see.
Despite this seeming connection to the Orion constellation, which helped give the meteor shower its name, the Orionids don't actually come from there.
Like all meteors, the Orionids have their origin from a much larger cosmic body like a comet or asteroid. In particular, the Orionids originate from what is likely the most famous comet of them all, 1P/Halley, otherwise known as Halley's comet.
This comet, which passes the Earth every 75-79 years, is famous for being the only comet whose pass can regularly be seen with the naked eye without the need for telescopes.
But as Halley passes through the Solar System, the icy comet is effected by the Sun, which causes some icy rock fragments to break off and even pass through the atmosphere of Earth.
This, in turn, is what are meteors, specifically a meteor shower.
Halley's comet is also suspected of creating another meteor shower, the Eta Aquariids, but this is still debated.
Can the Orionids meteor shower destroy the Earth?
The idea of meteors can conjure up images of apocalyptic scenarios where devastation rains down upon the Earth from the unforgiving cosmos.
But really, meteor showers are not only 100% safe, they're also absolutely stunning.
This is because these meteors are so small that they burn up safely in the atmosphere in bright fiery balls, creating a beautiful and mesmerizing visual display in the night sky.
This is aided by how fast the Orionid meteors fly, clocking in at around 66 kilometers per second, or around 237,600 kilometers per hour or over 192 times the speed of sound. That's just two thirds the speed of lightning.
In other words, no, the Orionids meteor shower are completely safe and are absolutely beautiful to watch.
Where can I see the Orionids meteor shower? Are they visible from Israel?
It shouldn't be too hard to see the Orionids on some nights, given that this meteor shower is often cited as one of the most visually stunning of each year.
However, the peak is always the best time to see them because it will be easier to see the most amount in the sky.
In Israel, the Orionids won't be visible in the sky before around 10:19 p.m. each night, which is when Orion appears above the horizon, as noted by In-The-Sky.org, which catalogues what's visible in the night sky depending on where you are in the world.
The Orionids meteors will likely be visible until Orion disappears, around 6:20 a.m., but they will most probably be at their best visibility at around 5 a.m.
Because the peak of the Orionids meteor shower will likely be at around 9 p.m. on October 21, before it is visible in the Israeli night sky, the best time to see it will likely be after Orion rises that night.
In general, the best place to view meteor showers in Israel is away from the cities and in areas in the South. In particular, Mitzpe Ramon is usually the favorite due to a lack of urban light interfering.


Jay County reports tornado, extensive damage
PORTLAND, Ind. — Jay County officials reported a tornado in the area of Ind. 26 Sunday afternoon, with resulting damage.
A large tornado was reportedly on the ground around 2 p.m. Sunday, according to recorded National Weather Service warnings. The Jay County Sheriff's Department reported that a tornado had been confirmed at Ind. 26 and Como Road.
The Jay County sheriff later warned in a tweet that people should avoid the northern part of the county "due to severe storm damage in the area."
On Sunday evening, the sheriff announced via tweet that Jay Schools would be closed on Monday, and that several plants in the Portland area were canceling their third shifts Sunday night because of the extensive storm damage in the county.
Emergency dispatch reported just after 2:30 p.m. Sunday that many calls were coming in to 911 reporting structures damaged or downed by a tornado.
Emergency officials said no injuries were reported in Jay County after the tornado, but lots of damage and leveled buildings, including houses and a gas station near Pennville.
One call over the emergency scanner reported an injury to someone who had been hit by a door in a building hit by the tornado.
The Jay County sheriff warned in a tweet that people should avoid the northern part of the county "due to severe storm damage in the area."


The good folks at Accuweather are very excited about the weekend storm and are suggesting that the storm may indeed take the closer-to-the-coast track. For us at GSD, that's reason enough to upgrade the Sunday/Monday storm to a snowmaker. Because we're playing with house money for this one with no snow day prediction at stake, we're going to boldly say 6 inches of dry, powdery snow Sunday evening into Monday. Keep in mind we're making this prediction a full four days before the storm.
Break out the tubes, snowboards, and skis--it's officially time for outdoor winter sports!


The City of Vancouver has issued an extreme weather alert and activated extra shelter spaces, with chilly overnight temperatures expected this weekend.
Environment Canada has forecast a mix of sun and cloud, with a 30 per cent chance of showers, and a daytime high of 9°C for Saturday, but temperatures are expected to dip to a chilly 0°C at night and feel decidedly colder. Meanwhile, a mix of sun and cloud is also forecast for Sunday, with daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows of 3°C. Matt MacDonald, a meteorologist with Environment Canada, said with wind chill the temperature will feel more like -5.
Due to the temperature dropping to temperatures that feel like 0°C or below, the city has issued an extreme weather alert through to March 1 and has activated a warming centre and extra shelter spaces to help people on the streets stay safe and warm.
The city will be opening a warming centre at Powell Street Getaway, 528 Powell St., which will be open from Friday, Feb. 28 to Sunday, March 1, between 9 p.m. and 7 a.m.
The city asks that anyone sleeping outside “please come to the safety of the shelters.” The drop-in centre also accommodates pets, bikes, and carts, and offers hot beverages and snacks. No reservations are required to enter the warming centre.
PLEASE SHARE: Due to the forecast, Powell Street Getaway will open as a warming centre for the next few nights, along with Extreme Weather Response shelters across #Vancouver. If you need to stay warm, you will be welcomed at one of these locations. For details, see tables below: pic.twitter.com/cs2M2dJ61K— City of Vancouver (@CityofVancouver) February 28, 2020
Extra spaces have also been made available at a number of shelters in Vancouver including Directions Youth Services Centre (for youth 24 years and under), 1138 Burrard St., Evelyn Saller Centre, 320 Alexander St., The Salvation Army Belkin House, 555 Homer St., Walton Hotel Amentiy Space, 261-B East Hastings St. and Tenth Church, 11 West 10th Ave.
Residents can call 211 for shelter information.


Typhoon Compass hits Hong Kong, and the Observatory states that Gale or Storm Signal No. 8 will be maintained before noon.
Under the typhoon, in addition to paying attention to safety and searching for purchases, many people are concerned about whether they can take a day of "wind break".
The reporter checked the information about the past ten years and found that the Observatory had issued tropical cyclone warning signals of No. 8 or above many times, but the days when employees "have holidays" are few.
According to the information on the Observatory’s website, in the ten years from January 2012 to the present, apart from this typhoon compass, a total of 19 tropical cyclones have brought warning signals of No. 8 or above to Hong Kong, including 3 typhoon signals No. 10 .
▼In the early morning of October 13th, the water in Sanjia Village of Liyuemen was knee deep ▼
However, wage earners really have the opportunity to release the number of "wind breaks" throughout the day. Except for compasses, there have been only three times in the past ten years. They were Super Typhoon Haima in October 2016 and August 2017. The super typhoon Hato, and the tropical storm Nangka in October 2020.
▼In the early morning of October 13th, the shore of Xinghua Village was hit by waves ▼
In addition to the above three times, in the past ten years, wage earners have had the opportunity to "half the day" on six occasions. The rest are either late at night or early morning, or on Sundays.
For example, the Mangosteen in September 2018 was suspended at 1 o'clock in the morning on Sunday and cancelled at 5 o'clock in the morning on Monday.
▼From the evening of October 12th to the early morning of October 13, Tai O was flooded ▼
Compasses typhoon | Storm surge Shing Mun River inverted seawater height 4 meters sleepers wading to pick up the soft compass typhoon | Early morning turning easterly wind and rising tide Lei Yue Mun Cheng Mun River Xinghua Village sea water inverted compass typhoon.
Direct hit | Before noon, maintain No. 8 Severe Tropical Storm Compasses and strengthen the typhoon Compasses typhoon.
Traffic News｜The MTR runs its first train on time to maintain limited service


