The National Weather Service noted that the high temperature yesterday at the Otsego County Airport in Gaylord only reached 35 degrees – a new record for the coldest high temperature for the date that crushed the previous record of 44 degrees from 2003. It was also the coldest high temperature ever recorded in the month of May for Gaylord. They notched a record snowfall of 2 inches as well, beating the old record of 1 inch from 1971.
Temperatures dipped into the 20s across the state last night. Although the word isn’t in yet about the effect those temps have had, an mLive article about the apple crop on Fruit Ridge explains:
As fruit trees begin to develop and blossom each spring, their ability to withstand cold temperatures is greatly reduced. As bloom nears, temperatures in the upper 20-degree can cause considerable damage to early blooming crop varieties.
Currently on the area’s Fruit Ridge — a band of ideal growing land northwest of Grand Rapids — several different varieties of apples are in bloom, said Armock. Also, sweet cherries are nearly past bloom in some areas, he said. Tart cherries are in the flowering stage of bloom, as well as some varieties of strawberries and blueberries.
In fact, across the state, growers have been making preparations for “potentially the largest crop of apples and cherries that we’ve ever seen,” said Armock, who estimated the 2013 crop could yield between 30 and 34 million bushels of apples this year, from Traverse City down to the state line.
Read on for more, and here’s hoping their efforts at bringing in helicopters last night paid off. After the near total destruction of the apple, tart cherry and other crops last year, it would be a hard blow to stand.
April 9, 2013
April 8, 2013
As the air heats up we will get these warm and wave-tossing winds in the Great Lakes. The Chicago Tribune explains why spring brings us stronger lake breezes, the coastal wind that blows from the lake to land:
It’s powered by differences in density between warm (less dense) air over land and cool (more dense) air over Lake Michigan. Because temperature greatly affects air density, a lake breeze is most likely to form (and it will blow most strongly) when large temperature differences exist between the “land air” and “lake air.” Those temperature differences are greatest in April and May when the lake air is chilly because Lake Michigan waters still retain much of winter’s cold and the land air is warming strongly in response to the strengthening spring sun.
March 29, 2013
BLAM!! Who’s ready for some spring storms? FYI, this is actually not a lighthouse off Belle Isle, it’s the Detroit Waterworks Intake Crib. You can have a look at on Google Maps.
More wicked weather on Michigan in Pictures!
December 20, 2012
Meteorologist Paul Gross of WDIV has a nice forecast for Michigan & Metro Detroit (although the weather maps were a little confusing to me). In Winter Storm Draco ends record snowless streaks across Midwest, Dr. Jeff Masters of the Weather Underground adds that:
Winter Storm Draco is powering up over the Upper Midwest, and is poised to bring a resounding end to the record-length snowless streaks a number of U.S. cities have notched this year. Blizzard warnings are posted over portions of Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin, and snowfall amounts of up to a foot are expected in some of the affected regions. While the heavy snow will create dangerous travel conditions, the .5″ – 1.5″ of melted water equivalent from the the storm will provide welcome moisture for drought-parched areas of the Midwest.
…Average water levels on Lake Michigan and Lake Huron are near their lowest December levels ever recorded, preliminary data from NOAA’s Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory indicate. The U.S. has had its warmest and 12th driest year on record, according to NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center. It should be no surprise, then, that a number of major cities have set records for their longest period without snow. Most of these streaks have come to and end (or will do so in the next day or two) because of Winter Storm Draco.
Draco? You might be wondering when & why we started naming winter storms. The answer is actually due to social media:
A new naming system put in place by The Weather Channel has its roots in social media to make it easier for people to communicate and share information about winter storms. The network is the first to name them, similar to how tropical storms and hurricanes have been referenced for years.
“In addition to providing information about significant winter storms by referring to them by name, the name itself will make communication and information sharing in the constantly expanding world of social media much easier,” The Weather Channel meterologist Tom Niziol wrote on the site. “As an example, hash tagging a storm based on its name will provide a one-stop shop to exchange all of the latest information on the impending high-impact weather system.”
Mind your dragons folks and enjoy the last day of the 13th b’ak’tun cause the next time doesn’t roll around for 394.25 years!
More Michigan blizzards on Michigan in Pictures.
November 19, 2012
Some of the first snows of the 2012-2013 winter have visited Michigan, so it’s probably a good time to have a look at what Old Man Winter might have up his sleeve this winter. The Winter 2013 forecast from “Caleb Weatherbee”* of the Farmer’s Almanac is calling for a split in the nation’s weather with warmer and drier conditions in the West and cold & snow in the East & Midwest. The Freep takes a closer look at the winter forecast saying:
In a forecast sure to delight Michigan’s snow sport industries, the almanac is predicting plenty of snow, with temperatures 2 to 4 degrees colder than average. It estimates the first snow will come Nov. 7 in some parts of the Great Lakes — and a major storm of up to 8 inches will blast the Great Lakes on Jan. 20-23.
So far, so good I guess. While I’m not a meteorologist, it seems like warm, dry air in the west and colder, wetter air in the east could make for some exciting weather for Michigan. Someone who is a meteorologist is Dr. Jeff Masters of the Weather Underground. In his interesting and informative Forecast for Winter 2012-2013, Jeff notes that NOAA’s predictions suggest the same warmer & drier conditions for the west (with a wider area covered). He walks through the many factors that can affect winter weather, ultimately concluding:
I’m often asked by friends and neighbors what my forecast for the coming winter is, but I tell them to flip a coin, or catch some woolley bear caterpillars for me so I can count their stripes and make a woolley bear winter forecast (this year’s Woolley Worm Festival in Banner Elk, North Carolina is this weekend, so we’ll know then what the official Woolley Worm winter forecast is.) Making an accurate winter forecast is very difficult, as the interplay between El Niño, the AO/NAO, the AMO, Arctic sea ice loss, and the 11-year sunspot cycle is complex and poorly understood. I’ve learned to expect the unexpected and unprecedented from our weather over the past few winters; perhaps the most unexpected thing would be a very average winter during 2012 – 2013.
*FYI, Caleb Weatherbee is the official forecaster for the Farmers’ Almanac. His name is actually a pseudonym that has been passed down & shared by generations of Almanac prognosticators.
November 10, 2012
Chipping Ice on the City of Flint, photo by Captain John Meissner
Wikipedia explains that the Armistice Day Blizzard struck November 11 (Armistice Day) and November 12, 1940. The intense early-season “Panhandle hook” winter storm cut a 1,000-mile-wide path through the middle of the country from Kansas to Michigan. Carferries.com has a great article on The Armistice Day Storm of 1940 that begins:
The “storm” of November 11, 1940 was one of the worst storms in the recorded history of Lake Michigan. In all, the storm claimed 5 vessels, and 66 lives. The storm occurred on Armistice Day, which celebrated the end of World War I in 1918.
The storm hit late Monday afternoon, November 11th, with winds of hurricane proportions. The winds struck suddenly from the southwest at about 2:30 P.M. and were accompanied by drenching rain, which later changed to snow. The winds reached peak velocities of 75 miles per hour, the highest in local maritime history. Telephone and power lines were down by the hundreds around Mason County. Several local firms had “gaping” holes where roofs once were. Trees were uprooted, small buildings were overturned, and brick walls were toppled, causing at least 1 serious injury. Very few places escaped without damage. Ludington, on the morning of November 12th, appeared to be a deserted city.
The Pere Marquette carferry City of Flint 32, attempted to make the harbor but wound up on the beach about 300 yards from the shore. She was ordered by her relief captain, Jens Vevang, to be scuttled to avoid being pounded by the incoming seas. On November 12th, a breeches buoy was strung and 27 year old crewman Ernest Delotowski of 406 First Street, Ludington, was brought ashore. Delatowski made a good portion of the trip in the icy waters of Lake Michigan. As a precautionary measure, he was taken to Paulina Stearns Hospital and was released later that day. He said he carried a message with him, but it got lost in the water. Later the buoy was used to carry a message to the ship, and then crewman Luther Ryder of S. Washington Avenue (Ludington) was brought ashore.
You can read more including first-hand recollections of the storm and also see more photos taken by Captain John Meissner and also photos of the grounding and other wrecks as a result of the storm at carferries.com.
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November 8, 2012
Glen Willis of the Pointe Aux Barques Lighthouse Society has an excellent article on The Great Storm of 1913 that explains that most historians agree that the most significant and most dreadful storm on Lake Huron took place over the weekend of November 8-10, 1913. Known by all mariners simply as “The Storm”, it was first detected on the western end of Lake Superior on Thursday, November 6th then progressed rapidly south and east, dropping temperatures and spawning marine warnings.
At Pointe aux Barques as the temperature dropped, it began to rain. As the wind picked up the rain turned to sleet. The sleet began to ice up everything it touched. The waves offshore quickly reached 10 to 12 feet, and then more. Then the snow came, thick and wind driven. Shipmasters out on the lake were finding sailing conditions that were unlike any they had seen before. The sleet that had coated their vessels turned the pilothouse windows opaque. It sealed and froze the doorways. To step outside a cabin meant that the skin would be painfully pelted by frozen bits of sleet & snow…
By midday Sunday at Pointe aux Barques, the snow was so thick and so heavily driven by the wind that vessels out on the lake could not see the rays of the light. At nearby Harbor Beach waves had already destroyed some lakefront buildings and had run the 552-foot D.O. Mills ashore. At mid-lake the wheelsman on the 500 foot Howard M. Hannah, Jr. found that the forward motion of the ship had ceased and that the bow had fallen off into the trough of the waves. Without enough power to drive it the ship was at the mercy of the elements. Waves were higher than the ship is tall and as they crashed down upon the ship the windows and the cabins were stove in. The ship was not under command and as it drifted into Saginaw Bay the master could see the flash of the Port Austin Reef Light. He then knew that his ship would not be saved.
Pointe aux Barques is the oldest continuously operating Light on the Great Lakes, and the Pointe Aux Barques Lighthouse Society preserves the light and operates a museum. Visit them for more!
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November 1, 2012
Superstorm Sandy’s Michigan impact has been fairly minor, forcing a few power outages but mainly sending hundreds of Michigan power company employees east to help restore services. Lake Michigan did record the second highest wave height ever of 21.7 feet, and of course brought out surfers to test their skills against some big waves.
October 29, 2012
As the eastern seaboard braces for Hurricane Sandy, a storm of possibly unprecedented power, I thought I’d take a look back and see what the strongest October storm ever was. I didn’t have to look far, as it’s actually the Great Lakes storm of late October 2010:
On October 26, 2010, the USA recorded its lowest pressure ever in a continental, non-hurricane system, though its pressure was consistent with a category three hurricane. The powerful system was dubbed the “Chiclone” by the media as it hit the Chicago area particularly strongly, as well as Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan. It was also meteorologically referred to as a bombogenesis due to the rapid drop of barometric pressure experienced.
…The storm also produced some of the highest officially recorded waves by weather buoys stationed in Lakes Superior and Michigan. Specifically, on Wednesday, October 27, 2010, buoy no. 45136, operated by Environment Canada, in northern Lake Superior recorded a significant wave height of 26.6 feet (this is average height of 1/3 of the highest waves over an hour), and buoy no. 45002, operated by the National Data Buoy Center (NDBC), recorded a significant wave height of 21.7 feet in northern Lake Michigan. The NDBC and many models indicate that multiplying significant wave height by a factor of approximately 1.3 will equal the approximate average height of the highest 1/10 of waves recorded -here that would translate into such average wave heights of approximately 34.5 feet and 28.2 feet on Lakes Superior and Michigan respectively [please verify]. This would appear consistent with the NOAA forecast for northern Lake Michigan calling for 21-26 foot waves that day. The persistence and strength of the storm’s westerly winds also piled the waters of Lake Michigan along the Michigan shoreline leading to declines in lake levels on the Illinois and Wisconsin side of the lake. Based on NOAA lake level sensors, an updated analysis of Wednesday, October 27, 2010 water levels on Lake Michigan revealed a two-day decrease of 42 inches at Green Bay, WI and 19 inches at Calumet Harbor, IL—while NOAA sensors at Ludington, MI and Mackinaw City, MI measured lake level rises of 7 and 19 inches respectively.
A 78 mph gust was recorded the afternoon of October 27, 2010 at the Harrison-Dever Crib, three miles offshore of Chicago in Lake Michigan.
You can read a detailed account of the damage in the October North American Storm Complex on Wikipedia and also read Dr. Jeff Masters’ analysis of the storm at Weather Underground.
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THERE is no active fire threat in the ACT despite the dust haze sweeping across Canberra, says ACT Emergency Services. The dust is being carried by strong winds, in excess of 57 km/h, from northern NSW. […]
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The Hole In The Sky: Man's Threat To The Ozone LayerCode: WEE0140
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Korte beschrijving: The layer of ozone that shields the earth from the sun's ultraviolet radiation is being depleted. The culprits are chlorofluorocarbons and other manmade materials. Though this problem has been discussed in newspapers and magazines, few up-to-date books are available for the layperson. This book by the author of In Search of the Big Bang , in a sense a sequel to Lydia Dotto and Harold Schiff's Ozone War ( LJ 9/15/78), describes how various substances affect the ozone and how the effects were discovered.


