Cold temperatures expected to persist for days in Memphis
A dusting of snowflakes fell in the Memphis area on Monday morning, residents bundled up for one of the coldest New Year's Day temperatures on record and at least one burst pipe caused water to flood a home.
Unusually cold weather was expected to persist for several more days, said National Weather Service Meteorologist Andy Chiuppi. Temperatures are expected to finally warm into the mid-40s on Sunday, he said.
For the homeless and other vulnerable people, the cold weather posed a bigger risk. The Shelby County government encouraged people to bring pets into warm spaces and check on vulnerable neighbors, including those who are elderly, disabled, homeless or who use alcohol and drugs.
And a warming center remained open at Benjamin Hooks Central Library, 3030 Poplar Avenue. People can arrange a ride to the center by calling 901-636-2525.
Fortunately, homeless shelters including Memphis Union Mission still have plenty of space, said Dale Lane, director of the Shelby County Office of Preparedness. He said his office had received no reports of cold-related deaths and the power grid appeared to be working normally.
"Right now nobody's overwhelmed. Everything's operating as it should be," Lane said.
A pipe burst in a house on Kney Street in North Memphis, causing water to flood into the home, said Vicky Partee with Memphis Fire Department Dispatch.
The fire department responded to check for fire danger, she said. There were no injuries, but emergency workers could be heard on the radio Monday afternoon discussing Red Cross aid for an affected resident.
Lane, the Shelby County official, said he'd heard of a couple of such cases. To prevent frozen pipes, the county government is encouraging people to wrap outdoor pipes, to let indoor faucets drip and to open cabinet doors under faucets.
The Monday morning snow was very light, with a dry consistency and didn't cause problems, said Chiuppi, the meteorologist.
With an anticipated high temperature of 21 degrees and a forecast night low temperature of seven degrees, Monday was shaping up to be one of the coldest New Year's days in Memphis since records began in 1875, Chiuppi said.
The record coldest New Year's Day in Memphis was Jan. 1, 1928, when the high temperature was only 16 degrees. And on Jan. 1, 2001, the high temperature was only 23 degrees.
The average temperature for New Year's Day in Memphis is around 50 degrees, according to the 30-year average from 1981 to 2010, Chiuppi said.
For several days, Memphis has feeling the effects of a cold mass of arctic air that's affecting a big swath of the United States. “The most highly anomalous cold air on the planet is over us right now,” Chiuppi said.
Reach reporter Daniel Connolly at 529-5296, email@example.com, or on Twitter at @danielconnolly.


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How far away are meteorites from the sun?
One of the most prominent of these gaps lies at a distance of about 2.5 astronomical units (AU) from the Sun.
Are meteors close to the sun?
Meteoroids are lumps of rock or iron that orbit the sun, just as planets, asteroids, and comets do. They orbit the sun among the rocky inner planets, as well as the gas giants that make up the outer planets. Meteoroids are even found on the edge of the solar system, in regions called the Kuiper belt and the Oort cloud.
How far are meteorites from Earth?
Although a meteor may seem to be a few thousand feet from the Earth, meteors typically occur in the mesosphere at altitudes from 76 to 100 km (250,000 to 330,000 ft). The root word meteor comes from the Greek meteōros, meaning “high in the air”. Millions of meteors occur in Earth’s atmosphere daily.
What is the distance between comets and the sun?
Most comets travel a safe distance from the sun — comet Halley comes no closer than 89 million kilometers (55 million miles). However, some comets, called sun-grazers, crash straight into the sun or get so close that they break up and evaporate.
How big is a meteor?
Meteoroids have a pretty big size range. They include any space debris bigger than a molecule and smaller than about 330 feet (100 meters) — space debris bigger than this is considered an asteroid.
Is a meteor a shooting star?
A meteor is a space rock—or meteoroid—that enters Earth’s atmosphere. What we see is a “shooting star.” That bright streak is not actually the rock, but rather the glowing hot air as the hot rock zips through the atmosphere. When Earth encounters many meteoroids at once, we call it a meteor shower.
Which asteroid is coming towards Earth in 2021?
An asteroid named 2021 NY1 could come close to hitting the Earth this month. The asteroid has been classified as a Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (PHA) by NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). It has also been classified as a near-Earth object owing to its predicted close pass by our planet.
How fast can meteors travel?
The fastest meteors travel at speeds of 71 kilometers (44 miles) per second. The faster and larger the meteor, the brighter and longer it may glow. The smallest meteors only glow for about a second while larger and faster meteors can be visible for up to several minutes.
What is the difference between a meteor and a meteorite?
Like meteorites, meteors are objects that enter Earth’s atmosphere from space. But meteors—which are typically pieces of comet dust no larger than a grain of rice—burn up before reaching the ground. The term “meteorite” refers only to those bodies that survive the trip through the atmosphere and reach Earth’s surface.
Is comet a planet?
They range from a few miles to tens of miles wide, but as they orbit closer to the Sun, they heat up and spew gases and dust into a glowing head that can be larger than a planet. Comets are cosmic snowballs of frozen gases, rock, and dust that orbit the Sun.
How much is 1g of meteorite?
Common iron meteorite prices are generally in the range of US$0.50 to US$5.00 per gram.


October falls during spring and is an excellent time to visit Airlie Beach. You can expect sunny and blue clear skies, warm to hot temperatures and little or no rain. October heralds the start of the hot season.
How hot is it in Airlie Beach in October?
Daytime temperatures usually reach 30°C (86°F) in Airlie Beach in October with moderate to high heat and humidity, falling to 17°C (62°F) at night.
How sunny is it in Airlie Beach in October?
There are normally 10 hours of bright sunshine each day in Airlie Beach in October – that's around 76% of daylight hours.
Sunrise & sunset in October?
Sunrise is around 5:30am with sunset around 6pm.
How warm is the sea around Airlie Beach in October?
The average sea temperature around Airlie Beach in October is 25°C (77°F), which is comfortable for swimming.
Does it rain in Airlie Beach in October?
There are usually four days with some rain in Airlie Beach in October and the average monthly rainfall is around 25mm (1in).
How windy is it in Airlie Beach in October?
October sees an average wind speed of 14km/h (8.7 mph; 7.6 knots). The predominant wind direction is from the south-east and east. However, north-east winds occur with increasing frequency from September through to January.
What to do in Airlie Beach in October?
October is perfect for hiking the region's trails and exploring beaches, snorkelling and scuba diving. It's also excellent for sailing.
August to November is considered the most settled time of year for sailing in the Whitsundays.
The stinger season lasts from October to March. A lycra stinger suit should be worn when swimming in Hamilton Island during this time. The risk of being stung is small. Sharks are generally not regarded as a risk.
King's Birthday – 3rd October.
|High Temp: 30°C (86°F)|
|Low Temp: 17°C (62°F)|
|Sunshine: 10 hours per day|
|Daylight: 13 hours per day|
|Wind speed: 14km/h (8.7 mph; 7.6 knots)|
|Rainfall: 25mm (1in) per month|
|Wet Days: 4 days with some rain|
|Comfort Level: High to moderate heat & 61% humidity|
|UV Index: Extreme|
|Sea Temp: 25°C (77°F)|
|Airlie Beach, Whitsundays|
Anytime, but for the best weather visit Airlie Beach anytime during the winter dry season from May to November.
Note: Meteorological data for Airlie Beach is based on weather statistics gathered for the 30-year period 1991 to 2020, and is sourced from the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) at the closest weather station, Proserpine Airport (PPP), also known as Whitsunday Coast Airport, which is located 39km (24mi) southwest of Airlie Beach. Additional climate data is sourced from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
Advice on the best time to visit a particular destination is based on average local weather statistics, when the weather conditions are generally better than at other times of the year. We consider high and low temperatures, risk of rain (and thunderstorms, etc.), amount of sunshine and sea temperature. For general outdoor activities we favour clear, rainless days with a temperature range between 18°C (64°F) and 27°C (80°F); and for hot-weather activities we favour clear, rainless days with a temperature range between 24°C (75°F) and 32°C (89°F). Often, the best times to visit correspond to high season and therefore involve higher prices.
Latest update: Airlie Beach weather in October: 29 September, 2023
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Current ConditionsWed Jul 01, 15 at 1:00 PM MDT
UV: 6 (High)
Feels like: 29
Feels like: 84
Sunrise: 4:20 AM
Sunset: 10:37 PM
WNW 18 km/h
Chance of showers
Chance of showers
Summary(Celsius) Wed Jul 01, 15 at 1:23 PM MDT Wed Jul 01, 15 at 1:23 PM MDT
A mix of sun and cloud with 30 percent chance of showers and risk of a thunderstorm. Widespread smoke. Wind becoming west 20 km/h this afternoon. High 25. UV index 6 or high.
Partly cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers early this evening. Otherwise clear. Risk of a thunderstorm early this evening. Widespread smoke. Wind west 20 km/h becoming light this evening. Low 16.
Sunny. Widespread smoke. High 29.
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Mostly cloudy early, then afternoon sunshine. High 42F. Winds NW at 10 to 20 mph..
Mostly clear skies. Low 24F. Winds N at 5 to 10 mph.
Updated: December 6, 2019 @ 1:32 am
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Jul 13, 2020 | Kansas
Location: Goodland, Kansas
Hail Size: 1 Inch
Wind Speed: ESE 7mph
Affected Area: Goodland, Kansas
In Goodland, Kansas, quarter sized hail was reported at 11:05 PM CDT one mile away from Goodland on July 13, 2020. The exact location of the report was from 39.34, -101.71. In the past three years, this area had 5 hail reports within a 10-mile radius.