Weather forecast: Cloudy
Northerly winds will reach 7 on the Beaufort scale. Clouds and rain in northern Greece with temperatures ranging from -3C to 05C. Clouds in the western parts with temperatures between 04C and 09C. Clouds and rainin central and eastern Greece, 03C -08C. Clouds and rain over the Aegean islands and Crete, 08C-11C. Cloudy in Athens, 04C-07C. Clouds and snow in mountainous areas in Thessaloniki, -2C-03C.
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With temperatures soaring into the 90s and 100s and abundant moisture to fuel storms, communities from the Midwest to Southeast were ransacked by damaging thunderstorms again on Sunday.
Cities and towns that were struck by Friday's deadly derecho were once again the targets of severe weather.
Eastern North Carolina was hit very hard on Sunday. Three people were killed, and more than 40 others were injured in North Carolina as the storms rumbled.
A couple was killed when a tree crashed down on a golf cart in Gilead, N.C. A shed fell on and killed one man near Calico, N.C., while he was trying to put his golf cart in storage.
At least 40 people were treated for storm-related injuries throughout Beaufort County, N.C. Four miles northeast of Hope Mills, N.C., a tree fell on a vehicle, injuring the person inside.
Two people were injured by falling trees at Rural Retreat Lake in Virginia. A roof was blown off a concession stand, while several trees were blown down.
A tree was downed on a car in Locust, Ky., injuring one occupant.
One person was injured near Rogersville, Ala., with a large tree toppling onto a camper trailer.
In Tybee Island, Ga., a tree landed on a vehicle, causing two injuries.
A woman was trapped in a house after a tree was downed on a home in Ludowici, Ga.
There was a total of 395 damaging wind reports and 190 large hail reports from the thunderstorms on Sunday.
The Chicago area was hammered by storms again with hail the size of quarters and larger.
While it will be a pleasant end to the workweek in Detroit, the chance for showers will return this weekend.
Some communities on the Florida Peninsula will be hit hard with severe thunderstorms into Wednesday evening.
As a strong El Niño fades, the weather across the country will slowly change. In much of the eastern United States, a hot summer is in store.
A system with rain and thunderstorms will bring both good and bad news to the western United States later this week.
A massive wildfire burning in Alberta, Canada moved through the city of Fort McMurray, forcing the entire city to be evacuated.
As millions prepare to celebrate Mother’s Day on Sunday, May 8, rain and severe storms threaten to disrupt outdoor activities and travel plans.
Monroe, LA (1989)
Severe hailstorm (hail as big as oranges) damaged thousands of cars.
El Campo, TX (1991)
Winds gust to 105 mph during a severe thunderstorm.
Prudhoe Bay, AK (1992)
Low temperature of minus 19 -- all-time May low temperature for area.


Severe Weather Across New Zealand – Expect Transit Delays
Due to a severe weather event across New Zealand, there is likely to be an impact on transit times both inter island and within island consignments from Auckland and Christchurch warehouses.
The situations currently suggests that:
- All Inter Island ferry sailings will be cancelled from Wednesday evening to Friday morning.
- Several South Island roads have been impacted by severe snow fall including Porters Pass, Arthurs Pass, Lindis Pass and Lewis Pass – this will result in all freight heading outside Canterbury and Otago to experience possible delays
- Several North Island roads are likely to have severe snow fall over the next 24 hours including Napier-Taupo Road, Desert Road and Rimutaka Hill Road which will likely result in transit delays
Please advise your customers to expect some delays over the coming days in respect of domestic transit times.
We will continue to update these pages as more information is available.


An unidentified man was injured on the Saunton Sands beach in Devon.
The man was rushed airlifted to North Devon District Hospital but was later confirmed dead.
A spokesman for Cornwall and Devon Police said: “This incident is not being treated as suspicious at this stage.”
This is the third death in the UK and the second in Devon as Storm Erik hit the country.
The man died when his car was hit by a falling tree in A384 Buckfastleigh on Friday.
A woman in another car was also hit by the exact same tree and was rescued by firefighters and taken to hospital with minor injuries.
On the same day, a van driver died after he crashed on a fallen tree on B4306 in west Wales.
On the early morning of Friday, a jet stream with winds of 56mph hit the UK, and it was named Erik.
On Saturday, the Met Office issued a yellow weather warning due to strong winds covering most of the area of Wales, southern Scotland, and central and northern England.
Northern Scotland was also issued with a separate weather warning for heavy rain.
According to reports, western Scotland and northern Ireland faced strong winds of 70mph.
There are heavy downpours in Scotland, and they can result in flooding that may cause delays to bus and train services.
According to the Met office, some communities may not have flooded roads, so residents may not worry much.
On Thursday evening, Erik blew Ireland with waves crashing over the harbour walls and washing over the sea view in Galway. The Irish coasted then reminded the residents of Ireland to stay away from beaches, piers, cliffs, and harbour walls.
On the brighter side, some parts of the UK like Wales has only experienced low-level rains and gusts.


We're between systems today, like yesterday. Expect partly sunny skies with perhaps an isolated shower, but it'll be mainly dry, with highs in the low 50s. We're still getting gusty winds this morning. After midnight tonight, we'll be getting the next wet and windy system. Tomorrow morning's commute will be soggy and windy, then it looks like we'll dry up for your Valentine dinners. Saturday afternoon, the next system arrives with rain and wind. Sunday into Monday we get another system with rain and wind. Next week, the train of rainy/windy systems continues. Expect mountain snow with all the lowland rain. Beware of skiing in the back country - avalance danger is considerable.
Viewer photos of the day . . .
Mt. Rainier over Drayton Passage. From Heather in Longbranch.
12th Snowman! With Anthony & David in Puyallup.