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Some lawmakers are worried the perception the state has poor air quality may be driving away businesses that would like to relocate here. Sen. Stuart Adams says there’s no direct evidence for that happening, but the poor air quality is a concern for lawmakers.
“The legislature is going to do what we can. We can incentivize alternate fuels. That economic development everybody is concerned about will actually increase as we work to fix the problem.”
Adams says lawmakers do feel pressure from the public to do something about air quality, but most of the pollution is caused by cars, so there’s only so much they can do.
“It isn’t as if we don’t have a problem, we think we do,” says Adams. “The only way to solve it is everybody owns it.”


Greenhouses allow gardeners to grow plants in cold weather. This is because a greenhouse stays warmer than the outside air. You can feel this effect in a car parked in the sun. On a larger scale, the greenhouse effect helps keep our planet warm. It makes Venus one of the hottest planets in our solar system. In this experiment, you will use Temperature Probes to measure temperatures in a model greenhouse and in a control as they are heated. You will then calculate the resulting temperature changes.
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Measure temperatures as a model greenhouse and a control are heated.
Determine the temperature changes for the two containers.
Use the results to make conclusions about the greenhouse effect.
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Belding weather for the 12th is 53 & partly cloudy, ESE wind at 10mph with 66% humidity and a 10% chance of the “R” word. Overnight Friday will see a low of 38 with a 30% chance of “R” and sunrise at 7:04.
That’s a bit better than it was just yesterday and better yet than the day before. If it follows that trend it might just have a shot at my January prediction of 68 and sun!!!!!! :)
As long as its dry we’ll get it in. Low to mid 50’s isn’t too bad and should be warm enough to learn a few things.
Sam said the grounds look good and everything is ready to go.


WASHINGTON -- Unusually mild temperatures across several regions of the country in the past few months are disrupting the natural cycles that define the winter landscape.
What began as elevated temperatures at the start of fall in parts of the United States have become "dramatically" warmer around the Great Lakes and New England, according to Deke Arndt, chief of the Climate Monitoring Branch at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Climatic Data Center.
That, in turn, has created conditions where plants are blooming earlier and some birds are lingering before moving south.
"It's a weird kind of fall blending right into spring," said Scott Aker, head of horticulture at the National Arboretum, where petals of snowdrops, normally an early spring flower, have unfurled.
In Maine's Acadia National Park, lakes still have patches of open water instead of being frozen solid.
The pattern is most pronounced in eastern Montana, northeastern Minnesota, and parts of North Dakota, Mr. Arndt said, where December temperatures so far have averaged 10 degrees above normal.
But the mild weather extends to other Great Lakes states along with New England and the mid-Atlantic, with temperatures this month averaging between six and eight degrees above normal.
Just 19.6 percent of the continental United States is now covered in snow, according to the latest snow analysis by NOAA, compared with 50.3 percent this time last year.
Scientists and those who question dire global warming predictions emphasize that one warm season should not be interpreted as a broader sign of climate change.
"It's about long-term trends, and one year does not make a trend," said Doug Inkley, a senior scientist at the National Wildlife Federation in Reston, Va.
Temperature anomalies happen for many reasons, and Mr. Arndt said some of the mild weather stems from a persistent ridge of high pressure that has settled over the eastern third of the country, pumping up south winds in many areas.
He added that the shifts in seasonality now on display are in line with the warming the United States has experienced in recent years.
The decreasing frequency of cold snaps should not lead anyone to conclude that there is dramatic warming across the globe, said Patrick Michaels, a senior fellow in environmental studies at the libertarian Cato Institute.
Climate change is happening, he said, but not at the "magnitude" that some suggest.
Some researchers have detected warming trends in key habitats, but incomplete history records make it difficult to measure these changes with precision.
Abe Miller-Rushing, science coordinator for Acadia National Park, said it's clear that when the lakes freeze no longer comports with conventional wisdom.
"They typically freeze by January 1," he said. "They're not close to freezing up."
Mr. Miller-Rushing collaborated with Boston University biology professor Richard Primack to examine how the seasonality of plants and animals in Concord, Mass., has shifted since the 1850s, when naturalist Henry David Thoreau recorded their spring patterns with precision.
They found that plants, including the high bush blueberry, are blooming an average of 10 days earlier because of higher temperatures.
Mr. Primack said it's easier to detect these changes in the spring than in the fall, when a combination of temperature, precipitation, and day length governs plant behavior.
"There's a climate change signal, but it's much more complicated," he said.
Still, Mr. Primack added, New England lost almost its entire fall foliage season this year because September and October had fewer temperature readings of freezing or below and more rain than usual.
Rather than turning color at the start of October, he said, leaves stayed green until late October, and "in a matter of days, all the trees went from having green leaves to having no leaves."
And in the Plains region, changes in vegetation pose a fire threat and can intensify allergies.
Scientists have found that a roughly one-month delay in the onset of the first frost in the Central Plains allows more time for ragweed pollen production, which has extended the region's allergy season.
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I do wonder if the weather will turn so that it isn't so unpleasant to just go outside. First the terrible Snow Storm 2008 in which cabin fever set in at day 5. Frazzling nerves to a whopping day 10 upon which patches of earth could be seen. To lighten moods up for the holidays it stayed cold and snowed enough to keep the mood jolly. Yep - right through the new year.I wonder if the last week can see so much extreme weather here in the PNW. Here we exceeded a foot and a half for 14+ days. Well it built up over 10 days - but it never melted which is the point.
Sunday we watched 4" fall and stick. Mind you since Snow Storm 2008 I have not been to work for 18 days. Looking at 19 was not a thing I wanted to face.
Monday our faux snow plow (truck w/ blade on front) made it's way around at 10ish. Never mind that I didn't see a single plow in the neighborhood until 11 days into snowfall the week before. Rain is falling helping to melt the slush that is making life miserable.
Tuesday wind has hit our little neck of the woods. High wind. Loud wind. Howling wind. Power outing wind. Now the rain starts.
Wednesday rain has hit arrived. The great winter squal we all know around here. Rain slicing sideways across the roads, windows, walkways; smashing in waves and rolling in the blustering wind. Trees feel the fury of the blustering wind and angy answers in the downpour of rain.
Can't wait to see what tomorrow will bring us. I'm personally hoping when I drive down my little hill I won't see a 3' pile of snow of snow plow gunk. That and that the city will send a street cleaner out here to suck up all the sand and salt they left on the road. All this rain and snow melt isn't the answer.