This mother is a monster. I’ve spent all morning removing every item from my property that could become airborne. The models are still predicting a direct hit on Wildwood NJ. The forecast is for 9.5 inches of rain in Wildwood. There is a full moon. The high tide is at 8:00 pm on Monday night and 8:00 am on Tuesday morning. This is when the storm will be at its worst. Sustained winds of 70 mph and a 15 to 20 feet storm surge is expected. Mandatory evacuation of Wildwood has been ordered as of 8:00 am Sunday. I think this storm is so powerful it could actually lift Chris Christie off the ground.
…COASTAL FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING…
* LOCATION…THE ATLANTIC COAST OF NEW JERSEY.
* COASTAL FLOODING…MODERATE TO MAJOR COASTAL FLOODING IS
ANTICIPATED FOR BOTH HIGH TIDE CYCLES ON MONDAY…PRECEDED BY
COMPARATIVELY MINOR FLOOD EPISODES SUNDAY MORNING AND SUNDAY
EVENING. THIS WILL BE LONG DURATION TIDAL FLOODING AND PROBABLE
ROAD CLOSURES AND POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGE WHERE WATER ENCROACHES ON
PARKING LOTS AND BUILDINGS.
* AT…SANDY HOOK THE PRIMARY TIMES OF HIGH TIDE ARE 801 AM
MONDAY AND 822 PM MONDAY EVENING. AT ATLANTIC CITY THE TIME OF
HIGH TIDE ARE 741 AM AND 8 PM MONDAY EVENING. AT CAPE MAY THE
APPROXIMATE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE ARE 849 AM MONDAY AND 909 PM
* SEAS…WILL BE 15 TO POSSIBLY 20 FEET. THIS ADDED OVER-WASH
WILL THREATEN CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO BEACHFRONT PROPERTIES.
* RAINFALL…4 TO POSSIBLY 8 INCHES OF RAINFALL BY MONDAY EVENING
WILL ADD TO THE TIDAL FLOODING AS RIVERS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO
DISCHARGE EXCESS RUNOFF INTO THE 3 TO 5 FOOT TIDAL SURGE AIDED
BY AN INCOMING WIND GUSTING TO 60 MPH ALONG THE COAST. THIS
INCREASES THE ODDS OF MAJOR FLOODING! SOME OF THE FORECAST
INFORMATION INDICATES SANDY HOOK MAY SEE A COASTAL FLOOD OF
RECORD MONDAY EVENING IF THE STORM CROSSES THE COAST SOUTH OF
SANDY HOOK NEAR THE TIME OF THE MONDAY EVENING HIGH TIDE.
* DURATION…MODERATE OR GREATER TIDAL FLO0DING MAY LAST 3 TO 5
HOURS DURING THE HIGH TIDE CYCLE!
* PRECURSOR FLOOD EPISODE…MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS LIKELY
DURING THE SUNDAY HIGH TIDES CYCLES BUT THAT WILL BE DWARFED BY
WHAT FOLLOWS MONDAY.
A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF MODERATE OR MAJOR COASTAL FLOODING. PAY CLOSE
ATTENTION TO UPDATED FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS AND TAKE APPROPRIATE
ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. FOLLOW THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF
LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS.


Abbe, Cleveland (1838-1916), a United States meteorologist, often called the "father of the Weather Bureau." As director of the Cincinnati Observatory, 1868-73, Abbe issued daily weather reports, which led to the federal government's establishment of a national weather service. He joined the newly organized Weather Service in 1871, serving as a meteorologist until 1916. Abbe was influential in securing the adoption of standard time zones. He was born in New York City and graduated from New York Free Academy (later City University of New York).
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The Big Red Barn in Clinton received 2.5 inches of rain, in line with several parts of the area after heavy and steady weekend rains soaked central Illinois.
Reported rainfall totals in DeWitt County were at around 1.3 inches near Farmer City and just shy of 1.5 inches at the DeWitt-McLean County line from Saturday.
Sunday, totals were between .25-.3 inches in the same locations.
DeWitt County EMA officials indicate there was minimal flooding, most notably though in the Seven Hills Road and Gash Bridge Road area. Officials say flooding there is was expected.
Additionally, there were sporadic power outages but none reported to CENCOM nor Ameren and a live power line was down, but quickly dealt with by Wapella Fire Department and Ameren.
EMA Officials in Piatt County reported minor flooding in farm fields and a few trees down, one at Allerton Park.
Piatt County reported just short of two-inches of rain near Monticello Saturday then between 2.2 and 2.3 inches south of Cisco. Near DeLand and White Heath Saturday, reports were between 2.15 and 2.2 inches of rain.
Far southern Piatt County had a report of 1.83-inches of rainfall.
Reports of rainfall across Piatt County Sunday were between .2 and .3 inches, however, far southern Piatt County had a report of just short of a half inch of rain.
Rainfall totals are from cocorahs.org.


Heavy rain hit the Turkish holiday resort of Bodrum, Muğla province on November 29, 2018, causing dangerous flash floods, sweeping away cars and stranding residents. The rain was preceded by at least one waterspout and accompanied by large hail. This is the second flash flood event to hit the city in 10 days.
"The city is currently experiencing a historical disaster," Bodrum Mayor Mehmet Kocadon said, adding that citizens were warned in advance of the heavy rain risk.
"It was like a monsoon rain. There are a lot of floods, there is a great disaster around city center," he said.
Rainfall began in the morning hours and grew in intensity in mid-afternoon, turning streets into lakes and stranding drivers and pedestrians, the Daily Sabah reports.
A waterspout formed on the sea between Bodrum and the Greek island of Kos around 14:00 LT and was visible from the Turkish shore for about 15 minutes, causing panic. However, the waterspout headed west and was eventually lost from sight.
Flood waters reached 1 m (3.3 feet) deep in parts of the city, sweeping away cars down the streets and damaging homes and businesses. The worst of the damage occurred in the city's west.
An ancient tomb dating back to the late Roman period was found following after the rain, according to Anadolu Agency. The tomb was hidden underground for thousands of years.
Featured image: Flash floods in Bodrum, Turkey on November 29, 2018. Credit: Yeni Safak


Surabhi Gupta New Delhi, Jan 1 (PTI) Revellers waiting to ring in the New Year witnessed a rare partial blue moon eclipse, an event which will not be seen until 2037. A partial lunar eclipse occurs when only part of the moon passes through the umbra or darkest part of earth''s shadow, Science Popularisation Association of Communicators and Educators (SPACE) Director C B Devgun told PTI. Sky gazers were enthralled to see the earth''s shadow sweep past the moon, turning a yellow shining full moon into a dim red one.
As the earth came in between the sun and the moon, its shadow first began sweeping across the moon blocking out much of its bright light. As the shadow descended gently, the moon''s face turned red.
The maximum partial eclipse was at about 1 am when the shadow started disappearing slowly to make the moon partially visible. "The sky turned red when eclipse was at its maximum, the disc of the moon also turned reddish," Devgun said.
The awesome spectacle of the moon being eclipsed was visible all over the country, including the national capital. The last blue moon partial eclipse occurred in December 1982 and the next will occur in January 2037.
It was a rare event, Prof R C Kapoor of Indian Institute of Astro Physics said. When a second full moon in a calendar month appears in the night sky, the occurrence is known as a blue moon.