Weather forecasters are warning of a potential threat to life as Hurricane Ophelia is set to batter Ireland.
A status red weather warning - the highest warning - has been issued for parts of Ireland on Monday, including Galway, Mayo, Clare, Cork and Kerry.
Northern Ireland has been issued with an amber weather warning.
In Dublin the National Emergency Co-ordination Group met on Sunday morning to discuss preparations for the arrival of the storm - described by Met Eireann as the most powerful hurricane to have ever been this far east in the Atlantic on record.
Bus Eireann has axed its school bus service in those counties, with gusts of up to 130kmph forecast on Monday.
Sandbags have been distributed in areas at risk of coastal flooding and flight disruptions are expected.
Tens of thousands of school children could be left stranded - and homeowners along the coast are being warned to take measures to protect their properties.
Met Eireann warned the storm force winds could leave a trail of destruction.
A spokesperson said: “Hurricane Ophelia is expected to transition to a post tropical storm as it approaches our shores on Monday bringing severe winds and stormy conditions.”
The storm is expected to cross Northern Ireland during Monday afternoon and evening bringing very strong winds.
The Met Office has warned of "potential danger to life".
"There is a good chance that power cuts may occur, with the potential to affect other services, such as mobile phone coverage.
"Flying debris is likely, such as tiles blown from roofs, as well as large waves around coastal districts with beach material being thrown onto coastal roads, sea fronts and properties. This leads to the potential for injuries and danger to life," the Met Office said.
Ophelia is on its way from the Azores in the Atlantic Ocean. The hurricane will be a storm when it hits the UK, exactly 30 years after the Great Storm of 1987 killed 18 people.
The wind gusts will present a risk of “structural damage and disruption, with dangerous marine conditions due to high seas and potential flooding”.
The forecaster said there was still “a high degree of uncertainty regarding the exact track and evolution of the storm”.
A spokesperson for Dublin Airport Authority said it was liaising closely with Met Eireann but it was too early to say whether flights would be axed.
Bus Eireann had previously warned parents that it will not operate in if the highest possible weather warning is issued.
The system was first introduced last year and this could be the first time it comes into operation.
Thousands of parents were sent emails on Friday evening giving them a pre-warning.
A Bus Eireann spokesperson said: “Many of the 116,000 children who use the school transport scheme daily make their way to pick up points to board the bus, on minor roads, and could therefore be exposed to severe elements.
“Bus Eireann wants to eliminate any risk this might result in. We are aware this decision may cause inconvenience, but safety of schoolchildren is our number one priority.”
If the operator decides to pull the services, then thousands of children will be left without transport to and from school.
Many other private operators also ferry children to school each day but a late cancellation by Bus Eireann means that it will be too late to replace bus services.
The mass cancellation could plunge parents into chaos with no back-up transport plan.
The company advised that if they do pull their services on Monday, it is up to the individual schools to decide if they should close or not.


The Azores islands in the mid-Atlantic have been placed on high alert for Hurricane Gordon, which is due to hit the Portuguese territory shortly.
People have been told to stay indoors and keep livestock inside as forecasters warn Gordon will bring heavy rain and 170km/h (105mph) winds.
Waves as high as 12 metres (40ft) are also predicted and the region's ports are expected to be the most exposed.
Some 240,000 people live in the nine Azores islands.
Farming and fishing are the mainstay of the economy of the islands, which lie about 1,500 km (930 miles) off the western coast of Europe.
Hurricane Gordon is expected to hit the islands at around 1800 local time (1800 GMT), with the archipelago's westernmost islands of Corvo and Flores taking its full force.
Ricardo Barros, vice president of the Azores Civil Protection Service, told the Associated Press news agency the islands' 1,200 emergency workers were prepared.
"We're ready," he said.
Air traffic to the islands is likely to be suspended until Hurricane Gordon leaves the region on Wednesday, he added.
A spokeswoman for Portugal's meteorological agency said the hurricane would weaken to a tropical storm before leaving the islands.


PALM SPRINGS, Calif. - The National Weather Service has sent out an advisory to residents and visitors of the Palm Springs and surrounding areas indicating temperatures will begin rising, this weekend.
Forecasters say high pressure will begin building over the deserts, this weekend and early next week. That will bring a warming trend to most of the inland areas of Southern California that will push temperatures to 5-to-15 degrees above normal.
The highest temperatures will be felt Monday and Tuesday, according to the NWS:
* LOWER DESERTS: 108 TO 115 DEGREES
* HIGH DESERTS: 101 TO 109 DEGREES
* INLAND VALLEYS: 97 TO 103 DEGREES
* MOUNTAINS: 85 TO 95 DEGREES
Forecasters urge people who venture outside to drink plenty of water, stay out of the sun, wear plenty of sunscreen and wear cool clothing.
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It is actually supposed to be much cooler this weekend...maybe as low, LOW??as 90 tomorrow and Sunday.
I knew it was hot on Tuesday when I could get out on the lawn tractor at 9:00 in the morning without worrying about the grass being too wet to cut. It was only about 89 degrees that morning, but had climbed up to the mid to upper 90s by the time I finished. But it's a dry heat as they say in Arizona. Ha. Heat is heat is heat.
I shall quit for today as I am only capable of whining! Thinking thoughts of cool autumn days and nights.


AUSTIN (KXAN) — Temperature records have been falling left and right in Austin lately, and we’re also climbing up the ranks in another metric.
Friday’s high temperature of at least 101° means Camp Mabry — Austin’s official weather reporting site — has hit 100° for 21 days in a row.
That’s the 2nd longest consecutive streak of all time, with records dating back to the 1890s.
The chart below shows how this current streak compares to previous ones.
This is only the fourth time in history that Austin has had a string of 20 or more days of triple-digit temperatures. We also reached that milestone in 2001, 2011 and 2020.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the longest streak ever was in the scorching summer of 2011, when Camp Mabry hit 100° a record 27 days in a row, from July 17 to Aug. 12.
Meanwhile, Austin has hit 100° a total of 56 days this year so far, the sixth most of all time. If the forecast holds, we’ll move into fifth position in that ranking on Sunday.
With long-term outlooks still showing hotter and drier than normal weather, we’re still looking to the tropics for any relief. While Atlantic hurricane season is off to a slower start than recent years, a hurricane outbreak is possible in mid-August.