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IPOH: Continuous heavy rain for over two hours, coupled with an evening storm today has resulted in 36 houses in Klebang Jaya being severely damaged.
According to the spokesperson for the District Civil Defense Operations Center (PKOD) in the Kinta District, it is understood that the incident occurred around 4:26 pm.
“The continuous heavy rain for over two hours, along with the storm, has caused damage to houses in the Klebang Jaya area.
“Up to now, the weather is still drizzling, and the information we have received indicates that 36 houses have been damaged, with roofs torn off and severely affected,” he said statement here today.
He added that four officers and members of the Civil Defense Force, including ambulance personnel, have also been dispatched to the location to monitor and assess the risks in the affected area.
Earlier, it went viral on social media that the heavy rain today had caused trees to fall, obstructing roads around Klebang, including the incident in Klebang Jaya.
In the pictures and videos, it is evident that the roofs of several houses were torn off and severely damaged due to the strong winds.


It does not appear that wildfires in Yarmouth County, NS have increased significantly in the last 24 hours.
The fire is burning near Horseshoe Lake, where workers have been battling the fire since Monday night.
According to a tweet by the Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources and Renewables (DNRR), as of Thursday evening, the fire was nearly 60 percent under control.
While it is still estimated to cover about 3,100 hectares of land, the DNR says the fire did not spread on Thursday.
A water bomber from Newfoundland and Labrador arrived on Tuesday to aid in firefighting efforts.
The DNR says the fire is likely to spread due to dry conditions, but it is not expected to reach homes or communities.
An air quality statement issued by Environment Canada on Tuesday has been withdrawn.
“There is no visible smoke on the satellite today and ventilation is better,” said Kalin Mitchell, chief meteorologist at CTV Atlantic.
While Thursday’s hot, sunny weather and relatively low humidity aren’t ideal for fighting wildfires, lower wind speeds than in previous days may help, Mitchell says.
“Friday’s forecast includes a combination of sun and cloud with southwest wind which will increase to 15 to 20 kmph. Some light drizzle is possible from Friday night through Saturday morning,” Mitchell said.
According to DNR, two helicopters, 40 personnel from across the province and water bombers are working to douse the fire.
DNR first tweeted about the fire at 10:20 pm on Monday. At the time, it was said that the crew were responding to a wildfire about two kilometers west of South Horseshoe Lake, and it was estimated to be about 50 hectares.


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The sun protects humanity from exposure to cosmic rays and keeps space junk at bay, but that protection will be reduced in 2019 as the sun enters its solar minimum, according to a new NASA video.
Change is a part of most systems in the universe, and Earth's sun is no exception. In a video from the Science @NASA series, Dean Pesnell of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland discusses how the sun experiences regular changes to its surface. In 2019, the sun will reach its solar minimum, the time when it has its lowest number of sunspots. The number of these blisters on the sun's surface will decrease until 2019 to 2020. After that, the sun will begin approaching the other side of its 11-year activity cycle, solar maximum.
Water rescue crews from Lehigh and Northampton counties rescued over 100 missing rafters on Lehigh River in Carbon County, Pennsylvania, Monday evening.
Eighteen people were injured after a 5.0-magnitude earthquake shook Tonghai County in the city of Yuxi, southwest China's Yunnan Province Monday morning, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.
Según un estudio, en aproximadamente 15 años pudiesen comenzar a sentirse los efectos del aumento del nivel del mar por el cambio climático.
Monsoon rain triggered deadly flooding across parts of India in recent days and additional flooding is expected this week.
A couple of very tough months are ahead for the wildfire season and firefighting efforts in the western United States, especially California.
The slow-moving tropical storm will bring a high risk for flooding and mudslides to parts of China and Vietnam this week.
While staying hydrated in warm weather is crucial to avoid succumbing to a heat illness, there are occasions when people can actually drink too much water, causing them to become ill.
The tropics remain full of life in the West Pacific as Severe Tropical Storm Leepi takes aim at southern Japan Tuesday into Tuesday night.


Tropical Storm Idalia was quickly intensifying Sunday night on its way to entering the record-warm Gulf of Mexico where forecasters predict it will become a formidable hurricane and strike Florida’s Gulf Coast. The storm is projected to come ashore between Tampa Bay and Panama City between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning as a hurricane.
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The ferry, carrying more than 700 passengers and cargo, was travelling in rough seas due to tropical Cyclone Harold despite warnings from the weather bureau not to set sail.
A slow-moving front, now sitting over Fiordland, sluggishly moves north tomorrow (Tuesday) to sit around Cook Strait by midnight before continuing its journey over the North Island on Wednesday.
The authorities lifted a few of these restrictions because the cyclone approached with a objective to enable individuals to assemble at mass evacuation centres, with Durpaire saying it was a query of prioritising the best menace to life.
The Joint Typhoon Warning Center projects Harold will move slowly through the Republic of Vanuatu with strong winds, heavy rain and storm surge and could track near Fiji next week.
The winds blew roofs off houses, tore down trees and destroyed a council building in Luganville, which has a population of 16,000, according to a Radio New Zealand report. Cyclone Harold approached Sanma province, an island north of the capital Port Vila, with winds of up to 215 kmph at about 1pm local time (0200 GMT), as the country of 2,76,000 persons bunkered down.
A major global relief effort was needed the last time a category-five system, Cyclone Pam, hit Vanuatu in 2015. "It's been very slow the past six hours, but now it's beginning to pick up speed", Jockley told RNZ Pacific.
"The winds range is covering the whole of Santo and part of northern Malekula". Some people took shelter in caves. On Monday morning, authorities evacuated people from remote areas where rivers had burst their banks into villages.
Luganville has been cut off from the wider Santo area by flooding, landslides and debris.
The official number of people in evacuation centres is so far unknown. It is expected to hit landfall in Vanuatu overnight on Monday.
Vanuatu has reported no cases of the new coronavirus but has nonetheless declared a state of emergency, banned most worldwide and domestic air travel and limited public gatherings to five people as it tries to prevent a local outbreak of the flu-like illness that has infected almost 1.3 million people and resulted in about 70,000 deaths globally.
Forecast tracking map for Tropical Cyclone Harold across Vanuatu towards Fiji.


A wintry mix of freezing rain, sleet and snow is causing icy and hazardous travel conditions on roads across the state, and road conditions are expected to worsen overnight as temperatures drop, according to the North Carolina Department of Transportation.
Several bridges in Eastern Carolina have been closed because of icing and numerous car accidents have been reported. The D.O.T. says slick spots are being reported on both primary and secondary routes. Rain fell first in some areas, diluting the brine crews spread on the roads and creating extremely icy conditions.
The D.O.T. says overnight, temperatures in many areas of the state will become low enough that the effectiveness of the salt will be limited. Because of this, crews will transition to treating hot spots with a sand and salt mixture and remain on standby monitoring road conditions. Crews will begin treating roads with salt early in the morning as temperatures rise.
Transportation crews strongly urge motorists to avoid driving overnight due to conditions that could potentially become very hazardous. They say road conditions will begin to improve tomorrow morning as temperatures rise and salt can work effectively.
To get updated road conditions from the D.O.T., click this link.