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The snow thickness was 70 cm in Samsun Ladik Akdağ ski center: The snow thickness in Akdağ Ski Center in Samsun's Ladik district reached 70 centimeters (cm). In the center of the Ladik, snow thickness was measured as 30-35 cm.
In the heavy snowfall that lasted for days in Samsun, the thickness of the snow reached 50 centimeters in many regions. There were serious problems in transportation in Samsun.
With the snowfall that lasted for days in Samsun, 1 kilograms of precipitation fell to 37.6 square meter in Samsun Center since Friday, 45 kilograms at Çarşamba Airport, 63.8 kilograms in Alaçam, 43.4 kilograms in Bafra, 77.5 kilograms in Tekkeköy.
In the Şenyurt Village, where the Samsun Meteorology Radar is located, the snow is 95 centimeters, while the other regions are as follows:
Canik University of Achievement: 50-60 cm
Ladik Ski Resort: 70 cm
Ladik Headquarters: 30-35 cm
Vezirköprü: 5 cm
30-35 cm of poplar: 30-35cm
Canik: 40- 45 cm
Wednesday: 45-50 cm
Alaçam-Kızlan 60 cm
With Jackal: 30cm


Local authorities have suspended bus traffic on Okinawa Island and closed several sections of federal highways, the newspaper Ryukyu Shimpo reported.
The typhoon has reportedly forced the cancellation of 283 flights, mainly to and from Okinawa.
Typhoon Tapah is now south of Okinawa and is expected to pass over the Sea of Japan to the northeast, affecting the western coast of Japan and the Korean Peninsula. The pressure in the centre of the typhoon is now 970 hectopascals. The maximum speed is 35 metres per second, with wind gusts reaching up to 50 metres per second.


Areas of West Central and Southwest Missouri saw improvements in this week’s Drought Monitor. The weekly update removed the patch of severe drought that stretched from Higginsville east toward Columbia, impacting ten counties along Interstate 70 and the Missouri River. Extreme drought also eased in Southwest Missouri, with just the western quarter of Barton County still in the third stage of drought. Most of Bates, Camden, Cass, Cole, Dallas, Greene, Henry, Hickory, Laclede, Maries, Miller, Osage, Pulaski, St Clair, and Webster, along with southern Johnson and Pettis counties, exited drought conditions but remain abnormally dry. Conditions returned to normal for a majority of Barry, Christian, Douglas, Stone, and Taney counties, as well as the southern half of Webster County. The eastern half of Ralls County also exited abnormal dryness.
Overall 40.2 percent of Missouri is in some stage of drought, a 10.74-point improvement from last week. 0.48 percent of the state is still in extreme drought, while another eight-point-four percent is in severe drought. Another 40.8 percent of the state is in abnormal dryness.


Storm blankets region; causes chaos for drivers
Published Thursday, December 11, 2014 10:22AM EST Last Updated Friday, December 12, 2014 11:34AM EST
A low pressure system hung around the region on Thursday, leaving behind lots of snow and causing chaos for drivers.
The OPP were forced to close Highway 89 between County Road 56 and Highway 27 Thursday afternoon due to stuck snowplow.
Dufferin & Caledon OPP are advising drivers to avoid any unnecessary travel due to the snow.
"Everybody needs to slow down. A lot of traffic is travelling far too fast and that's why they're ending up in the ditch," says Dufferin OPP Constable Paul Nancekivell.
It was also difficult to get around from Barrie to Muskoka on Thursday. Here’s a look at the amount of snow that has fallen in our region as of 4 p.m. – according to Environment Canada:
- Coldwater – 11 cm
- Orillia West – 12 cm
- Orillia South - 21 cm
- Barrie North – 15 cm
- Barrie South – 26 cm
- Orangeville - 22 cm
- Mono Centre - 25 cm
- Beeton - 28 cm
- Richmond Hill - 20 cm
- Holland Landing - 25 cm
- Vaughan - 20 cm
- Aurora – 21 cm
- Uxbridge – 15 cm
- Bradford – 20 cm
The Weather Office says the storm was expected to last through the rush hour Thursday evening, and taper off around midnight.
Environment Canada now says some areas of the region could see as much as 35cm by the time this storm ends.


San Francisco is consumed by the chance of snow
The last time snow stuck on San Francisco streets was Feb. 5, 1976. But the prospect of white winter weather -– and a breathtaking historical photo spread in the San Francisco Chronicle –- has generated intense anticipation throughout the week.
With Friday’s sunny skies came disappointment, and more than a little mockery.
Rich Sloan, manager of the Sports Basement store in the city’s South of Market district, said he usually dresses down –- in shorts. But the news accounts drove him to wear his "big boy clothes" on Friday -– merino wool socks and a jacket. Then the sun shone. And shone.
"Our shovels aren't sold out yet," Sloan said jokingly. "We are seeing nothing. It’s all hype."
"In San Francisco, still waiting, not for Godot, but snow," Frederik L. Schodt wrote Friday afternoon, adding that the weather was beautiful, if getting steadily colder.
"The lack of snow in SF today proves that god loves San Francisco and California," Keegan Youmans-Via noted.
A Florida woman, meanwhile, gave a shout-out to Al Gore, hinting that a rare San Francisco snow would bolster global warming warnings.
Still, weather forecasters said snow was still a possibility this weekend, with a 10% chance of flurries.
National Weather Service meteorologist Christopher Stumpf said the promised cold air was filtering into the region Friday afternoon. Heavier showers hitting the Eureka area were expected to move into the Bay Area through Saturday, with snow flurries down to 1,000 feet that could possibly hit sea level.
But the chance of it sticking -– as an inch of the white stuff did 35 years ago -- is "pretty unlikely," Stumpf said.
Cold temperatures are nevertheless expected to break records if a forecast Saturday low of 36 degrees, and 34 degrees at San Francisco International Airport, comes to pass -– edging out a recorded city low of 37 in 1962, another snow year. Temperatures should warm slightly on Sunday, Stumpf said.
The San Francisco Department of Public Works was mostly bracing for icy road conditions, preparing barricades and cones to close down roads -– particularly San Francisco’s famously steep grades, said spokeswoman Gloria Chan. But prospects of sledding down Lombard Street were remote, she conceded.
Meanwhile, San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee warned residents to be on guard for freezing conditions. The city was preparing for cold rains by clearing debris from catch basins and sewers, Lee said, and planned increased outreach to the homeless to direct them to shelters. The shelter system was on standby to increase capacity if needed.
"The need for shelter and support for homeless residents is even greater during severe storms, and I want to ensure that those who need shelter can find it," Lee said.
Rains falling, but snow possible in low-elevation areas
Expected snow and icy conditions to close county roads in Station Fire burn area
Snow watch for San Francisco, parts of L.A. as cold storm moves in
-- Lee Romney in San Francisco
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Photo: Los Angeles Times


Heavy rains increase flood risk for northeastern B.C.
Officials say Pine River approaching levels similar to June 2016, when parts of Dawson Creek were washed out
Officials in B.C.'s northeast are warning that continued heavy rainfall could result in flooding.
The warning from the province's River Forecast Centre comes as areas around Fort St. John and Dawson Creek had up to 70 millimetres of rain overnight on Friday.
A further 25-50 mm is forecast for Saturday and Sunday.
Officials say all the water has caused a rapid rise in the Pine River and tributaries to levels like those seen in June of 2016.
That's when flooding forced 60 people to flee their homes in Dawson Creek as flood waters cut the community in half and washed out bridges.
Caribou Road Services Ltd., which helps maintain roads in region says three roads had water wash over them in Dawson Creek Friday night, but are being repaired.
The River Forecast Centre has a flood watch in place for the Pine River, which means levels are rising and could exceed banks.
Stay away from riverbanks
There is a high stream flow advisory for the Peace region around Fort St. John, including the Kiskatinaw River, Pouce Coupe River, Dawson Creek, and tributaries.
That means rivers are rising or expected to rise rapidly, but that no major flooding is expected.
The forecast centre is warning the public to stay away from rivers and unstable riverbanks during this time.