Who got the most snow in the Alps in 2012-13?
by Fraser Wilkin, 3 June 2013
The winter of 2012-13 was pretty special in Europe, of that there is no doubt. Where (or even whether) it ranks in the list of all-time greats, however, depends on two things - location and personal interpretation.
What exactly constitutes a great season?
For some it is simply about the number of powder days. For most recreational skiers, however, there is a balance to be struck between good snow and plentiful sunshine…
Overview of the 2012-13 season
The 2012-13 season saw something of an east-west split. Snowfalls in the western Alps were above average, way above average in most cases, particularly in France - which comfortably emerged as the snowiest of the four main Alpine countries. Unusually, both the northern and the southern French Alps did extremely well, though it was inevitably the higher profile resorts of the north that grabbed most of the headlines.
The western Swiss Alps were also very snowy, but it may come as a surprise to learn that eastern Switzerland and much of Austria saw closer to average snowfalls.
It is more difficult to generalise about Italy but, with some exceptions, snowfall was above average without being spectacular. The main anomalies (with significantly above average snowfall) were resorts close to the north-western border with France and parts of the Dolomites.
A retrospective of the 2012-13 season
Unlike last year (when there was no snow until the second week of December) the build-up to the 2012-2013 season was far less nerve-racking. Snow started falling early and regularly (particularly in western Italy) and, by late November, most high (and some low) resorts had already established a reasonable base.
December then saw a succession of massive snow-storms barrel into the north-western Alps, which was to set the tone for much of the season. By the middle of the month, snow depths were approaching record levels for the time of year across the western Swiss (e.g. Verbier, Villars) and the northern French Alps (e.g. Avoriaz, La Clusaz - the latter reporting 300cm of settled snow at 2400m on 12 December).
Most other Alpine regions also reported good pre-Christmas conditions – even if snowfalls weren’t quite as exceptional as they were further west.
Fortunes were more mixed in late December/early January, with wildly fluctuating temperatures and some rain lower down, particularly across the northern Alps. Higher up, however, conditions remained good and, by mid-January, winter was firmly back in control with fresh snow across the board.
Mild Atlantic air returned temporarily around the turn of the month, with further rain for some low resorts. Higher up, however, the snow continued to pile up and a more durable spell of cold was back by the middle of February and remained for the rest of the month.
March was mixed, with strong Foehn winds early in the month bringing snow to the southern Alps (particularly Italy), but a thaw to lower resorts further north, especially Austria. It continued unsettled (though never particularly cold) for the rest of the month, with further snowfalls in most regions, especially at altitude.
April was also highly changeable with very little sun and further significant snowfalls – often to quite low levels– especially in the north and west.
So where actually got the most snow, and was the winter of 2012-2013 really all it was cracked up to be?
Note: unless otherwise stated all measurements are at resort level.
Well, as we have mentioned, snowfall in Austria was actually close to or even slightly below average for many regions. Lech for example recorded 6.51m of snow and nearby Warth-Schröcken 10.2m. These figures may seem high by alpine standards, but are actually slightly below average for this super-snowy corner of the Alps (Warth-Schröcken has the highest average snowfall of any resort in Europe with 10.6m).
That said, both resorts – and the Arlberg/Vorarlberg region as a whole - can be considered to have had an excellent season.
Because snowfalls were regular yet never disruptive (as they can be in these parts). Lech’s biggest 24hr snowfall in the entire season was just 36cm!
Elsewhere in Austria, high resorts – particularly those in the west such as Obergurgl, Sölden and Ischgl – can also look back on an excellent season. Lower down and further east, conditions were more variable with some excellent skiing at times, spoilt by a number of mild rainy interludes. Resorts such as Kitzbühel and Söll ended up with around 2 to 2.5 m of snow at resort level, 5-6m up top, again slightly below their long term averages.
All Italian resorts can look back on a highly satisfactory season overall, even though snowfall didn’t reach the dizzying heights achieved further west. Courmayeur clocked 5.52m at 1700m and 8.93m at 2250m, significantly above average for this relatively dry corner of the Alps. The Dolomites did well too, with 5.16m measured in Arabba, nearly 1.5m above its long term average.
Switzerland saw only average or even slightly below average snowfall in the east and south-east – 5.06m for Arosa is slightly below par for what is statistically one of the snowiest major resorts in the country. Further north and west, however, it was a very different story. Zermatt saw 3.9m, not much on the face of it, but above average (approx 3m) for this dry corner of the Alps.
Villars was also well above average with an impressive 7.44m at 1800m (average 5.5m) and nearby Verbier had its 3rd snowiest winter since records began in 1977 with 8.9m at Les Ruinettes (2200m), over 3m above its seasonal norm.
"I think the 2012/13 season was my best so far in Verbier. We started getting epic powder days right back in early December and it just kept coming. Highlights had to be the days when the snow depth meant I was actually getting my head beneath the snow on some turns.
It got a little warmer in April with a lot of slides but overall it would be rude to complain. Let's hope 2013/14 brings something similar!"
Warren Smith - www.warrensmith-skiacademy.com
All of which leaves France as the standout Alpine country of the 2012-13 season and where, to the best of our knowledge, every single resort witnessed above average snowfall.
It is sometimes the case that when the northern Alps have a bumper season, the southern Alps have a lean one. But not this year, as exemplified by Isola 2000 near Nice which saw 8.3m of snow, nearly twice its long term average and its 2nd snowiest year on record. Les 2 Alpes also had a vintage season with 10. 75m of snow (at 2600m) its highest ever figure since records began in 1982.
Not surprisingly, figures for the big Tarentaise resorts were also high, though not record-breaking. Val d’Isère clocked 7.95m, 4th on its all-time list. La Rosière, La Plagne and Arc 2000 were all also just shy of 8m, about 40% above average.
"This past season was one of the best for off-piste skiing, maybe even the best I've ever had in Val d'Isère and the northern French Alps in general. For me the quality of snow off-piste was thanks to the sustained cold temperatures through February, March and early April combined with so many snowy days and nights.
There were only a few negative points: one was that during the early season the new snow and the cold temperatures combined to make a very unstable snowpack resulting in a number of tragic accidents. Another was that we had virtually no "spring snow" off-piste due to the cold snowy weather (smooth spring snow is one of my favourites!). And alas, there were very few sunny days, but you can't have everything!"
Henry Schniewind - www.henrysavalanchetalk.com
Further north, the figures become more impressive still. Little Les Saisies broke it’s all time record with a whopping 9.6m of snow (nearly twice its average) and La Clusaz’s 9.36m (at 1800m) can only be beaten by the infamous “avalanche year” of 1998/99.
So which Alpine ski resort got most snow of all?
Ladies and Gentlemen, the snowiest Alpine resort in 2012-13 was….. Avoriaz with 11.77m at resort level (13.49m at 2200m) some 50% above average and second only to the 1994-95 season.
For the western Alps, particularly the north-western Alps it was one of the snowiest (in places THE snowiest) year on record. The snow fell regularly, but seldom in disruptive quantities making it a truly vintage season for powder hounds. However, a lack of sunshine, particularly in spring made things more frustrating for recreational skiers.
In this respect, it might be argued that Italy did better for the average holiday-maker, as the weather was more favourable, yet there was still plenty of snow. Eastern Switzerland and Austria had only average (sometimes below average) snowfall, but here the higher resorts at least still enjoyed an excellent season.
Of all the Alpine regions, the lower Austrian resorts were the least impressive, but even here conditions were par for the course and there was plenty of good skiing to be had.
Overall then I would rate the 2012-13 season as a vintage, but not necessarily the best ever.
Memories are short and all things considered I would argue that 2008-09 was a better season. Back then many southern resorts broke records and, although snowfall was closer to average across the northern side of the Alps, it fell at key times and there were fewer fluctuations in temperatures. What’s more the weather was better than in 2012-13, with more sunshine between the storms.
Best of the rest...
Snowfall in the Pyrenees was exceptional in 2012-13, with numerous records broken, particularly in the western half of the chain. Baqueira Beret (Spain) clocked an astonishing 14.56m (at 1800m), it’s highest reading since records began in 1964.
Over in France, Cauterets’ figure was even higher at 15.3m (at 2000m), though resort officials could not confirm if it was the highest ever. Whatever the case, the snow became problematic this year in the French Pyrenees as it did not fall evenly throughout the season, but rather in a handful of massive storms that caused severe disruption and cut many resorts off for days on end (e.g. La Mongie).
Scandinavia had a steady if unspectacular winter with relatively low snowfall, but very cold temperatures – especially in the second half of the season.
Bulgaria had a decent enough season with regular snowfalls, especially during the early and middle part of the season.
Scotland has had a number a bumper seasons in recent years with 2012-13 again delivering the goods. It wasn’t perfect by any means – early conditions were somewhat variable – but spring was one of the coldest and snowiest on record allowing Cairngorm to run into the 3rd week in May.