Winds of over 100mph were recorded in Scotland on Saturday as Storm Malik swept across the country.
On Twitter Nicola Sturgeon said the impact of the storm had been "severe", but that Storm Corrie - due to hit from Sunday afternoon - "may be more severe for parts of Scotland".
At the time of writing, a Met Office weather warning for wind is due to impact Glasgow from 3pm on Sunday until 12 noon on Monday.
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Police and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service were called to the scene of the historic Trinity College building in Lynedoch Street, with nearby roads shut down and an 'exclusion zone' put in place.
Storm Malik also forced over 50 trains from Glasgow Queen Street to be cancelled on Saturday.
Tragically, a woman lost her life in Aberdeen after being struck by a falling tree. The First Minister said her thoughts and condolences are with those affected.
Follow our live blog for all the latest updates on Storm Corrie throughout the day.
When will Storm Corrie hit Glasgow tomorrow?
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A reminder, Glasgow is set for more adverse weather on Sunday with Storm Corrie set to sweep across Scotland.
Glasgow will be under a yellow weather warning for wind from 3pm, which is due to remain in place until 12 noon on Monday and gusts of over 50mph expected.
We'll be bringing you all the latest updates here.
Trinity College building update
A number of homes have been evacuated due to an 'unsafe structure' in Glasgow's west end.
Police and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service are at the scene of the historic Trinity College building in Lynedoch Street, with nearby roads shut down and an 'exclusion zone' in place.
Nicola Sturgeon comments on today's 'severe' weather and loss of life
3/ Tragically, the very severe weather has resulted in loss of life today. My thoughts and condolences are with those affected.— Nicola Sturgeon (@NicolaSturgeon) January 29, 2022
Roads surrounding Trinity College building closed amid reports of evacuations
The roads surrounding the Trinity College building in the Park area of the west end have been closed due to the severe weather.
There are also reports of residents in the tower building being forced to evacuate.
Lots of roads surrounding old Trinity College(?) in Park Circus are closed to vehicles!! Apparently its unstable now due to the wind, even talk of evacuating surrounding buildings! #Glasgow #Parkcircus #Stormy pic.twitter.com/2XptakgtwI— Andrew (@Notaphish) January 29, 2022
Erskine Bridge now open
Traffic Scotland have confirmed the bridge is now open in both directions.
Flooded walkway at Govan
The River Clyde has burst its banks in Glasgow as strong winds batter Glasgow.
Video footage shows water flooding the Govan Walkway this afternoon.
Police Scotland warns of multiple weather-related incidents across country
Police Scotland has warned it is dealing with multiple weather incidents across the country.
A statement from the force reads: "We have received reports of trees haven fallen down, debris on road and power cables down.
"Road closures, where necessary, have been put in place and work is currently ongoing to remove the trees, where it is safe for staff to do so.
"The M74 (both directions) between junctions 9 and 12 remains closed due to a serious road traffic collision which involved a HGV being blown over.
"The A1 is closed in both directions near to the Cement Works, Dunbar, due to fallen power cables.
"We are advising the public that a high risk of disruption remains in place for the next few hours. We would encourage road users to delay unnecessary travel whilst the warning is in place.
"The Amber warning expires at 3pm today (Saturday, 29 January, 2022) and it is hoped ongoing work will return the road network to normal later in the day."
Police update on Erskine Bridge closure
A Police Scotland spokesperson confirmed the bridge had to be closed due to high winds.
They said: "The bridge is closed due to the weather as items and debris had been blown onto the bridge so it had to be closed."
Erskine Bridge closed due to police incident
Police have shut down the Erskine Bridge due to an 'ongoing incident' this afternoon.
The bridge is currently closed in both directions with all approaching traffic being diverted.
Storm Corrie named ahead of new weather warning tomorrow
The very strong winds set to hit Scotland on Sunday have been named Storm Corrie.
The intense area of low pressure will move eastwards across Scotland on Sunday, continuing across the North Sea in the early hours of Monday. Corrie will bring gusts of 70-80mph, potentially even up to 90mph in exposed costal locations and mountainous areas of Scotland, in the late afternoon and into Sunday evening.
A Yellow severe weather warning for wind is in force. It follow Storm Malik, which is currently hitting the country.
Chief Meteorologist, Dan Suri, said: “Storm Corrie will bring very strong winds to the north of the UK, especially northern Scotland, on Sunday. This follows just one day after Storm Malik moves though also bringing a spell of very strong winds.
“Storm Corrie will bring gusts of up to 90mph in exposed coastal locations in northern Scotland, with 70-80mph gusts more widely in the north. With back-to-back storms there could be updates to severe weather warnings, so keep an eye on the Met Office forecast.”
Glaswegians issued safety advice in event forecast high winds cause power cuts
SP Energy Networks has issued safety advice to help Glaswegians keep safe in the event of a power cut caused by forecast high winds this weekend.
The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning in Glasgow and other parts of Scotland from Saturday through to Monday, with high winds of more than 70mph expected to cause traffic delays and cancellations to transport services, with the potential for power supplies and mobile phone coverage to also be affected.
SP Energy Networks say they've been working hard to improve the electricity networks’ resilience during extreme weather to help reduce the chance of power loss, and always responds to any issues as quickly as possible.
However, in the event of road closures caused by high winds, they say it may be harder for their engineers to quickly reach faults in the network, so residents in affected areas are being encouraged to prepare.
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Over 50 Glasgow trains cancelled as Storm Malik causes travel havoc
Storm Malik has forced over 50 trains from Glasgow Queen Street to be cancelled today.
Strong winds have battered Scotland from the early hours and Glasgow has been issued a yellow weather warning for Saturday January 29.
Glaswegians have been issued advice from SP Energy Network as residents might experience power cuts as wind gusts remain high until later afternoon.
ScotRail urged customers to check their journeys this morning, saying that Storm Malik has caused a lot of disruption.
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The Met Office has issued a fresh danger to life flooding warning with a deluge of downpours and thunderstorms on the way.
The new weather warning remains in place until 8pm tonight.
"There is a small chance of fast flowing or deep floodwater causing danger to life," the Met Office said.
Flooding will be worst in large parts of Cheshire, Staffordshire, Greater Manchester and Derbyshire.
Up to 20mm of rainfall is possible within an hour in some parts of northern England, according to the Met Office.
A major incident has already been declared in Poynton, Cheshire.
The Met Office added: "There is a small chance that homes and businesses could be flooded, causing damage to some buildings.
"Where flooding occurs, there is a slight chance of delays or cancellations to train and bus services.
"Spray and flooding could lead to difficult driving conditions and some road closures
"There is a small chance that some communities become cut off by flooded roads
"There is a slight chance of power cuts and loss of other services to some homes and businesses."
The Met Office warning also said there could be up to 40mm of rainfall in a two to three-hour period in some areas.
There is a chance of thunderstorms in the weather warning area, which covers a large part of central and north-west England.
Homes were evacuated in Poynton, Cheshire, last night as the fire service rescued 11 people from severe flooding.
The Army was deployed in North Yorkshire yesterday after the area was hit by flash flooding, with a bridge collapsing in Grinton Moor.
The Environment Agency currently has six flood warnings in force, meaning flooding is expected in these areas.
Warnings have been issued for:
- Poynton Brook at Poynton and Midway
- Poynton Brook at Wigwam wood and parts of Armcon Business Park
- River Bollin and Agden Brook at Little Bollington
- River Bollin at Heatley
- River Dove at Dovefields Crossing and Saltbrook Cottage
- Timperley Brook at Altrincham
Flooding is also possible in a further 15 areas, with alerts in force for:
- Burton Trent
- Lower Dove
- Lower River Soar in Leicestershire
- Lower River Swale
- Middle River Mersey catchment including areas near Bramhall, Stockport, Sale, Altrincham and Urmston
- Rase and Upper Ancholme
- River Bollin catchment, including Knutsford, Wilmslow, Macclesfield and Bollington
- River Mease
- Rivers Duddon, Crake and Mill Beck
- River Sow and River Penk
- River Trent from Cromwell Weir to Gainsborough
- River Trent in Derbyshire
- River Wiske and tributaries
- River Wye in Derbyshire
- Rugeley Trent


'Scattering of showers' expected across Suffolk this weekend
- Credit: Sarah Lucy Brown
Weather forecasters predict a wet and windy weekend in Suffolk and Essex - but the rain is set to make way for sunshine next week.
Saturday is set for a dry and cloudy start, with the rain expected to start to fall from around noon.
There will be similar conditions on Sunday, but Monday will bring a small chance of thunderstorms in the evening.
The poor conditions are set to end by Tuesday, as temperatures reach highs of 24C in the middle of next week.
Chris Bell, of East Anglian-based forecaster Weatherquest, said: "Tomorrow through much of the morning it will be mostly dry. We will see a scattering of showers from lunchtime.
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"Sunday will be a similar story - in the afternoon there is another risk of rain.
"It'll be a bit drier next week. I suspected that by Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday there will be drier conditions."
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MoES-Knowledge Resource Centre Network (KRCNet)
KRCNet was launched on July 27 on the Foundation Day of Ministry of Earth Science.
- Under the Digital India initiative of Government of India, Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) aims to develop a World-Class Knowledge Resource Centre Network (KRCNet).
- Keeping in mind the spectacular developments in information technology, the traditional libraries of the MoES system will be upgraded into a top-notch Knowledge Resource Centres (KRC).
- KRCs will be connected with each other and integrated into the KRCNet portal.
- It will be a single point entry to the intellectual world of Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES).
Ministry of Earth Sciences Launches Mobile App “Mausam”
Ministry of Earth Sciences on July 27 launched the mobile App “Mausam” for India Meteorological Department.
- This Mobile App is dedicated to the general public and designed to communicate the weather information and forecasts in a lucid manner without technical jargons.
- Users can access observed weather, forecasts, radar images and be proactively warned of impending weather events.
The MAUSAM mobile App has the following 5 services:
- Current Weather –Current temperature, humidity, wind speed and direction for 200 cities updated 8 times a day. Information on Sunrise/ sunset and moonrise/ moonset are also given.
- Nowcast- Three hourly warnings of localized weather phenomena and their intensity issued for about 800 stations, and districts of India by State Meteorological Centres of IMD. In case of severe weather, its impact also is included in the warning.
- City Forecast – Past 24 hours and 7 day forecast of weather conditions around 450 cities in India.
- Warnings- Alerts issued twice a day for all districts for the next five days in colour code (Red, Orange and Yellow) to warn citizens of approaching dangerous weather.
The colour code Red is the most severe category urging authorities to take action, Orange code prompts authorities and public to be alert and Yellow code prompts authorities and public to keep themselves updated.
- Radar products: Latest Station wise radar products updated every 10 minutes
Atal Innovation Mission Launches ‘AIM-iCREST’
In a major initiative to encourage and enable holistic progress in the incubator ecosystem across the country, NITI Aayog’s Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), on July 30 launched AIM iCREST – an Incubator Capabilities enhancement program for a Robust Ecosystem focused on creating high performing Startups.
- AIM has joined hands with Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Wadhwani Foundation.
- These partnerships will provide global expertise and showcase proven best practices to the AIM’s incubator network.