Weather forecast: Mostly fair
Mostly fair weather and westerly winds are forecast for Wednesday.
Wind velocity will reach 7 on the Beaufort scale. Partly cloudy in the northern parts of the country with temperatures ranging from 01C to 16C. Partly cloudy and scattered showers and temperatures between 08C and 17C. Mostly fair in the eastern parts with temperatures from 06C to 17C. Partly cloudy over the Aegean islands and Crete, 10C-18C. Mostly fair in Athens, 06C-17C; the same for Thessaloniki, 05C-15C.
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Edisto Beach Mayor Jane Darby says a family of four was rescued from their auto about noon Monday from a curve near the beach's pier.
- One person was found dead in Orange County in a single-car accident linked to the storm, police said without providing details.
Darby says emergency officials also rescued three media employees. "This is an extremely unsafe and life-threatening situation". No injuries have been reported yet. These islands only sit 5 to 10 feet above sea level. There were no immediate reports of tornadoes touching down.
Officials adjusted the evacuation plan for Irma as forecasts shifted the storm's predicted path further westward.
And high tide won't hit until afternoon. An 8 p.m. curfew has been imposed for Miami for the next two nights, and no one is allowed out on the streets until they're cleared, Miami Beach officials said.
More than 75,000 people have flocked to shelters in Florida to escape Hurricane Irma's potentially deadly winds and storm surge.
The number of power outages caused by Tropical Storm Irma continues to climb in SC.
CBS Miami reporter David Sutta had a hard time describing the devastation on Monday. It took power crews two hours to disconnect the electricity so the mane could escape the auto. But Irma is so large that even if the eye is to the west, places such as the Miami metropolitan area - will get unsafe winds and water.
While Irma will not directly strike our state, it will cause some hazardous conditions in SC.
Winds and surge have increased along the SC coast.
In Charleston, South Carolina, for instance, downtown streets flooded with rushing water.
The high pressure that brought fall-like weather to the state over the weekend will still keep things dry here on Monday, but clouds will gradually move in from the south. But some around Florida are choosing to stay, a rite of passage for many in the state who boast about the storms they weathered: Camille, Andrew, Katrina and others. It battered Florida's lower half, leaving a trail of tornadoes and storm-surge flooding as its core slowly made its way inland. It could remain a unsafe storm throughout that time. An overall storm-surge warning for the bay area is set until later this evening.
However, hurricane warnings are in place for St Martin and St Barthelemy, both also hit by Irma.
"If you own a power washer. imagine taking it in the face", said CNN's Bill Weir of the torrential rain in Key Largo, some 70 miles south of Miami. Marathon International Airport recently reported a sustained wind of 48 mph (77 kilometers per hour) and a gust to 67 mph (108 kilometers per hour). The biggest problems were in Beaufort and Charleston counties.
Our entire state will be impacted by this storm.
The NHC said the storm "is still life-threatening with risky storm surge, wind and heavy rains". South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster issued a mandatory evacuation for some barrier islands, while Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal expanded the state of emergency to include 94 counties.
Columbus is still looking at experiencing damaging winds and 2-4 inches of rainfall, with more possible in the afternoon.
Forecasters said Saturday night that Marathon had reported a wind gust of 71 miles per hour (114 kph) and sustained winds of 51 miles per hour (82 kph).
All around the region, millions of homes and businesses lost power during Irma's passage, with many of those outages in Florida.


Good news for commuters Wednesday morning, the National Weather Service in Pueblo changed its forecast.
Going home Tuesday night, however, drivers may see a light round of snow.
While the rest of Tuesday afternoon and into the evening has a 40 percent chance of snow, which could result in a messy drive home, tonight calls for mostly cloudy skies and a low of 10 degrees, said Randy Gray, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Pueblo.
"We don't see any additional precipitation," he said. "Any driving issues (Wednesday) will be what is left on the pavement from today."
Colorado Springs residents woke to a rough commute Tuesday with multiple car crashes on Interstate 25, Powers Boulevard, Bradley Road and Highway 115 caused by snow and slick roads.
Smaller crashes were sprinkled throughout the city. The Colorado Springs police went on accident alert.
A crash involving a District 3 school bus and car shut down Marksheffel Road at Fontaine Boulevard, according to the Colorado State Patrol. The road was reopened about 8:30 a.m.
"There were students on the bus," said Kelly Bass, communications officer.
She had no details on injuries, but said the crash was minor.
There was also a rollover crash on Marksheffel between Barnes Road and North Carefree, the state patrol said.
A spokesman said there were no injuries in the crash, a one-car rollover, that occurred a little after 7 a.m.
Roads were worse south of the Springs in the Fountain and Security areas.
The service forecasts the storm will leave small amounts of snow, most of it falling by 9 a.m. A total accumulation of 1 to 2 inches is likely.
Tuesday’s high will range between 25 and 30 and there will be glimpses of the sun Tuesday afternoon. An overnight low of 9 is expected.
The rest of the week calls for a slow warm-up, reaching the low 40s Wednesday and the 50s by the weekend.
This storm is expected to last through Thursday in the northern Colorado mountains.
The return of winter driving conditions caused delays for military installations and schools.


05 Sep Pluto: small, distant, and fascinating
Pluto is an interesting object located in the outer region of our Solar System. Although only 2376 km in diameter, it hosts five moons and a thin atmosphere. As shown in Figure 1, Pluto has a high orbital inclination (17 deg) and eccentricity (0.25), and it requires 248 years to travel once around the Sun. At 120 deg., Pluto has unusually high obliquity, which is the angle between the rotational pole and the orbital plane. Thus Pluto’s north pole (as defined by the right-hand rule) lies 40 deg. below the orbital plane. This combination of high orbital eccentricity and obliquity results in extreme seasons: Pluto’s most distant location from the Sun is nearly twice as far away as the closest, and each pole is exposed to the Sun for more than a century at a time. This geometry is expected to strongly affect the atmosphere.
Pluto’s micro-bar atmosphere was first definitively detected in 1988. In 2002, measurements showed that the atmosphere had expanded, even though Pluto was moving away from the Sun. By 2015, when NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft [https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/newhorizons/main/index.html] flew through the Pluto system, the atmosphere was roughly the same size it had been in recent years. However, the story gets more intriguing: models of the mass and distribution of surface ice, which include thermal inertia, predict that Pluto’s atmosphere could collapse out completely. For these reasons, continued observations of Pluto are important.
In August of 2017, researchers from the South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) observed a relatively rare event, a stellar occultation by the dwarf planet Pluto. The stellar occultation technique requires accurate measurements of the positions of a distant star and a foreground body, in order to predict exactly when and where on Earth a shadow will fall. In this case, Pluto was predicted to occult a star of approximately 15th visible magnitude, with the moderately-sized shadow path (less than 1/3 the diameter of Earth) falling over the northern Pacific Ocean. The event was observed remotely from Cape Town, using NASA’s 3-m IRTF (Infrared Telescope Facility [https://irtfweb.ifa.hawaii.edu/]) with the high-speed, accurately-timed, visible-wavelength instrument MORIS (MIT Optical Rapid Imaging System). Figure 3 contains Images taken before and after the occultation, which show Pluto and it’s largest satellite, Charon, as they approach the star and then after they pass by.
These data show that Pluto’s atmosphere still existed in late 2017. They are currently being analyzed, along with additional occultation measurements from 2018, to determine the most recent measurements of Pluto’s atmospheric characteristics. Results will be presented at the 2018 American Astronomical Society’s Division of Planetary Sciences meeting [https://aas.org/meetings/dps50] in October