Briefs: Typhoon misses Okinawa, but season in full swing
Pacific edition, Wednesday, August 8, 2007
CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — Tropical Storm Pabuk remained on course Monday to curve nearly 300 miles south of Okinawa overnight.
But though the seventh storm of the northwest Pacific’s tropical cyclone season drifted well out of harm’s way, weather officials at Kadena Air Base sounded a cautionary note: More trouble may be in store as summer wears on.
“This is the start of the historical climax of the (tropical cyclone) season,” said Capt. Jonathan Wilson, 18th Wing Weather Flight commanding officer at Kadena.
“The chances of having a typhoon get greater” from the start of August to early October, Wilson said. “That is when most of the action occurs.”
Operations working group meets in DaeguU.S. and South Korean military members came together Monday in Daegu for a semiannual meeting to discuss coordination of behind-the-lines operations, according to the U.S. military.
The meeting included leaders from the 2nd Republic of Korea Army and the 19th Sustainment Command Expeditionary, which is stationed in Daegu.
The group — officially called the Combined Rear Area Working Group — meets to identify ways to improve plans and systems for rear operations requirements.


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A tremendous seiche, a giant hailstone downpour, a lightning death and a shipwreck top the list of Michigan weather events on this day in history. From the National Weather Service archives here events that happened on June 16.
1858 - The wood brig, 2-mast Shakespeare, while carrying lumber, went ashore on Pilot Island in Lake Michigan, probably in a gale, and broke up by June 26, when the brig Pilgrim arrived to strip her.
1939 - A giant hailstone downpour hit the Gogebic range early in the morning. Hail the size of marbles to larger than baseballs covered the ground and didn't completely melt until noon in some places. Hail eight inches in circumference was found shortly after the storm ended in Hurley, WI. At one greenhouse in Ironwood, MI, an estimated 800 panes of glass were shattered. Ironwood, Bessemer and Wakefield all reported extensive damage to businesses and homes. Automobiles throughout the Gogebic range were badly dented with gardens and crops sustaining extensive damage from the hail. A dozen barns and outbuildings were demolished, telephone and electric lines were brought down in Trout Creek as severe winds from the thunderstorm hit an hour later after moving through the Gogebic Range. 37 trees were uprooted on Main Street. The trees were about 2 feet in diameter and they tore out large sections of sidewalks and displaced sewer pipe. This storm continued to march across the U.P. and later hit a house in Newberry with lightning causing a mother and her two children to be treated for shock. The lightning destroyed the electrical equipment inside their house. A tremendous seiche occurred with the severe thunderstorm that moved across the U.P. this day. This seiche pushed and pulled the water of Lake Superior in and out of Marquette Bay at 30 minute intervals and began shortly after 1030 a.m. The seiche rose and fell 5 feet over several hours. While this was occurring, the weather bureau at Marquette observed a very jumpy barometer with a change of 0.3 inches in 15 minutes. Docks, fish houses and small boats sustained extensive damage in Marquette. Farther west, the highway between L'Anse and Baraga was closed as surging water brought debris from the lake over the road. On the north shore of Lake Superior, Canadian officials reported a rise of 8 feet in 20 minutes in the waters of Heron Bay. It took until the next morning for the lake to return to normal levels in Heron Bay.
1947 – Cool weather settles into the Great Lakes with temperatures dipping into the 30s. Record lows for the date include Grand Rapids with 39° and Houghton Lake 32°.
1969 - A severe thunderstorm produced a 58 mph wind gust 1.3 miles east of Negaunee in the early evening.
1974 - Cool and cloudy weather prevailed for the middle of June with high temperatures only in the middle 50s across the region on both June 16th and 17th. On this day Grand Rapids only sees a high temperature of 55°, Muskegon 53°, Houghton Lake 56°, Lansing 57°, Detroit 63°, and near Marquette a chilly 49°.
1998 - Lightning struck and killed a person at 6PM in Wayne County.


In a move that portends cleaner air in Chicago and other communities east of the Mississippi, the Obama administration cracked down Tuesday on smog- and soot-forming pollution from coal-fired power plants in 31 states and the District of Columbia.
The proposed rule, which follows through on one of President Barack Obama's campaign promises, renews an attempt by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to reduce pollution in areas around coal plants and in states downwind where air quality is hampered by sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide emissions.
Combined with other state and federal regulations, the rule will reduce sulfur dioxide emissions by 71 percent from 2005 levels by 2014, according to the EPA. Nitrogen oxide emissions would drop by 52 percent.
The rule will require aging coal-fired power plants — many of which were built in the 1940s and '50s — to be upgraded with modern pollution controls. Scrubbers will need to be installed on more plants to cut back on sulfur dioxide emissions, and equipment known as selective catalytic reduction systems will be required to curb nitrogen oxide pollution.
States will be allowed to engage in limited trading of pollution credits as long as each stays below a set emissions limit.
Coal plants are major sources of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide, which combine in the atmosphere to form lung-damaging smog and the fine particles commonly known as soot. The rule is expected to cost $2.8 billion a year but promises greater health benefits from fewer emergency room visits and early deaths.
"This rule is designed to cut pollution that spreads hundreds of miles and has enormous negative impacts on millions of Americans," EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson said in a statement. "We're working to limit pollution at its source, rather than waiting for it to move across the country."
The Bush administration proposed a similar action, known as the Clean Air Interstate Rule. But in 2008, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ordered the EPA to revise the rule after deciding the agency had overstepped its authority.
As a result, many power companies scaled back their investments in pollution controls. Now those companies will be forced to decide whether it is more cost-effective to retrofit their dirtiest power plants or shut them down.
In the Chicago area, the owner of six coal-fired plants already is facing a federal lawsuit alleging it avoided installing pollution controls and kept the plants operating well past the time they otherwise would have been closed.
The Midwest Generation plants, formerly owned by ComEd, are some of the biggest contributors to the region's dirty air problems. The company is still reviewing the new rule, but says a 2006 deal with state officials will lead them to clean up or close the plants by 2018. "We're already on the pathway," said Bill Constantelos, Midwest Generation's director of environmental policy.
One of the plants, Fisk in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood, has been generating electricity since 1903. The federal lawsuit also cites the Crawford plant in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood and plants in Joliet, Romeoville, Waukegan and downstate Pekin.