COLD EASES, SNOW REPLACES IT...
DECEMBER DERECHO ANOTHER BILLION DOLLAR DISASTER IN IOWA
December 2021’s serial derecho in Iowa is now considered a $1 billion disaster, according to new data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. That means it cost the country at least a billion dollars in recovery.
The derecho was one of 20 U.S. disasters that totaled at least $1 billion in damages in 2021.
The serial derecho was the final billion dollar disaster of the past year. It also marked the first time in U.S. history a derecho was recorded during the month of December anywhere in the country. Due to the event, the National Weather Service reports at least 61 tornadoes hit Iowa on December 15th. That easily makes it the largest tornado outbreak in Iowa history, an absolutely astounding feat considering the time of year. The storms killed at least one person in Iowa with the fatality occurring in Benton County.
As you can see Iowa has had its share of billion dollar disasters since 1980 with the 1993 floods and 2020 derecho leading the way with damages exceeding 10 billion.
Despite being a significantly larger state, Illinois has never had a year since 1980 where damages have topped more than 6.5 billion
Nationally, since 1980 there have been 310 billion dollar events claiming 15,180 lives
Last year alone, the 20 billion dollar disasters cost 145 billion and took 688 lives.
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OUT WITH THE COLD, IN WITH THE SNOW...
Ever notice when it gets super cold, the snow makes that really gnarly hard crunchy sound when you drive or walk on it. The colder it is, the louder the crunch. That distinct sound is the result of ice crystals shattering. Snow, as you know, is water frozen in crystalline form. But when the temperature of the snow is barely below freezing, the crystals are weak and not rigid. The colder it is, the stronger the crystals are, and the more noise they make when crushed. When it is well below zero on a calm night, walk on snow and listen, it's like walking on fine china (if you've ever done that).
If you're out and about early Friday those crystals will be crunching to beat the band with temperatures in some of my NW counties that will be 15 to perhaps 20 below zero. In fact, most of the area near and west of the Mississippi should end up 10 below or colder thanks to light winds and a 1 to 6" snow cover. Where there's pockets of bare ground in some of my SE counties readings will be more in that range of zero to 5 below. The EURO depicts this for temperatures to start the day Friday morning.
Those readings are as much as 40 degrees below normal in parts of central Iowa.
After that frigid start, temperatures should warm with some January sunshine to 10 in the north to about 20 in the far south. Winds will gradually turn in from the south but remain under 10 mph all day and thus wind chills won't be much of a factor.
CLIPPED BY A CLIPPER
Saturday some noticeable moderation is expected as highs return to the 20s areawide. Way down south where snow cover is less of an issue a few places may reach 30. Then the focus turns to a clipper which arrives Friday night and departs early Saturday. As of late Thursday night, models are in good agreement that the track of the system sends a surface low over the SE tip of Iowa late Friday night. That generates a snow band that catches roughly the NE 1/2 to 2/3rds of my area. The Quad Cities is just on the southern fringe of the band. The SW third of the region looks to miss out on the action. Moisture content is nothing to write home about temperatures will be cold so the potential is there for a swath of fluffy 1-3" snows (perhaps as much as 4 in a few spots). The snow band is not especially wide so any deviation in track would have an impact on amounts and that will be monitored closely the next 48 hours.
That said, confidence is growing that at least the NE half of my area will do some shoveling and winter weather advisories are a good bet at some point. Here's what the latest guidance is indicating for snow amounts. As always, this is just raw model output and not hard forecasts. Those will come in another day when the final track is firmly established. At this point, my money is on the EURO which has varied little in its track and totals the past 48 hours.
The 3K NAM
The 12K NAM
The Weather Prediction Center has issued these odds for an inch or more of snow.
With the clipper gone early Saturday, partial clearing is likely in the afternoon. Conditions will remain quiet and cold through Sunday. Highs Sunday will range from the low to mid teens central and north to near 30 in the south where no fresh snow cover exists.
Sunday night another clipper rolls across the upper Midwest. With the track through Minnesota the heavier snow band stays just to the north, although some light snow may graze the north near HWY 20 where up to an inch is a possibility. Temperatures will rise Sunday night with southerly winds in advance of the system allowing highs Monday to climb into the mid 30s north to mid 40s south before another Arctic front plows rapidly southeast. Readings will fall in the north by afternoon and then crash in all areas Monday night when sub-zero lows are again possible from about the Quad Cities northwest. Wind chills should return to the range of 10-25 below by Tuesday morning. That leaves us with a couple of very cold days Tuesday and Wednesday with highs likely to remain in the single digits and low teens.
That is where the story ends with me and this post. I'll have the latest on the clipper and its impacts in my next go round. Until then thank god it's Friday and roll weather...TS
Well, that's about all I have in me for this post. Stay warm and snuggly and by all means, roll weather...TS
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At http://spaceweather.com/ (August 14th, 2015) … sprites on steroids were seen above hurricane Hilda, gigantic lets of lightning leaping into space. Go to the site where there is a video – it is quite short but was made privately and although it is up at Space Weather that is at the discretion of the video maker. You will enjoy watching it.
The video was taken by Steve Cullen who lives in Hawaii. The size of the jets is surprising. Sprites are lightning discharges in the direction of the ionosphere and regularly form during thunderstorms. The sprites above Hilda reach right up to the edge of space – which means they are a space weather phenomenon.


A late-season cold snap has interrupted warm spring weather with snow falling in parts of the South Island.
Canterbury High Country and Central Otago bore the brunt of the southerly cold front, with snow accumulating as low as 600m in Naseby.
Naseby resident Kila Hepi said there had been more snow in the last three weeks than they’d had all winter.
"Oh it's just another day isn't it. When you live at altitude you expect this to happen," she said.
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One Sheffield resident, Virginia Stevens, was making the most of the unexpected dusting, donning a dressing gown to take photos outside.
"It's absolutely ridiculous that we get it at this time of year. It's crazy, but it's nice.
"Nine times out of ten we are prepared," Ms Stevens said.
Last week, temperatures were nearing the early 20s, but in Porters Pass the mercury dipped to one degree overnight.
The closure of three state highways was forced, but all roads had reopened by morning, meaning no day off school.
Go Bus driver John Lobb said he’ll still drive through the pass to pick children up and drive them on through.
"At this time of the year we like to think that we're getting a bit of sunshine," he said.
With the biting wind today making its way up the country, spring is living up to its unsettled reputation.


|Coastal Reports||At 11 Pm Friday 28 November 2014|
|Malin Head Automatic||Southeast, 08 Knots, Fair, 7 Miles, 1009, Rising Slowly|
|Buoy M5||East, 14 Knots, The Visibility At Tuskar Lighthouse Is Greater Than 10 Miles, 1004, Rising Slowly|
|Roche's Pt Automatic||East-Northeast, 08 Knots, Cloudy, 5 Miles, 1005, Rising Slowly|
|Valentia Automatic||South, 04 Knots, Fair, 15 Miles, 1005, Rising|
|Belmullet Automatic||Southeast, 07 Knots, Fair, 7 Miles, 1007, Rising Slowly|
|Dublin Airport||East, 08 Knots, Mist, 7 Miles, 1007, Rising Slowly|
|Buoy M2 53o 29'N, 5o 26'W||East, 16 Knots, Wave Ht 1.4 M, 1007, Rising Slowly|
|Buoy M3 51o 13'N, 10o 33'W||Report Not Available|
|Buoy M4 55o 0'N 10o 0'W||South-Southeast, 12 Knots, Wave Ht 2.7 M, 1008, Rising Slowly|
|Buoy M5 51o 41'N 6o 42'W||East, 14 Knots, Wave Ht 2.3 M, 1004, Rising Slowly|
|Buoy M6 53o 4'N 15o 56'W||Wind Direction Not Available, Wind Speed Not Available, Wave Ht 04.6 M, 1003, Steady|
|Disclaimer: buoy locations are approximate and are not for navigational purposes|
|Sea Crossings||State of sea until 2400 Sunday 30 November 2014|
|Dublin - Holyhead||Slight, but moderate in places at first|
|Rosslare - South Wales||Moderate decreasing slight during Saturday.|
|Cork - South Wales||Rough decreasing moderate by Saturday night, slight to moderate later.|
|Rosslare - France||Rough or very rough decreasing moderate by early Sunday|
|Cork - France||Rough or very rough decreasing moderate by early Sunday|
Meteorological situation at 2100: Ireland lies in a col between areas of low pressure over Iberia and in Mid Atlantic and an anticyclone over southeastern Scandinavia and Russia. A moderate to fresh southeast to east flow over Ireland will slacken. A weak cold front will approach from the northwest later Saturday in a freshening southwest flow.
Wind: East force 4 or 5, decreasing force 2 to 4 overnight. Becoming variable during the morning and then southerly. Becoming west or northwest force 3 to 5 by this time tomorrow.
Wind: East force 2 to 4, becoming southeast overnight. Increasing southerly force 3 to 5 during the day and possibly reaching force 6 on parts of the north and northwest for a time. Veering westerly force 3 to 5 later.
Weather for all coasts and the Irish Sea: Patches of mist or drizzle but mainly fair. Scattered outbreaks of rain later in the west and north.
Visibility for all coasts and the Irish Sea: Moderate or poor in rain, drizzle or mist, otherwise good.
Warning of heavy swell: on parts of the west and southwest coast for a time overnight.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 2400 Sunday 30 November 2014: Moderate, locally fresh west or northwest winds will become moderate northerly in eastern sea areas and moderate to fresh south to southwesterly in western areas. Rain clearing and becoming mostly fair.