The Southwest Michigan Chapter of the American Meteorological Society and National Weather Association will hold its next meeting Saturday morning March 2. The meeting will be held from 7:30-10:00AM at the National Weather Service office located at:
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Cort Scholten will be our guest speaker for the meeting. Cort is currently finishing up his graduate studies at Plymouth State University and has been at a couple of our meetings in the past. He will be talking about dual-pol products and applications with the Weather radar, about their behavior in FL convection, and talk about his experience, and the role of the 45th Weather Squadron in "exploiting the weather to assure safe access to air and space". The meeting is free of charge to attend, and is open to the public.
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Over the weekend the Far East was hit by a Super Typhoon Lekima.
Typhoon Lekima landed early on Saturday in China’s Zhejiang Province with winds gusting up to 116 mph.
The centre of the storm has since travelled North through Shandong Province and off the East coast, the storm is currently over the Yellow Sea.
Since making landfall the storm has started to decrease in power.
This storm is set to have caused potential delays to shipments from China due to terminal gate closures and vessel sailings being delayed.
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Severe heatwave conditions affecting Bihar, India claimed the lives of at least 70 people over the past 24 hours, state authorities reported June 17, 2019.
Temperatures across the state are reaching 45 °C (113 °F) for the third straight week and above 50 °C (122 °F) in the desert state of Rajasthan.
Temperatures in the city of Patna, also known as Pataliputra - the capital and largest city of the state of Bihar, reached 44.4 °C (111.9 °F) on June 16, making it the hottest place in the country that day.
Heatwave alert is in effect for the entire state, except a few districts in its NE parts, for the next 48 hours, TOI reports.
The death toll surged to at least 70, authorities said, adding that most of them died on Saturday, June 15 when Patna registered 45.8 °C (114.4 °F). This was its highest maximum temperature for the month of June over the past 10 years.
The temperature in the city was 8 °C (14 °F) above average for the day.
Pre-monsoon showers are expected on June 21 and 22, offering a slight respite from the heat.
The southwest monsoon, however, is unlikely to hit Bihar before June 25, representing a two-week delay from its normal onset in the state.
Featured image credit: Chandan Singh
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Isaias created havoc all along the Atlantic coast last week when strong winds knocked out power for over 3 million residents.
Hurricane Isaias slammed the East Coast with strong winds, storm surge and flooding rains, causing widespread power outages and damages. Here, boats are piled on top of each other at a marina in Southport, North Carolina in the aftermath of the storm.
Early insured loss estimates for Hurricane Isaias are in days after the storm rocked the East Coast, knocking out power for millions and creating significant property damage from the Carolinas to New York.
Isaias became the second hurricane of the season to make landfall in the U.S., touching down in Ocean Isle Beach, N.C., on August 3, after hitting the Caribbean. Isais previously made landfall in the Dominican Republic as a tropical storm before hitting the Bahamas as a hurricane.
On Monday (Aug. 10), Karen Clark & Company (KCC) issued an early insured loss estimate for Hurricane Isaias, evaluating losses in both the U.S. and the Caribbean. Based on its hurricane reference models, KCC estimates the insured loss from Hurricane Isaias will be around $4 billion in the U.S. and $200 million in the Caribbean.
This estimate includes the privately insured wind and storm surge damage to residential, commercial, and industrial properties and automobiles, KCC says and does not include NFIP losses.
Assessing Isaias’s impact
The Category 1 storm made landfall in North Carolina on August 3 with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph, bringing torrential rains, storm surge, damaging winds and tornadoes.
Isaias created havoc all along the Atlantic coast last week. Strong winds knocked out power for over 3 million residents, leaving millions in New York and New Jersey in the dark for almost a week.
The Mid-Atlantic and Northeast recorded wind gusts of 60 to 70 mph as the core of Isaias passed through the region. Downed trees and power lines caused structural damage to properties, crushed automobiles, and disrupted transportation services throughout the affected area for several days.
The Caribbean, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, and the Bahamas were subjected to powerful winds from Isaias, tearing down trees and power lines. In Puerto Rico, around 350,000 customers lost power and many communication towers were rendered inoperable.
Areas of the Bahamas impacted by Isaias were among the regions devastated by Hurricane Dorian last year. Worsening Isaias’s impact in these areas, not all repairs needed after Dorian had been completed by the start of this hurricane season. In the wake of Isaias, roof damage and structural damage from downed trees were observed in commercial and residential buildings, according to KCC’s loss report.


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Here is some terrific news for all of us Winnipeg snowbound folks — we are normally we are free of snow each and every July and August, so that gives us something to look forward to.
We usually see our first snowfall in late October, although we have had snow as early as September. Our last snowfall typically happens in April,but we have had snow in May and even June in the past.
Of Canada’s 33 largest cities, Winnipeg is No. 11 as far as how many days each year it snows. If it’s any consolation, there are 25 cities in Canada that get more snow on average than we do here in Winnipeg, with our average winter at 45 inches. Cities in Quebec and in the Maritimes are much worse, with amounts up to 130 inches per year.
City street cleaning and street scraping has the snow banks up as high as seven feet along most of our thoroughfares, making it extremely dangerous when turning off side streets onto major roads. One almost has to edge out onto the road to get a chance to see if there’s anything coming. All of our driveways look like tunnels as the snow is piled higher than a city bus.
The side streets are a mess at the time of this writing, filled with icy ruts that make it treacherous for passing oncoming traffic and even more treacherous for our senior population, as far as walking anywhere outside. The problem with additional scraping is that our banks will become eight feet high instead of seven. There is hardly any place to throw the snow if you are shovelling . It takes a good toss right now to clear the bank, so more snow will be problematic.
Hopefully we won’t have a repeat of the 1966 or 1997 blizzards to add to our woes.
It was March 4, 1966 when Winnipeg recorded 14.6 inches of snow along with winds of 70 miles per hour that crippled the city for almost three days. Most emergency people (doctors & nurses) got to their work places via snowmobiles. Some snowbanks along major routes were as high as 12 feet.
The blizzard of 1997 was even later, beginning April 6 and continuing until the 7th. Although the temperature was much warmer than in 1966, we got more snow at 16.9 inches.
Because of the warmer temperatures there were hydro lines snapping, roofs collapsing and the good possibility of a spring flood on its way.
Many Winnipeggers put away their shovels and, after moving tons of wet heavy snow had to go on one of sandbag brigades along the riverbanks.
Be on the lookout for any Colorado lows. That is just the type of weather system that will cause us harm.
Rick Sparling is a community correspondent for North Kildonan. Email him at email@example.com