Do you find yourself checking the weather forecast multiple times a day, anticipating the next big storm?
Are you fascinated by the power and unpredictability of severe weather?
Then Missouri Storm Chasers may be just what you’re looking for. These adrenaline-seeking individuals enter the heart of storms to witness and document their intensity.
Missouri is known for its unpredictable weather patterns, including tornadoes, thunderstorms, and hailstorms.
For some, these events are a source of fear and anxiety, but for others, they represent an opportunity to learn about nature’s power up close.
Missouri Storm Chasers are among those who see storms as more than just a threat – they view them as a chance to gain knowledge and understanding of meteorology while experiencing the thrill of chasing these powerful natural phenomena.
- Missouri storm chasers rely heavily on advanced technologies like radar systems and GPS trackers, and undergo formal training programs to identify different types of storms and interpret weather data accurately.
- Storm chasers recommend always staying updated on weather forecasts, carrying a safety kit, and having an exit strategy before starting to chase.
- Storm chasing can be dangerous for the chaser and those who live in affected areas. Still, proper safety measures and training can effectively minimize the risks associated with storm chasing.
- Storm chasing can be an incredibly rewarding experience that allows you to witness Mother Nature firsthand at her most powerful and awe-inspiring moments, but always prioritize safety over excitement.
The Fascination with Severe Weather
Chasing storms is like getting a front-row seat to the most electrifying, adrenaline-fueled show on earth. It’s no surprise that so many people are fascinated with severe weather.
There’s something about nature’s raw power and unpredictability that draws us in, even as we recognize the danger.
The psychology behind this fascination is complex. Some experts suggest that it’s a way for us to experience a sense of control over our environment, even if that control is illusory. Others point to the media coverage of natural disasters, which can make them seem more exciting than they actually are.
Whatever the reason, there’s no denying that storm chasing has become an increasingly popular pastime in recent years.
As you dive deeper into the unique world of Missouri storm chasers, you’ll discover a community of people who share your love for adventure and your desire for freedom.
The Unique World of Missouri Storm Chasers
You can witness a world of adrenaline, passion, and adventure unlike any other when you join these fearless individuals on their pursuit. The storm chasing culture in Missouri is unique due to the state’s history with tornadoes.
With an average of 35 tornados annually, Missouri is one of the most active tornado zones in the United States. Storm chasers in Missouri are driven by a love for weather phenomena and a desire to understand them better. They use their knowledge and experience to track severe weather conditions, often putting themselves at great risk.
Despite this danger, they continue to chase storms yearly, fueled by their love for adventure and freedom. Transitioning into the subsequent section about ‘the tools of the trade: technology and equipment’, it’s important to note that storm chasers rely heavily on advanced technologies such as radar systems and GPS trackers to locate severe weather conditions accurately.
The Tools of the Trade: Technology and Equipment
Utilizing advanced technologies and equipment such as radar systems and GPS trackers is crucial for accurately locating severe weather conditions. Missouri storm chasers rely heavily on smartphone apps that provide real-time updates on weather patterns, allowing them to adjust their chase locations quickly. These apps can also track lightning strikes, tornado formation potential, and other important meteorological data.
In addition to smartphone apps, many storm chasers use specialized radar systems mounted on their vehicles to detect incoming storms. These devices can provide detailed information about wind speeds, hail size, and precipitation levels that are essential for predicting the severity of a storm.
Despite these advanced tools, Missouri storm chasers must undergo rigorous safety precautions and training before entering dangerous conditions.
Safety Precautions and Training
One can effectively minimize the risks associated with storm chasing by prioritizing safety measures and receiving proper training. Storm chasers are often exposed to hazardous conditions such as lightning, hailstorms, strong winds, flash floods, and tornadoes. Therefore, being well-versed in emergency procedures and hazard awareness is crucial.
Many storm chasers undergo formal training programs that teach them to identify different types of storms and accurately interpret weather data. They also learn about safe driving techniques, communication protocols, first aid skills, and navigation tools.
In addition to this formal education, experienced storm chasers recommend always staying updated on weather forecasts and carrying a safety kit that includes items like helmets, gloves, goggles, radios, or cell phones for communication purposes. By taking these precautions seriously and continually improving their knowledge of the field through research or networking with other experts in the community, one can enjoy the thrill of storm chasing while minimizing any potential dangers involved.
The next section will explore the excitement behind chasing tornadoes without compromising your safety.
The Thrill of the Chase
If you’re interested in storm chasing, it’s worth noting that the average tornado lasts for about 10 minutes. That means you’ll need to be quick on your feet – and behind the wheel – if you want to catch a glimpse of one up close. But for many storm chasers, the adrenaline rush is worth the risk.
Here are four things to consider before embarking on a storm chasing adventure:
- Always have an exit strategy in place before you start chasing.
- Invest in good equipment, like weather radios and GPS systems.
- Stay alert while driving, as storms can change direction quickly.
- Don’t get too close to storms or try to outrun them – safety should always come first.
As thrilling as storm chasing can be, it’s important to remember that risks are involved. To stay safe while pursuing your passion, it’s crucial to conduct a thorough risk assessment before each chase and always prioritize safety over excitement.
With proper preparation and caution, however, storm chasing can be an incredibly rewarding experience that allows you to witness Mother Nature at her most powerful and awe-inspiring moments firsthand.
As exciting as storm chasing can be, it’s also important to recognize the importance of research and education regarding severe weather phenomena such as tornadoes. By staying informed about current weather patterns and studying past storms in detail, we can better understand how these events work and what steps we can take to protect ourselves from their devastating effects.
The Importance of Storm Chasing Research and Education
To fully appreciate the power and beauty of severe weather phenomena like tornadoes, you need to immerse yourself in the world of storm chasing research and education.
The benefits of understanding these natural disasters go beyond just experiencing a thrilling chase. Storm chasing research provides valuable information on how to predict better, prepare for, and respond to severe weather events. It also helps scientists understand the impact of climate change on severe weather patterns.
However, storm chasing research and education also come with significant challenges. Chasing storms can be dangerous for the chaser and those who live in affected areas. Researchers need to prioritize safety during their work while avoiding causing further harm or destruction.
Additionally, funding for this type of research can be limited, making it difficult for scientists to gather comprehensive data on these unpredictable events. Despite these challenges, storm chasing research remains essential in preparing communities for future severe weather events.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much do Missouri Storm Chasers get paid for their work?
You’re curious about the average earnings for storm chasers and the job market demand. According to recent data, average storm chasers earn around $40,000 annually, but the job market is highly competitive.
What kind of insurance do Missouri Storm Chasers need for their vehicles and equipment?
As a storm chaser, you need insurance coverage to protect your vehicle and equipment from damage caused by severe weather. Regular vehicle maintenance also helps prevent breakdowns during critical moments on the road.
How do Missouri Storm Chasers balance their personal and professional lives while chasing storms?
As you balance your priorities between work and personal life, remember the adage: “all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.”It’s important to prioritize health and safety while pursuing your passions.
What impact does storm chasing have on the environment and local communities?
When storm chasers enter local communities and ecosystems, they can cause significant damage to wildlife habitats. Safety concerns also arise when inexperienced individuals put themselves in harm’s way. It’s important to consider the impact before chasing storms.
What qualifications are required to become a Missouri Storm Chaser?
To become a storm chaser, you need proper training and equipment. Various training programs provide hands-on experience in chasing storms, learning about weather patterns, and safety protocols to follow.