Storm chasers will gather in Richmond later this month for a convention on severe weather. Mid-Atlantic ChaserCon will be held at the Science Museum of Virginia on Oct. 27. The convention was planned long before 10 tornadoes spawned by Hurricane Florence ripped through Virginia on Sept. 17. A man was killed when one of the tornadoes leveled a flooring company in Chesterfield. Roanoke-based storm chaser Chris White is organizing the event. White told the Richmond Times-Dispatch it’s the first conference catering to the weather community in Virginia and the surrounding region. David Hoadley, one of the original practitioners of storm chasing in the 1950s, will share stories from his 62 years on the road. The conference will also feature a panel of experts discussing severe weather research, forecasting and observation.


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SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – After a record number of 90-plus degree days and even triple digits on the first weekend of October, it’s finally starting to feel like fall.
The high in Sacramento on Thursday is only expected to reach 84 degrees, a drop of 10 degrees from Wednesday’s high and 14 from Tuesday. The noon temperature of 66 in Sacramento on Thursday was 17 degrees below the previous day’s.
The weekend forecast calls for even cooler temperatures and even a slight chance of showers by Monday. It’s expected to be in the high 70s Saturday and Sunday after topping out at 81 on Friday. Overnight lows will be in the mid-50s.
South-southwest winds at around 11 mph were helping to keep the temperatures down Thursday.


BOSTON (AP) - A blustery winter storm that dropped nearly two feet of snow has led to at least nine deaths in the eastern half of the country.
Click video to watch report from Tampa International Airport.
Slick roads have caused traffic deaths in Michigan, Kentucky, Indiana and Illinois.
A massive pile of salt fell on a worker at a suburban Philadelphia storage facility, killing him.
And authorities say a woman with Alzheimer's disease froze to death after she wandered away from her rural western New York home.
The snowstorm worked its way east from the Midwest and merged with low pressure off the mid-Atlantic coast, forming a nor'easter.
It temporarily shut down major highways in New York and Pennsylvania and forced airlines to cancel thousands of flights.
The snowfall, frigid temps and stiff winds also extended the holiday break for some students.
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A powerful winter snowstorm traveling through the Northeast has grounded thousands of flights, canceled school and shut down highways.
The National Weather Service says the weather system causing gusting winds and frigid temperatures dumped 21 inches of snow just north of Boston and up to 18 inches in parts of New York state late Thursday.
U.S. airlines have canceled more than 2,300 flights nationwide and some school systems in New England and New York extended Christmas break.
Travelers Ron and Heather Krochuk (KRO-chuk) from Toronto, Canada, were stranded Thursday night at a Boston hotel after their flight got canceled and said they'd make the trip home Friday morning -- by car.
Forecasters predict temperatures will plummet, with some areas seeing highs just above zero and wind chill readings below zero.
Keep an eye on your local forecast at http://abcactionnews.com/weather
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When it comes to temperature measurements, understanding the difference between Fahrenheit and Celsius is crucial. While the United States primarily uses the Fahrenheit scale, most of the rest of the world uses the Celsius scale. This can lead to confusion when trying to convert temperatures between the two units.
In this guide, we will show you how to convert 80 degrees Fahrenheit to Celsius, as well as provide a general understanding of temperature conversions between Fahrenheit and Celsius.
To convert 80 degrees Fahrenheit to Celsius, you can use the following formula: (°F – 32) x 5/9 = °C. Plugging in 80 for °F, the calculation is (80-32) x 5/9 = 26.67°C. So 80 degrees Fahrenheit is equivalent to 26.67 degrees Celsius.
It’s important to note that the size of the degree units are different in Fahrenheit and Celsius, Fahrenheit degree is bigger than Celsius degree. This means that a temperature change of 1 degree Fahrenheit is not the same as a temperature change of 1 degree Celsius. For example, a change of 1 degree Fahrenheit is equivalent to a change of 0.56 degrees Celsius.
When it comes to temperature conversions, it’s also important to understand the different reference points for freezing and boiling. On the Fahrenheit scale, water freezes at 32 degrees and boils at 212 degrees. On the Celsius scale, water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100 degrees.
It’s also important to keep in mind that temperature conversions can be affected by atmospheric pressure and altitude. This is especially important to consider when dealing with high altitude regions or temperature measurements in extreme environments such as the polar regions, or high altitude regions.
In conclusion, converting 80 degrees Fahrenheit to Celsius is a simple process that can be done using the formula (°F – 32) x 5/9 = °C. Understanding the difference between Fahrenheit and Celsius and the reference points for freezing and boiling can help in making temperature conversions.
Celsius to Fahrenheit Conversion Table
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It was a rare day in Northern California on Wednesday with Redding residents waking up to a fresh coating of around a foot snow. It’s not completely unfathomable to see snow in Redding, but receiving that amount has only happened a few times in the past 50 years.
It was a snow day for the ages and we have the images to prove it.
The snow began falling on Tuesday night and didn’t stop until the wee hours of Wednesday morning. Most areas saw 6-12 inches of snow, with around 18 inches falling on nearby Whiskeytown Lake. As the schools were closed, roads were dangerous and thousands were without power, the city seemed to collectively head outside for a fun day in the snow.
Here are the best photos/videos of Snowmageddon 2021 in Redding:


Temperatures reached triple digits in the San Fernando, San Gabriel, Antelope and Santa Clarita valleys again Wednesday amid a request to reduce energy consumption.
Woodland Hills was the hottest spot in Los Angeles County Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service, with the high reaching 110, a record for Aug. 19. The previous record was 109 set in 1992.
The 109-degree high at Palmdale tied the record for this date set in 1950. The high for this date was also tied at UCLA, where the temperature reached 90, matching the record set in 1990.
Other Los Angeles County highs included 109 in Lancaster, 108 in Acton and Chatsworth, 107 in Saugus, 106 in Northridge, 105 in Van Nuys, 102 in Pasadena and 100 in Burbank.
An excessive heat warning will be in effect until 9 p.m. Thursday in the San Fernando, Santa Clarita, San Gabriel and Antelope valleys, as well as the San Gabriel and Santa Monica mountains.
In inland Orange County and the Santa Ana Mountains, the warning will be in effect until 10 p.m. Thursday, according to the weather service.
A less serious heat advisory will be in effect until 9 p.m. Thursday in the Los Angeles coastal zone — beach cities, metropolitan Los Angeles, downtown Los Angeles and the Hollywood Hills.
Hot, hazy conditions are forecast to continue through the end of the week with very warm overnight low temperatures and only slight cooling into the weekend, according to the weather service.
A flash flood warning was in effect for North Central Los Angeles County from 3:48-4:54 p.m. because of rain in the Antelope Valley. There was 0.08 of an inch of rain in Acton and 0.07 of an inch in Palmdale.
Several cooling centers were open across Los Angeles County for those without air conditioning, but their capacity was limited due to social distancing requirements amid the coronavirus pandemic. Their locations can be found at lacounty.gov/heat.
Information about cooling center in Los Angeles can be found by calling 311 or visiting laparks.org/emergency/cooling-center-activation.
The statewide Flex Alert was in effect again Wednesday, beginning an hour earlier at 2 p.m. in hopes of getting a jump on power-cutback efforts. It continued until 9 p.m., according to the California Independent System Operator, which manages the state’s power grid.
There were no rotating power outages, which the ISO credited to consumer conservation, imported energy and increased wind production.
The alert was originally scheduled for 3-10 p.m.
Residents were being asked to use air conditioning early in the day and set thermostats no lower than 78 in the afternoon and evening hours, while avoiding the use of major appliances during the Flex Alert hours.