With temperatures making their inevitable plunge below freezing, on Thursday Canada, one of the world’s coldest nations, offered its citizens some advice: ‘Wear a hat’
A homeless man is covered in snow while sleeping on the Bay Street sidewalk in Toronto’s Financial District, as temperatures dip to -25 degrees with windchill on Tuesday, January 22, 2013.
The Maritime provinces are grappling with heavy snowfall, blowing snow and rain that has knocked out power and grounded flights today at the Halifax International Airport.
The usually frigid Canadian city of Winnipeg - often nicknamed Winterpeg - has been so mild and dry this winter that a popular snow-sculpting competition has been forced to truck in 200 loads of fake flakes for this year's annual event
The toll from Europe’s 10-day-old cold snap pushed to at least 368 on Monday when snow- and rain-swollen rivers burst a Bulgarian dam and killed at least eight people
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There were some furry rays of hope Wednesday as blizzard-like conditions and miserable winter weather raged in many parts of the country. Groundhog prognosticators in Nova Scotia and Ontario — Shubenacadie Sam and Wiarton Willie — both predicted an early spring. Nova Scotia’s Sam came out of his burrow and stayed out, which, according to […]
The mercury plummeted on Sunday prompting cold weather warnings across much of Eastern Canada on what is the coldest day of the year so far in Ontario. The town of Geraldton, Ont., located about 275 kilometres northeast of Thunder Bay was the coldest place in southern Canada on Sunday morning, as it felt like -43 […]
BARRIE, Ont. — One driver is dead after a collision involving as many as 40 vehicles north of Toronto Friday. Barrie OPP Const. George Silvestri said the initial accident occurred at about 9:30 a.m. ET when a tractor-trailer left the road. About an hour later, as a tow truck attempted to get the truck back […]
Torontonians are being warned to bundle up with temperatures plunging Friday afternoon and an extreme cold weather alert issued for the city. Environment Canada is predicting a low of -18 degrees overnight Friday with chilly temperatures lasting into the beginning of the week with lows of -19 degrees on Monday. Issuing the alert allows the […]


With the category 5 Hurricane Irma headed toward the Florida Keys, it is time to get out, according to authorities. Irma is the most powerful Atlantic Ocean hurricane in recorded history and it is churning along with the Florida Keys in its scope.
Visitors of the Florida Keys were told to leave today, Wednesday, and by Thursday the residents of the Keys should leave. Despite mandatory evacuations, authorities cannot force people to leave. Once a mandatory evacuation is called and people do not heed this warning, you have no chance of rescue. Once that storm hits you are on your own. There are no shelters opening in the Florida Keys, the islands should be evacuated with the biggest Atlantic hurricane in history taking aim.
In a storm the size of Irma, if you stay on the Florida Keys, you will most likely need a rescue and one will not materialize. The chain of 42 Florida Keys ends with Key West, which sits about 90 miles from Cuba in the Atlantic Ocean.
Most of the island chain of the Florida Keys sits only three to five feet above sea level, reports CBS Miami. With a category 5 hurricane taking aim at the Florida Keys, the wave heights expected “would literally put the ocean over the islands,” warns Monroe Co. Emergency Operations Center Director Martin Senterfitt.
According to the Telegraph, “The hurricane is so strong that it appeared on seismometers, which are designed to measure earthquakes, and has the potential for coastal storm surges of up to 20 feet above normal tide levels.”
At this point on Wednesday morning, according to Fox & Friends, Irma is headed for the Florida Keys. With sustained winds of 185 mph and wind gusts up to 214 mph, the chance of survival if you attempt to ride this storm out on the Florida Keys is slim to none. Senterfitt warns:
“For the Florida Keys, if you were to create the worst case scenario that is what we are looking at.”
Take a good look at the video below, this is what Irma looked like making landfall in St. Martens, it is not a hurricane to ride out, so heed the warnings on the Florida Keys and get out now.
According to ABC News, the deadliest storm to hit the Keys happened back in 1935 on Labor Day. The storm hit with winds of 185 mph and a storm surge of 18-feet washed over the island leaving more than 400 people dead in its wake. The railroad and bridges were washed away, leaving the lower and middle Keys only accessible by air and boat.
In 1960, Hurricane Donna washed over the Keys taking four lives. That storm hit on September 10 with sustained winds of 140 mph. With Hurricane Donna, the storm surge reached 13.5 feet. Hurricane Irma is more powerful than both of these storms.
Key West is only 7.24 miles in area, with it running about four miles long and about two miles wide at its widest, according to Key West Trolley Tours.
You can check out the elevation of Key West on the Key West.gov website’s elevation map, it will give you a good idea of how low this island sits in the ocean water.
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Washington’s long stretch of warmer-than-usual months has ended. After 12 consecutive months of above-average temperatures, November 2012 was cooler than the norm, according to the National Weather Service.
Little room was left for doubt: It was three degrees cooler.
One sign of the chill: The mercury at Reagan National Airport, Washington’s official measuring station, fell to the freezing mark Nov. 26. That was two full weeks before it got that cold at National last year.
As if to show that the 32 on the 26th was no fluke, the mercury skidded to a below-freezing mark Thursday — 31 degrees.
Election Day, one of November’s calendar landmarks, also helped keep the month cool. With a high of 48 and low of 34, the temperature Nov. 6 was 12 degrees below normal for the date.
In addition, last month was not the “damp, drizzly November” that was cited in the opening of a famous 19th-century American novel and is often how the month is thought of.
In fact, the Weather Service, citing data from National, said that last month was one the 10 driest Novembers on record in Washington.
National reported only 0.6 inches of rain all month, almost all on Nov. 13. The total was less than 20 percent of normal.


Highway 401 near Kingston reopened after pileup crash
OPP have not confirmed the number of vehicles involved
Blowing snow and slick roads combined to create difficult New Year's Day driving conditions in eastern Ontario, with a multi-vehicle pileup closing a section of the eastbound Hwy. 401 near Kingston for more than four hours.
Chris Vilela, a traffic watcher who compiles reports on road conditions in the Kingston area and shares them via social media, said weather and road conditions worsened in the region throughout the day.
The OPP tweeted black ice warnings to drivers and asked motorists to slow down in the wintry conditions.
Vilela said blowing snow in the area around Napanee and Brockville was causing major problems on the roads, with more than 15 centimetres on the ground in some places.
One pileup forced the Ontario Provincial Police to close a section of Hwy. 401 eastbound from Odessa, which is 60 kilometres east of Belleville, to near Kingston around 10 a.m. The lanes were closed for nearly five hours as tow trucks cleared damaged vehicles. The highway has since fully reopened.
Environment Canada issued a public weather warning for snow squalls in Kingston, Prince Edward County and Brockville. Between five and 10 additional centimetres are expected in the region by tonight.


Huge tornado rips through Jonesboro in Arkansas, leveling homes and businesses as thousands remain in lockdown during coronavirus crisis
- At least three people were injured in Jonesboro, Arkansas, on Saturday
- Tornado ripped through the town, tearing roofs off homes and leveling shops
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Businesses and homes suffered damage and a citywide curfew was announced in northeastern Arkansas after a tornado ripped through the area on Saturday afternoon, injuring at least three people.
The twister caused considerable damage in Jonesboro, where the Mayor announced a curfew for 7pm.
Dramatic video posted to social media shows how the tornado’s fierce winds sent debris flying.
The image above shows a tornado touching down in Jonesboro, Arkansas, on Saturday afternoon
The powerful tornado destroyed homes and businesses, leaving fields of debris in Jonesboro, Arkansas, on Saturday
Arkansas officials told KAIT-TV that first responders were trying to rescue possible victims trapped under the debris of a mall.
The force of the tornado was so great that it sent debris some four miles high, according to experts who analyzed the data.
Cars were overturned, the roofs of houses were torn off, and shards of mangled metal were seen strewn across roadways, according to KNWA-TV.
Jonesboro E-911 Director Jeff Presley tells TV station KAIT that most stores in the Mall at Turtle Creek were closed Saturday to help in fight against spreading coronavirus pandemic.
The National Weather Service tweeted a video from the Arkansas Department of Transportation that showed a large tornado dropping from storm clouds in Jonesboro.
Dramatic video posted to social media shows the powerful tornado send debris flying into the air in Jonesboro on Saturday
Authorities said that they were searching for possible victims under the debris of a shopping mall
At least three people were injured as a result of the tornado in northeastern Arkansas on Saturday
US House Rep. Rick Crawford, who represents much of eastern Arkansas, said on Twitter that a tornado tore through ‘the heart of town’ and asked for prayers for first responders.
Crawford said his staff and family were safe.
Forecasters with the Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma, warned that a severe weather outbreak was possible later Saturday for much of the central US Forecasters said tornadoes, large hail and damaging winds are possible, particularly in parts of Illinois and Iowa.
Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson said on Saturday that he was ‘paying close attention to the report of a tornado hit in Jonesboro.
‘I know there is property damage. Just praying all is safe.’