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Storm Tracker Forecast for 8/04/14 Evening update
By Ray Foreman
This evening will be warm and muggy with lows near 70 overnight. A hot and humid airmass will remain in place for tomorrow with highs again in the 90's. There is a little better chance for widespread rain later this week. Here's the latest forecast.


"In the afternoon is sunny with full of cloud. The potential for local light intensity rainfall is only in some parts of Kuantan Singingi and Indragiri Hulu" said Marzuki.
While the temperature is not too blazing the maximum only 33 degrees Celsius. Air humidity is 55 - 98 percent and wind comes from Northwest to Northeast with speed of 10 - 27 km / hour.
"Bright in evenings. The potential for light intensity local rainfall occurs in parts of Indragiri Hilir and Kuantan Singingi" said Marzuki.
Then info on wave height for waters in Riau province generally ranges from 0.2 - 1.0 meters.
While this morning's hotspot on Sumatra Island has a confidence level above 50 percent are 51 points. Spread the most in Riau 47 points, then Riau Islands four points.
The Riau Hotspot mostly comes from Siak with 20 points, Bengkalis 20 points, Pelalawan three points and Indragiri Hilir four points.


After temperatures inched above zero to a high of 0.1 C on Wednesday, they are expected to reach up to 1 C on a mainly sunny Thursday.
But the warm weather won’t last long, as the mercury is predicted to dip over the upcoming days, with highs expected of -5 C on Friday, -16 on Saturday and -18 for Christmas.
The all-time record temperatures are a high of 5.6 C in 1936 and low of -43.9 in 1892.
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7:35am: Good morning. Temperatures are in the upper 50s around the Ferndale area under partly cloudy skies with a breeze from the south. Air quality in the area is reported in the GOOD range.
* The Washington State Department of Ecology air quality alert for western Washington expires at noon today.
* Expect slow downs due to road work on LaBounty Drive, between Main Street and W Smith Road
* Portal Way reduced to one lane in varying locations (through 8/30)
* 3rd Avenue is closed between Main Street and Alder Street (through September)
* The Slater Road closure and detour continues (through much of 2017).
Otherwise commute routes in and out of Ferndale are currently open with no visible surprises. Check the real-time DF traffic cams page to view commute time estimates anytime by clicking here.
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A MYSTERIOUS sighting over Chichester has been explained by one of the city’s leading astronomers.
Genevieve Baldomero took the pictures of a strange light in the sky as she stood on Spitalfield Lane around 6pm yesterday (October 16).
“I saw a bright descending light in the early evening sky,” she said.
She said she thought it was an aeroplane but it was very slow moving and ‘almost suspended in the air’.
Dr John Mason, principal lecturer at the planetarium in Chichester, said the phenomenon was caused by light reflecting off a plane’s vapour trail an ‘incredibly long way away’.
“It’s quite interesting because yesterday evening was an extremely clear and transparent evening,” he said.
“What that lady has seen is an aircraft condensation trail lit by the sun.”
He said the trail – and the plane from which it came – was an ‘extremely long way away in terms of miles’.
The trail was very low in the sky and was reflecting light from the sun, which was below the horizon.
He described the phenomenon as ‘very common’, although added it does require very clear skies and the plane’s trail and the sunlight would have to be lined up.
Once the line of sight was broken, the lights would appear to have vanished from someone looking from the ground.
Dr Mason added that to anyone standing underneath the trail, it would appear to fill the sky.
It was only because it was so far away that it appeared to be so small.


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KALIKOT, Jan 22: Snowfall and incessant rainfall have brought the normal life of the district to a grinding halt. The snowfall which started on Monday night is still continuing.
With the snowfall, the temperature has also plummeted.
Hilly districts including Kalikot, Jumla, Mugu, Humla and Dolpa have received heavy snowfall in the Karnali Zone. The snowfall in Kalikot has been compounded by incessant rainfall.
Mostly children and elderly people have been affected by the cold.
The highland settlements and surrounding areas have been fully blanketed by snow, said Chief District Officer Chandra Bahadur Karki.
Simikot, district headquarters of Humla and the settlements in the northern part of the district have received over one to three feet snow.
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High Pressure. Blue thermals. 4 over Pass
A ridge of high pressure in gthe upper leves. Nice summer style weather for then next few days, though the formation of inversions will reduce thermal heights. Today perhaps not hot enough to make a really good day. Winds likely to be N to boundry layer, contrary to forecast in XC skies and NOA. We will have to see once we are in the air.
Turned out to be strong thermically and generally W. Alain flew some way N or Avila. I flew a passenger XC who pucked about 4 times. I called it off at Muñogalindo and Ken also decided that it was a bit to sporty.
V.nice evening flying indeed. I did a tandem with a stag party which went well.


CINCINNATI, OH (FOX19) - The first snowfall of this winter season created some travel problems across the Tri-state Monday morning.
Snow began moving in to the area early Monday morning and began moving out around 8 a.m. In total, less than a half inch of accumulation fell. Get the latest weather conditions on our weather page.
However, the colder temperatures created some slick spots on the roadways.
Road crews in Cincinnati were out overnight pre-treating the drainage areas and bridges with brine. Crews are continuing to work on the primary roadways to make streets safe.
In Northern Kentucky, crews are out treating the roads in Boone, Carroll, Gallatin, Kenton and Campbell County.
Several accidents scattered the interstate Monday morning. The ramp from Interstate 75 to westbound I-74 was shut down for nearly two hours because vehicles were having problems getting through due to icy conditions. You can stay up-to-date on traffic conditions with our Traffic Tracker.
A few schools were also delayed.


Residents of northern Norway, especially those along the coast, were braced for a major storm expected to generate waves as high as 15-16 meters on Friday. Offshore oil and gas platforms faced being forced to halt production, while onshore flooding was likely.
Some areas were already being hit by gale-force winds on Thursday. State meteorol0gists told Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK) that the high tides and waves would result from a powerful low-pressure system moving from the northern Atlantic Ocean into the Norwegian Sea. The area around Haltenbanken was expected to get what meteorologists called “100-year waves” – those so large they occur only once every hundred years on average.
Waves of 15-16 meters mean they can crest at up to 30 meters, said Rasmus Myklebust of the state meteorological institute. “Vessels at anchor will mark the waves especially well,” Myklebust said, adding that some oil platforms will more than likely need to shut down operations. Officials at Statoil told reporters they were following the weather situation closely.
“Every platform has different criteria for shutdown,” Ola Ander Skauby of Statoil told website bt.no. “In extreme weather it can happen that we stop external maintenance operations, and in some cases reduce or halt production entirely.” He said that floating installations were more vulnerable than platforms that are anchored to the sea floor.
Others were battening down the hatches as well, from Stad in the south to Kirkenes in the far northeast. Coastal areas of Vesterålen were said to be particularly at risk, while high water levels, powerful waves and strong winds were expected to batter the entire Norwegian coast from the Trondheim Fjord to Tromsø.
The storm has been given the name “Berit” and was due to reach its peak in central and northern Norway on Friday.
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We picked up a good dosing of rain yesterday, but it wasn't enough to make up for the deficit we're at for the month. Our rain totals should stand around 2.31" as of today-- so we're well shy of being close to average. When looking at the last 100 years, we're currently sitting as the second driest March. There are still 12 days left this month-- so we WILL add to the total, but we're likely going to find ourselves in or near the top 10 driest since 1921.
The good news-- high pressure will be bringing a nice stretch of sunshine into the middle of next week. Unfortunately tree pollens are becoming more elevated-- primarily elm, juniper, and poplar. Saturday and Sunday will be manageable, but the beginning of next week there will be a noticeable uptick. Make sure you take your allergy meds and if you have severe allergies you'll want to limit your time outdoors and make sure the windows are rolled up when you're running errands.
Temperatures continue their climb through next week, eventually flirting with the 70s by next Friday. Rain chances return as another system approaches. Best chance for rain arrives Thursday.