The latest update concerning Hurricane Sandy, which some have given the nickname “Frankenstorm” (due to its proximity to Halloween and its picking up extra life from another storm system) has picked up speed and will hit the New Jersey shore and make landfall sooner than expected, which is in the early evening on Monday (Oct. 29). Although it is bad news that the massive storm, predicted to be one of the worst in a century, will be traveling faster and producing more devastating winds when it moves ashore, it now looks as if it could make landfall before high tide, which could lessen the storm surge somewhat. But the public advisory issued from the National Hurricane Center in Miami lends itself to the possibilities of what some, like Connecticut Gov. Dan Malloy called the “most catastrophic that we have faced and been able to plan for in any of our lifetimes,” according to CNN.
Still, Hurricane Sandy, which is being compared to Hurricane Bob of 1991, could be far more catastrophic in its impact. Hurricane Bob was considered a “perfect storm,” a rare concurrence of factors that produce a particular disastrous result, but left most of its force out over the ocean. However, it did make landfall and, according to Massachusetts’ Berkshire Eagle, still slammed the coastline with winds raging at 115 mph. It came ashore at New Bedford, Mass., causing over $1 billion in damages to the southern New England coast.
But that hurricane spent most of its strength out over the open water…
According to the Advisory, Hurricane Sandy, at present a Category 1 storm, is expected to produce a storm surge in the New York area that could top out at 11 feet, which is considered life-threatening and fears are that a sustained surge might damage New York’s subway system. Winds are expected to reach a sustained speed of 90 mph, with gusts moving much faster. Winds at higher elevations move faster, and tall buildings will undoubtedly be impacted by them. In addition to the storm surge and the winds, heavy rains are expected in the mid-Atlantic states (between 4 and 8 inches but possibly up to 12 inches) and as much as 3 inches in the New York and New England area (with possible isolated rainfall areas receiving as much as 5 inches).
With such conditions imminent, it is estimated that some 60 million people could be affected all along the East Coast. The New York City area itself encompasses over 22 million people.
The hurricane has already taken 67 lives, 51 in Haiti alone as it made its way across the Caribbean. With the dire warnings of what could become the worst storm to hit the East Coast in history, New York City began battening down, leaving the streets of the bustling metropolis with only a scattering of vehicle and pedestrian traffic.
As a precaution, a mandatory evacuation of New York City’s low-lying areas was ordered Sunday by Mayor Michael Bloomberg. The Wall Street Journal reported that the subway was closed at 7 p.m. Sunday evening. All the city’s schools were announced closed for Monday.
Although the evacuation was mandatory, Bloomberg said there would be no arrests for those refusing to leave. “But they are being, I would argue, very selfish,” Bloomberg intoned. “They are not only endangering their own lives, they’re endangering the lives of others because in an emergency we aren’t going to leave them to die. We’re going to come in and save them.”
The city opened 72 evacuation centers to prepare for the influx of evacuees Sunday morning.
In related news, over 7,500 flights have been grounded due to the storm as well. In Virginia, Pennsylvania, and New York, over 4,400 National Guardsmen have either been called up or soon will be. In New York, according to the Associated Press, 1,000 Guardsmen are already in place with the governor preparing to call up another 1,000.
It is as yet unknown just exactly what kind or the extent of damage that will be caused by Hurricane Sandy. However, it is turns out to be the “Frankenstorm” it is being labeled, it could very well set records for devastation.


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Equatorial Guinea weather in December 2019
Below are average maximum temperatures at popular destinations in Equatorial Guinea in December. Select a destination to see more weather parameters.
The December weather guide for Equatorial Guinea shows long term weather averages processed from data supplied by CRU (University of East Anglia), the Met Office & the Netherlands Meteorological Institute. Find out more about our data sources.
Metric (°C / mm) | Imperial (°F / inches)
Guide to Equatorial Guinea weather in December
The average maximum daytime temperature in Equatorial Guinea in December is a hot 30°C (86°F) with high heat & humidity. The average night-time temperature is usually a warm 22°C (72°F). There are usually 5 hours of bright sunshine each day, which represents 44% of the 12 hours of daylight.
Expect 51mm (2.0 inches) of rainfall across the whole of December with 7 days with some rain falling. Maximum UV levels will be extreme (11 UV index) at midday when the skies are clear.
The average sea temperature in and around Equatorial Guinea in December is 28°C (82°F).
The weather in Equatorial Guinea in December is represented by Malabo.
Equatorial Guinea sunrise & sunset times for December 2019
Browse the sunrise & sunset times for Equatorial Guinea in December 2019. Select a month to view Equatorial Guinea sunrise & sunset times for the next twelve months. The Equatorial Guinea sunrise & sunset times shown below are for Malabo.
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|Sunday, 1st December 2019||06:16||18:11|
|Monday, 16th December 2019||06:23||18:18|
|Tuesday, 31st December 2019||06:30||18:25|
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Weather Warnings - Flood Warning - North Esk River
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology, Tasmania
Final Flood Warning For The North Esk River
Issued at 04:53 PM EST on Friday 24 June 2022
by Bureau of Meteorology, Hobart.
Flood Watch Number: 3
MINOR FLOODING NO LONGER LIKELY TO DEVELOP AT CORRA LINN
In the 24 hours to 9:00 am Friday, rainfall totals of around 15 mm were recorded in the North Esk catchment with an isolated total of 39 mm at Mt Barrow. No significant rainfall has been observed since 9:00 am Friday and none is expected for the remainder of Friday.
St Patricks River:
No further flooding is expected in the St Patricks River.
The St Patricks River at Nunamara Offtake is currently at 1.10 metres and steady.
The St Patricks River at Nunamara Offtake is likely to remain below the minor flood level (1.50 m) during Friday.
Upper North Esk River:
No further flooding is expected in the Upper North Esk River.
Lower North Esk River around Corra Linn:
No flooding is expected to develop in the Lower North Esk River around Corra Linn.
The North Esk River at Corra Linn is currently at 2.55 metres and steady.
The North Esk River at Corra Linn is likely to peak below the minor flood level (2.70 m) Friday early evening.
Flood Safety Advice:
FloodSafe advice is available at www.ses.tas.gov.au
Road closure information is available at www.police.tas.gov.au}
For emergency assistance call the SES on telephone number 132 500.
For life threatening situations, call 000 immediately.
This is a final warning, no further warnings will be issued for this event.
Latest River Heights:
St Patricks River at Nunamara Offtake,1.10,Steady,04:00 PM FRI 24/06/22
North Esk River at Ballroom,1.11,Steady,10:00 AM FRI 24/06/22
North Esk River at Corra Linn,2.55,Steady,04:43 PM FRI 24/06/22
This advice is also available by dialling 1300 659 210. Warning, rainfall and river information are available at www.bom.gov.au/tas/flood. The latest weather forecast is available at www.bom.gov.au/tas/forecasts.