A number of island nations in the eastern Indian Ocean were shrouded in thick haze produced by a large number of fires burning in Malaysia and Indonesia last week (July 8-14, 2001). Hundreds more fires were being set even as the thick cloud of smoke already severely reduced visibility across the region. Officials warned that the level of pollution was getting dangerously high and unhealthy. The fires are being set primarily by plantation owners, taking advantage of the current dry season, to clear forested lands and to burn away the surface peat in swamp areas.
The pall of haze reaches as far north as Thailand on Asias mainland, stretches southward over the cities of Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, and spans across the Indonesian islands of Sumatra and Borneo from west to east. Visibility was reduced to about 500 m (1,640 feet) in some of the hardest hit areas, as school children were sent home and told not to play outside, and many who work outside must wear masks to protect them from the smoke.
This true-color image shows the portion of Malaysia located on the mainland Asian peninsula (upper right), and part of the Indonesian island of Sumatra to the west and south. Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, is visible as the greyish-brown region on the western shore of the peninsula, while Singapore sits on the peninsulas southern tip (mostly hidden by clouds in this scene). Red pixels show the locations of many fires and dark grey pixels show the smoke and haze resulting from the flames. The bright white wisps toward the upper lefthand corner of the image are clouds.
This image was acquired by the Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), flying aboard NASAs Terra satellite, on July 9, 2001.
Image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team
A thick cloud of smoke pours from forest fires on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. Forest fires are common in Indonesia during the hot, dry months of the dry season, which runs from June to September.


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Central Miss. endures flooding
They say April showers bring May flowers. Unfortunately for the Pine Belt, the April wet stuff usually brings something a little more ferocious.
“It’s a significant flooding event. Historical might be word,” said Marda Tullos, director of Jones County Emergency Management.
Historical for its near-record crests of the Leaf River that have triggered “moderate flooding,” according to Tullos.
Two other bodies of water — the Tullahoma Creek and the Tallahala Creek — have helped swamp portions of Jones County, closing city and county roads and causing house damage.
The Tallahala Creek crested at 20 feet early Wednesday morning and is now receding, while the Leaf River is still rising along Mississippi 588.
It’s expected to reach 28 feet, very near a record set in 2004, according to Tullos. She advised that folks evacuate their homes along the Leaf River where the waters continue to swell.
The Tallahala Creek’s rising waters shut down as many as nine streets at a time Tuesday and Wednesday in Laurel that have since reopened.
Tullos said emergency workers received reports Thursday of several houses in Laurel that received water damage.
As of 11 a.m. Thursday, there were 15 Jones County roads still closed because of flooding.
Swelling these waters is the 5-8 inches of rain that central Mississippi received this past weekend.
The Pearl River in central and south Mississippi is also above flood stage.
“All of that water is now draining down through the rivers and eventually to the ocean (the Gulf of Mexico),” said National Weather Service meteorologist Anna Weber.
Two fatalities have been blamed on the weather. Nine-year-old Petrauna Hudson was swept away as she played in the water in her yard on Sunday. A Coahoma County man, who was injured when strong winds destroyed his mobile home on April 3, died Wednesday at a Memphis hospital. The man’s name and age were not immediately available.
Gov. Phil Bryant on Tuesday declared a state of emergency in 12 counties that have suffered impacts from flooding and severe storms that moved through the state beginning April 3.
Chickasaw, Covington, Hinds, Holmes, Jones, Kemper, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Simpson and Yazoo counties are included in the declaration.
Weber said the next few days of dry weather should provide relief for flooded areas.
Starting Sunday night, however, another storm is expected to hit. The National Weather Service says severe weather is possible, with a chance of hail, damaging wind or tornadoes into Monday.
Covington County EMA director Greg Sanford said the total number of houses damaged by Sunday’s E-2 tornado is now up to 70. There were also eight injuries.
“As far as I know, all the people who have been injured have been released,” said Sanford.
Emergency management officials are still calculating the monetary damage done by the tornado’s 125 mph winds and 16-mile path.
It’s going to be a few days before we have a good number on that,” said Mississippi Emergency Agency spokesman Brett Carr.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.


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Had a funnel cloud lower earlier in front of the house in the pasture. Didn't touch down. But, it broke tree limbs, tore up some round bales, tossed some square bales, and flipped a 40ft tandem axle tractor trailer. Got 3/4 inch of rain in about 10min and some pea sized hail. Wind is really blowing, getting ready for round 2.


Johor records highest rainfall in four days since 1991
KUALA LUMPUR - The amount of rainfall recorded at the Air Panas station in Segamat, Johor for the period beginning Feb 28 until yesterday (March 3) was 731 millimetres (mm) - the highest compared with the highest monthly rainfall records in December 1991 and December 2006.
The reading recorded in December 1991 was 621 mm a month while in December 2006 it was 599 mm.
Irrigation and Drainage Department (DID) director-general Datuk Ir Dr Md Nasir Md Noh said the reading was also higher than the average monthly rainfall for March in Johor at 195 mm.
"The high rainfall caused all districts in Johor to become flooded involving 105 locations as of yesterday while the depth of flooding for the affected areas ranged from one to three meters," he said in a statement here today.
Md Nasir also said the rainfall station at Bekok Dam registered a cumulative reading of 322 mm of rainfall in a period of 24 hours on Feb 28 and March 1.
"This high rainfall has caused water from the dams to be released from Feb 28 until now with the affected areas being Yong Peng Town, Ladang Chaah, Jalan Yong Peng - Segamat (near Kampung Ngamarto), Kampung Haji Kamisan and Sungai Temehil.
"The rainfall station at Sembrong Dam registered a cumulative rainfall reading of 260 mm in 24 hours from Feb 28 and March 1. The high rainfall had forced water to be released beginning March 1 until now involving the Tanjung Sembrong, Sri Gading and Sawah Sagil districts,” he said.
Meanwhile, Md Nasir said the Machap Dam rain station in Kluang registered a cumulative rainfall reading of 395 mm recorded on Feb 28 and March 2 forcing water to be released from March 1 involving Kampung Kolam Air and Kampung Sungai Linau in Simpang Renggam.
He said because of the continuous heavy rain at the water catchment area involving several dams in Johor, the DID decided to release water while following the standard operating procedure for the dams. "Overflowing water from the dams through the spillway will take place when the water level at dams exceeds the highest level. The public is reminded to always be prepared and obey all instructions issued by the state or district flood operations control centre.
-- MORE JOHOR-FLOODS 3 (LAST) KUALA LUMPUR "At present, a total of 15 mobile pumps with a capacity of 10 cusecs are in operation in critical areas in Batu Pahat, Pontian and Tangkak. We also have another 10 mobile pumps with a capacity of 10 cusecs complete with generators ready to be sent to Johor as additional pumps,” he said.
He also said the use of mobile pumps is in addition to the existing drainage systems and pumps to speed up the outflow of floodwater to reduce flood depth.
Throughout the North-East Monsoon, the National Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (PRABN) will be on alert to provide forecasts and flood warnings to all related authorities.
The public can obtain information on flood warnings as well as river water and rainfall levels throughout Malaysia on the Public Infobanjir website, publicinfobanjir.water.gov.my and also by using the MyPublic Infobanjir mobile app which can be downloaded through the Google Play Store and Apple App Store.