The UK is on course to experience the warmest and one of the wettest years since records began more than a century ago - sparking fears that future droughts and flash floods could cost lives.
New figures published by the Met Office show the period from January to October this year has been the warmest since records began in 1910 while it has also been the second wettest.
Unless November and December are extremely cold, 2014 will enter the record books as the hottest ever.
Experts say the increase is the result of climate change.
Bob Ward, policy director at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change at the London School of Economics and Political Science, said the elderly and those with health problems could end up dying in the heat.
He accused the Government of failing to "get to grips with climate change" and said it needed to plough more money into flood defences and said unless drastic action is taken, Britain could see a repeat of the 2007 floods which swamped large swathes of England and Northern Ireland.


Waterspouts off NSW coast as storms hit
- From: AAP
- February 19, 2013
WATERSPOUTS are forming as intense showers hit off the coast of Sydney and the NSW central coast.
The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a warning for severe thunderstorms and damaging winds on Tuesday at Kurnell, Manly, Maroubra, Mona Vale, Palm Beach and Bondi Beach.
The State Emergency Service has advised people to move their cars away from trees, secure loose items and remain indoors.
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RAPE charges against St Kilda star Stephen Milne are based on stronger evidence than was available when police recommended he face court in 2004.
A RESPECTED Labor elder who previously backed Julia Gillard warns she cannot win the election, urging her to hand over to Kevin Rudd.
ADELAIDE can expect another week of below average temperatures after shivering through its coldest night in eight months.


The south-eastern coast of India has been hit by cyclone Nilam, with wind speeds reaching km/h (60mph). The south-east of India is hit by Cyclone Nilam, with wind speeds reaching km/h (60 mph) and at least people being evacuated. Cyclone Nilam, which hit India’s southeastern coast late Wednesday, forced thousands to flee their homes in the state of Tamil Nadu, and.
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India braces for cyclone Nilam
Cyclone Nilam hits Tamil Nadu coast with strong winds 31 Cclone, M Mohapatra, senior scientist at IMD, in a press briefing at New Delhi said that there is per cent probability of the storm striking the Chennai-Nellore belt along the east Indian Coast.
Severe flooding in the state reportedly killed another 15 people, taking the death toll up to One fell on the compound wall of a police commissioner’s residence, causing structural damage.
Rains and strong gales hit Nellore nila Andhra Pradesh and other neighbouring districts of Tamil Nadu under the influence of cyclonic storm ‘Nilam’. Cyclone shelters had been arranged in Nagapattinam and Cuddalore districts.
World Health Organization, Tropical Cyclone Nilam: Maldives, Sri Lanka, India
Nilam intensifies into severe cyclonic storm. Archived from the original PDF on November 1, Exactly double the figure of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh suffered more economic damage and life loss though it was not directly hit. Archived from the original PDF on October 31, Foul language Slanderous Inciting hatred against a certain community Others. We are a voice to you; you have been a support to us. The sea conditions are nllam with water gushing out up to metres in some coastal villages.
Chittoor district in Rayalaseema region, the northern cyclobe Andhra and parts of Telangana including Hyderabad were also receiving heavy rain under the impact of the cyclone, which has weakened into deep depression, according to the weather office.
In Singarayakonda area in Prakasam district, high tides were witnessed this morning causing alarm. The Tamil Nadu death toll rose to 11, as a result. Archived from the original PDF on November 2, You won’t be able to use WhatsApp on these devices in National Entrepreneurship Awards Though three bodies out of five were found, they were all yet to be identified. The state, which witnessed heavy rainfall over the last nioam hours, recorded four deaths, including of a year-old, who was electrocuted after cables collapsed in the district of Nellore.
Cyclone Nilam: Heavy rain lashes coastal Andhra
Sri LankaSouth India. Schools and colleges in the city remained closed for more than three days. Four more people were found dead in Andhra Pradesh, as two people were electrocuted near the New Port railway station in Kakinada. This will alert our moderators to take action.
Retrieved November 2, Retrieved 3 November Heavy rain ni,am coastal Andhra Rivulets, streams and reservoirs were overflowing in Nellore, Prakasam and Guntur districts as incessant rain lashed the region since Wednesday. Along with Nellore, Chittoor district also saw very heavy rainfall. Train derails due to landslide at Araku” in Telugu.
Crops on 70, hectares were damaged in Srikakulam district alone in the wake of cyclone ‘Nilam’.
This page was last edited on 9 Decemberat Together we build journalism that is independent, credible and fearless. Retrieved November 1, They were later on able to establish contact with their families and the Coast Guard successfully tried to rescue them.
A few hours later, a second body was found at the estuary of Adyar River. The incident took place when electric wires fell on a canteen at a railway station due to heavy winds Wednesday night.
Sri Lanka’s Disaster Management Center said that about 1, houses were damaged by the storm. The strong winds snapped electricity lines and disrupted supply to over villages in Nellore district.
Cyclone Nilam hits Indian coast after Sri Lanka flooding – BBC News
Aroundhectares of cropland was ruined while 68, people were evacuated and taken to flood relief camps. Heavy rain continued to lash parts of Andhra Pradesh Thursday under the impact of Cyclone Nilam which made a landfall near Chennai on Wednesday night. In the early hours of October 27, the India Meteorological Department ‘s Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre in New Delhi started to monitor an area of low pressure, that had developed in south nila Bay of Bengal.
NIFTY 50 10, 2. In Cyclnoe Eliya Districtfamilies vulnerable to landslides were evacuated and sent to Vidulipura Temple.


Virgin Australia and Jetstar have cancelled all flights in and out of Denpasar Airport, Bali, on Sunday morning after a volcanic ash cloud changed direction and their meteorologists deemed it unsafe to fly.
Jetstar said it would make a second assessment around 5pm on Sunday to decide whether evening flights would go ahead.
Mt Raung in East Java continues to erupt and winds are now blowing in an unfavourable direction. These conditions are forecast for the rest of Sunday.
Virgin managed to fly six aircraft out of Denpasar on Saturday night before conditions deteriorated, while Jetstar managed seven flights, bringing approximately 1000 people back to Australia.
More to come