Well, here we are. It would appear that the summer of 2022 is going to begin quite early, as we are going to have multiple opportunities to approach or break record high temperatures over the next several days, with honestly no real confident end in sight.
Last night’s storms packed a punch in parts of the area, mainly up toward Huntsville. For the rest of us, just some rain.
You can see rain totals on the map above, as estimated by radar. Mostly a half-inch to an inch north (more north of Conroe) and a quarter-inch to three-quarters of an inch south (highest in Chambers County). The only real “losers” with yesterday’s storms were south of Sugar Land, across southeast Fort Bend and much of Brazoria, Wharton, and Matagorda Counties, which saw less than a quarter-inch of rain.
Any rain is good rain at this point, so we’ll take it, as the drought monitor update released yesterday continues to show drought holding over most of Texas. Locally, the drought situation got a touch worse through Tuesday, with some expansion of drought south of Houston. Given the lack of rain there yesterday, this will almost certainly expand further next week.
We are now seeing levels of “extreme” drought show up in Matagorda County. With very little rain expected over the next 7 to 10 days, along with extremely hot weather for May, it is possible we see drought expand rapidly through the month. We will be watching this closely.
So with the rain behind us, we now step into summer-like weather. We should see sunshine today after perhaps a little morning fog burns off in spots. Highs will bump up into the low-90s.
We expect a sun-filled weekend, along with near-record heat for May. Temperatures will be in the mid to upper-90s both days with morning lows in the 70s. Combined with the humidity, it will feel like it’s over 100 degrees at times this weekend. Stay hydrated. Stay in shade. Our bodies need time to adjust to these levels of heat.
At this time, there is no reason to forecast any real rain through Friday. This means it will be sunny and hot with no relent. Expect highs well into the 90s and lows in the 70s each day. We’re not talking cheap 90s either; these will probably be 93-96 degree type days each day. In fact, if we look at the NWS forecast into next week and compare it to the record highs for those dates, you’ll see we’re currently forecast to tie or break records from Saturday through Thursday.
|Day||IAH Forecast High||Record High (Year)|
We have not had an early to mid-May heat wave of this intensity in quite a few years, with only one record high set in the 2000s, one of the lengthier stretches that has not seen records broken much in recent years. So again, please stay cool this weekend and be extra cognizant of your exposure to the heat this early in the season. With that, some tips!
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13 thoughts on “Summer in Houston is unofficially underway”
A couple of years ago, you noted the earliest 100 degree day in Houston on record was June 2, 2011. Is there any chance we break that unfortunate record within the next week?
Seems unlikely. Especially after looking at some of the latest model data that actually cuts these forecast highs by 2-3 degrees (great timing!). To get 100 this time of year, you either need an historically hot air mass (while hot, this isn’t quite that) or really dry air, a lingering hot air mass and offshore winds to drop down humidity (dry air heats up quicker and more effectively than humid air). We’re not quite seeing that right now.
Four inches of rain in Reliance area of Brazos County.
You guys were doing so well this winter, now you’re hitting us with July in early May. What happened?
I’m just here for the “Go back to Chicago if you can’t take the heat” comments!
Dallas generally gets even hotter.
I had a feeling we would pay for having such a mild rainy summer last year. Just about every time we have a cooler than normal summer the next one will be a killer. I have a feeling we will probably have multiple 100+ degree days this summer.
I am somewhat confused I have always been told for our ceiling fans to be counterclockwise in the winter and clockwise in summer I just read that you said that during this heat spell our ceiling fan should be counterclockwise why
I made a comment earlier about ceiling fan rotation I don’t know what I was thinking at the time counterclockwise in the summer thank you
I am curious why IAH is used as the UHI is terrible at airports. Thank you.
Most official temperature readings are taken at airports for major US cities. Why this came to be the “official” site for temperature readings in so many places, I’m not sure short of the fact that airports need weather info obviously. Could we do it better? Absolutely. Does it make much difference now? Honestly, not really.
It matters. This is not the place to debate. I enjoy your site. Still rocking my Space City Weather vacuum mug everyday. Thank you. Carry on.
5:20 pm….. Why is it raining cats and dogs at my house in Sienna right now? Lots or thunder and lightning too. I thought the rains were over…… Oh well. And it got up to 95 here earlier this afternoon. The feels like temperature was 110 with the humidity and dew point of about 80. Summer is really here. But up where I used to live (UT) it is still snowing off and on. . .
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Happy New Year backcountry travelers, this is Carl Skustad with the Chugach National Forest Avalanche Information Center on Friday, January 2, 2009 at 7am. This will serve as a general backcountry avalanche advisory issued for the Turnagain Arm (Turnagain Pass is the core advisory area). Local variations always occur. Note: We issue advisories 5 days a week Wednesday-Sunday.
MOUNTAIN WEATHER ROUND UP
In the last 24 hours…
-The Center Ridge weather station at 1800 feet in Turnagain Pass-
Still no data. Hopefully it will be back up and running early next week thanks to the Natural Resources Conservation Service. Those guys are awesome. They keep most of the SNOTEL weather stations running around Alaska.
-The Grandview weather station at 1100 feet along the railroad tracks-
Recorded 0 inches of water or new snow. Current temp is -8 degrees F (no change from yesterday)
-Sunburst weather station at 3800 feet in Turnagain Pass-
Recorded moderate NW winds in the mid to upper teens. Current temperature is -9 degrees F (11 degrees colder then yesterday)
-Surface Analysis Maps-
There is a weak low pressure system centered in the gulf (1000mb). Cordova may receive snow showers today as a result of this system. AnCNFAIC Staff 978 mb low is creeping this way below the Aleutians. Strong high pressure remains over south central AK for the weekend.
Light snow showers heading a shore near Cordova. The rest looks pretty clear.
-General Weather Observations-
Compared to yesterday…Temperatures dropped again over night. All stations are reporting -4 to -9 deg F. Winds have picked up slightly, predominately out of the NW, 10 to 20 mph.
PRIMARY AVALANCHE CONCERNS
-October Facets on/near the ground
SECONDARY AVALANCHE CONCERNS
-Glide Cracks (see photos)
WATCH OUT SITUATIONS
-Big steep rollovers
-Shallow snow connected to deeper snow (photo gallery)
-If you hear any “whumpfing” or feel any collapsing, then get to safe terrain immediately and call it a day.
AVALANCHE AND SNOWPACK DISCUSSION
Not much change today or the last few for that matter. If you venture into the cold this weekend you will find mostly clear skies and diamond like snow. Our snow surface is full of surface hoar and near surface facets. This surface condition is very important to remember as it will be our next week layer when buried.
Right now, there are still some small slabs out there that are holding some energy, that could create small human-triggered avalanches on steep isolated terrain features.
Terrain management remains the key to safety with our current snowpack. Thin early season snowpacks (like what we have right now) are not ready for the big lines that Alaska is famous for. There should be plenty of opportunities for that kind of terrain in the spring. Take a look at the weather charts in the photo gallery. You will see that we have less precip and less total snow than we have in the past couple years. We all need to keep our human factors in check and stick to planar slopes with clean runouts, and avoid steep or complex terrain. Use extra caution around rocks, gullies, or steep rollovers.
We have a grab bag of weak layers near the surface that will become a problem when the next big storm comes in….
-The recent clear weather, calm winds and cold temps have created a new batch surface hoar from the highway to the ridgetops in certain areas. Try to take note of where you see these feathery crystals especially on top of those old stiff wind slabs. Let us know where you see this; so, we can pass the word on to everybody else, and have a better idea of where these potentially dangerous areas will be after the next big storm.
-This cold weather has also created a bad temperature gradient in the top 1-2 feet (~40cm) of snow. Snow temperatures taken on Saturday on Sunburst (Thanks Bill) jive with snow temps taken in Main Bowl on Tuesday 12/30/08. Basically, this means that facets are forming in the current surface snow, which can become anCNFAIC Staff bad weak layer in the near future
-There is also a mystery layer of buried surface hoar that formed about 11 days ago that got buried under a couple inches of new snow on 12/23 and 12/25. This layer was most widesread at mid elevations up to 2800 feet, but was also observed on ridgetops up to 3800 feet.
Although the loose sugary facets that formed on the ground in October are showing signs of improved stability, this layer is still a concern for avalanches, especially during and after the next big storm. Every snowpit this season shows that our snowpack consists of a dense slab on top of a weak layer of facets. Most of our stability tests show good stability on that layer of October facets right now; however, snow pits do not tell the whole story, they are only part of the entire avalanche puzzle.
The weak layer of October facets failed during the last big storm (12/8/08) and resulted in large natural avalanches that propagated across very wide areas like Todd’s Run (see photo). This weak layer also failed with human-triggers 5 days after that storm near rocky and complex terrain near steep rollovers. These human-triggered avalanches were small relative to the entire slope and did not propagate very wide. They stayed isolated to specific terrain features, but these were very dangerous for people. I’m not sure, but these facets on the ground might still be an avalanche problem after the next big storm. What do you think?
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
500 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009
.TODAY…PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
HIGHS AROUND ZERO EXCEPT AROUND 15 ABOVE NEAR SEWARD AND WHITTIER.
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH NEAR SEWARD AND
WHITTIER. WIND CHILLS 5 BELOW TO 20 BELOW IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 15 BELOW TO 10 ABOVE…COOLEST
INLAND. NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH EXCEPT NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH
NEAR SEWARD AND WHITTIER. WIND CHILLS 10 BELOW TO 25 BELOW AFTER
.SATURDAY…SUNNY IN THE MORNING…THEN PARTLY CLOUDY WITH
ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS 5 BELOW TO
15 ABOVE…COOLEST INLAND. NORTHWEST WIND 15 MPH EXCEPT NORTH
15 TO 25 MPH NEAR SEWARD. WIND CHILLS 10 BELOW TO 25 BELOW IN THE
.SATURDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 BELOW TO 10 ABOVE…
COOLEST INLAND. NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH EXCEPT NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH
.SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING PARTLY
CLOUDY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS 5 BELOW TO 15 ABOVE…
COOLEST INLAND. NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH EXCEPT NORTH 20 TO
30 MPH NEAR SEWARD.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 5 BELOW TO 5 ABOVE.
.MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS ZERO TO
10 ABOVE. LOWS 5 BELOW TO 5 ABOVE.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS ZERO TO
10 BELOW. HIGHS 5 TO 15 ABOVE.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
SEWARD 15 -4 4 / 0 0 20
GIRDWOOD -1 -8 4 / 0 0 0


ATLANTA - Rain and large hail pounded metro Atlanta early Monday night.
The National Weather Service has confirmed an EF-2 tornado touched down in Pike County.
The weather is being blamed for at least one death in Polk County. The county coroner confirms that Larry Agan, of Rome, died in surgery after a crash. He was driving on Old Highway 100 between Cave Spring and Cedartown when a tree fell on his truck.
A tornado warning was issued for several counties, but by 7 p.m. storms started to weaken and a tornado watch for metro Atlanta was canceled.
The supercell storm was going strong for more than two hours, and as Severe Weather Team 2 chief meteorologist Glenn Burns tracked signs of rotation, he told residents to take precautions.
"Just be ready to act quickly," Burns said, telling those in the path of the storm to take shelter.
He advised viewers to stay away from doors and windows, head to the lowest floors of their homes and grab bicycle helmets. He also warned of dangerous straight-line winds.
Authorities confirmed quarter-inch hail falling at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, which led to delays of up to 60 minutes. The emergency manager at the airport reported golf-ball-size hail and numerous cars with broken windshields.
Around 6:30 p.m., Burns said there appeared to be a tornado in the area around State Highway 18 near the Meriwether/Pike County line.
"This is very likely a tornado. It is exhibiting all the characteristics of a tornado," he said.
Beth Camp told Channel 2's Amy Napier Viteri that she and her 12-year-old daughter, Meredith, were watching Channel 2 Action News when they saw the storm moving toward their Concord community in Pike County. Within five minutes it hit.
"It was bad. It was loud and we could hear things moving around outside," Camp said. "It was enough time for us to get in there get a flashlight. Get in the bathroom and kind of hunker down. It sounded like the windows were just gone and it sounded like things were moving in the house."
The Camps' home lost power but wasn't damaged otherwise.
Just down the
street, they showed Viteri a storage facility ripped apart by the strong winds.
Camp said the storm actually picked up
the shed and flattened it where it landed. Metal roofing protecting equipment ripped off in chunks, landing throughout the field.
"It's going to be a long day tomorrow,"
Earlier Monday evening, crews could be seen removing an SUV after a deadly accident on Highway 19 near the Spalding County line.
The coroner told Viteri one person died after being ejected from the car. The sheriff said the
accident, which happened just before the storm hit, is under investigation.
He said there are several homes damaged by the storm but no reports of any other injuries.
In Floyd County, the severe storms leveled a small mini-mart.
Stacey McRae told Channel 2's Eric Philips she was working the register at the Silver Creek mini-mart when the winds began to blow and the powerful storm came through.
McRae said it was instant pandemonium, with inventory flying every which way.
One employee and a customer were able to get into a brick bathroom, but McRae said she knew she couldn't make it that far, so she headed for the inside of a cooler for shelter. A customer followed.
"And there were wine bottles behind us, hitting us, as we were trying to get in," McRae said. "We got there and we started praying."
As the storm approached, Jeremy Baker, who lives just across the street, saw the system heading down the street, describing it like a bad dream.
"It was heart-rendering really," Baker said.
Luckily no one was injured when the storm hit. It
did, however, destroy the store.