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Skygazers will get an “extra special” glimpse of the tail end Halley’s comet, which was last visible from Earth in February 1986, as Earth passes through an area of space littered with its debris.Tomorrow night’s sky will feature up to 20 meteors every hour that are remnants from Halley’s comet deposited in the solar system decades ago.
The activity is part of the annual Orionid meteor shower and will be seen all over the Earth, with most people in the UK getting the chance to view the phenomenon thanks to dry weather and clear skies.Halley’s comet is the only known short-period comet that is visible to the naked eye and seeing it is described as a “once in a lifetime” event because it only passes the Earth every 75 to 76 years.
The background of Halley!
Named after the British astronomer Edmond Halley who first predicted its arrival in 1758, the comet is featured on the Bayeux Tapestry after it is said to have appeared shortly before the 1066 invasion of England by William the Conqueror, who believed that the comet heralded his success.
The meteoroids from the comet will strike the Earth’s atmosphere tomorrow night at 148,000mph, burning up in streaking flashes of light. The Royal Observatory Greenwich described the fiery activity as “compensation” for those who may miss the comet’s next appearance”.
The Orionid meteor shower is one of the best known and most reliable meteor showers in the annual calendar, visible from across the globe,” a spokeswoman for the Royal Observatory Greenwich said”.
Some people view the shower as extra special as the meteors are actually pieces of Comet 1P/Halley, famously known as Halley’s comet”. The famous comet swings by the earth only once every 75 to 76 years but this annual shower provides some compensation for those who may miss that once in a lifetime event.”
The Orionid meteor is active throughout October but is expected to peak at around 11:30pm on October 21.
“You need a dark sky and a lot of patience in order to see the comets,” Rob Jessel, from the Royal Astronomical Society, said. “I would advise people to wrap up warm, head away from the cities, lie down staring up at the sky and don’t use telescope or binoculars. In fact, they are probably quite unhelpful as you need to be looking at as much of the sky as you can.”
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The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite called GOES-13 captured a visible image of System 92L on June 15 at 11:45 UTC (7:45 a.m. EDT). The GOES-13 visible image showed the low as a swirl of clouds far north of eastern Brazil and about 1,100 miles east of the Lesser Antilles. The showers and thunderstorms associated with the low have become limited this morning. System 92L continues moving west-northwestward at about 15 mph.
The National Hurricane Center noted that "Environmental conditions are expected to become less favorable for tropical cyclone formation during the next day or so." Therefore, the potential for development has decreased and the chances for development into a tropical cyclone in the next 48 hours have dropped from 50 percent yesterday to 30 percent today.
GOES-13 was launched by NASA and is now operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). NASA's GOES Project at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. created the latest satellite image that shows System 92L in its weakening state.
Meanwhile, in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, forecasters continue to watch two areas for potential tropical cyclone development.
The first area is a low pressure area that has been nearly stationary about 350 miles west-southwest of Acapulco, Mexico. Because environmental conditions are expected to continue to allow for slow development (warm sea surface temperatures and light vertical wind shear), there's still a 30 percent chance this low could develop into a tropical cyclone in the next 48 hours.
The second area has an equally low chance of developing into a tropical cyclone in the next 48 hours. It's a broad area of low pressure near the Gulf of Tehuantepec that continues to produce widespread cloudiness and thunderstorms.
For all updates on tropical cyclones around the world, visit: www.nasa.gov/hurricane
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The BMBF-funded OWICELLS project was successfully completed with a final presentation at the BMW plant in Munich. The presentation demonstrated a Li-Fi communication with a mobile robot, while the robot carried out usual production processes (welding, moving and testing parts) in a 5x5m² production cell. The robust, optical wireless transmission is based on spatial diversity; in other words, data is sent and received simultaneously by several LEDs and several photodiodes. The system can transmit data at more than 100 Mbit/s and five milliseconds latency.
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Some Fresh Snow
7th January 2016
It was good to see some fresh snow on the hills today with amounts increasing with altitude. Some changeable wind directions in the next 24 hours so it will get blown around a bit.
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The snow tap has been turned on again and this weekend looking good for some fresh snow.


Tornadoes, tornadoes, cyclones and even a funnel of water around the sink in the bathroom – a fascinating sight. But watching them directly (except for the last case) can be very dangerous for life. Impressive giant eddies are not unique to our planet: for example, on the Sun, they are formed from streams of plasma that is heated to millions of degrees.
Huge masses of ionized gas are directed along the magnetic field lines in the upper layers of our star. Sometimes such currents collide and twist in a fantastic dance, like clouds on the ground. The video captures one of these plasma tornadoes, consisting of particles with a temperature of about 2.8 million degrees Celsius.
The height of plasma tornadoes reaches 60 thousand kilometers, which is almost five times the diameter of the Earth. And the speed of particle fluxes inside the vortex can exceed 300 thousand kilometers per hour, 600 times faster than the most powerful hurricanes on our planet. Such phenomena are observed quite often, their life time is up to 40 hours.
Such records are made up of thousands of frames made by the NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory (Solar Dynamics Observatory or abbreviated SDO). She takes pictures in ten different ranges of the ultraviolet spectrum. Launched in 2010, the spacecraft is located in geosynchronous orbit around the Earth. Its main task is to study the solar atmosphere for a better understanding of the interaction between the star and the nearest planets.


The powerful solar storm that struck Earth earlier this week treated an American astrophotographer to unexpected aurora displays during a shooting trip to California's Death Valley.
The sighting, documented in this beautiful image that shows the Milky Way arching above a purple glowing horizon, may be the southernmost of the recent aurora spree delivered by the sun storm of Feb. 27 and Feb. 28.
"I was indeed shocked to see this," Shari Hunt, a medical researcher and part-time astrophotography tutor who took the image, told Space.com in an email. "I was there in Death Valley for night photography and with the storm in California, we had clouds almost every morning blocking the galactic core. This was our last morning to shoot."
Hunt first noticed the strange glow when she directed her camera to the north, after setting up her gear at the popular Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes. In fact, the glow was so unexpected that she first thought she must have made a mistake.
"I thought I left my camera on auto white balance or something went wrong," Hunt recalled. "I had never seen an airglow like that! So, I took another shot and told my friend who was also there to check with her camera."
The two took repeated shots, all of which revealed the eerie glow that on the right-hand side of the image gradually gave way to light pollution above Las Vegas. The single sharp spot of light on the right is a car that appeared on a local road, Hunt said.
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"After looking in post and seeing the changing or dancing, I knew we had captured the aurora," said Hunt. "We checked the aurora forecast as well, which also helped confirm it!"
Auroras occur when charged particles of solar wind arrive at Earth in high quantities and interact with Earth's atmosphere. Solar wind consists mostly of electrons and protons released from the sun's upper atmosphere, the corona. When these particles carry a magnetic field that has the opposite direction than Earth's magnetic field, the two fields connect and channel the solar wind particles deep into the atmosphere.
Due to the nature of Earth's magnetic field lines, the particles tend to penetrate the deepest above the polar regions, which is why most auroras remain restricted within the polar circles.
The solar storm that hit Earth on Tuesday (Feb. 28) generated a G3 geomagnetic storm on the five-degree scale of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the U.S. leading space weather authority. A G3 storm, according to NOAA, would usually only produce auroras in the northernmost U.S. states. The most severe G5 category, which usually occurs only a couple of times during each 11-year solar cycle, may light up the sky as far south as Florida.
At 36 degrees northern latitude, Death Valley is too far south for aurora displays during G3 storms, as traditionally understood. However, it appears that sensitive photographic equipment is now allowing astrophotographers to detect polar lights from much farther afield, even during milder events.
The same solar storm also boosted the southern polar lights, known as aurora australis, which thrilled skywatchers as far away from the South Pole as Perth in Western Australia. Perth is even farther away from the South Pole than Death Valley is from the North Pole. Still, an astrophotographer who identifies as Shelley on Twitter said the lights in Perth were visible even to the naked eye.
Aside from the beautiful aurora displays that stunned skywatchers all over northern and central Europe and North America, the storm also provided a taste of the darker side of space weather. SpaceX had to postpone the launch of a batch of Starlink satellites due to concerns that turbulent conditions in Earth's upper atmosphere may interfere with their ability to stay in orbit. Workers deployed on oil rigs in Canada reported that operations had to be temporarily suspended due to the storm's interference with GPS signals, which are used for precision navigation.
The current solar cycle, the periodic ebb and flow in the generation of sunspots and solar flares, is picking up momentum. The next solar maximum, the period of highest sun activity, is expected to come in 2025, so we are likely to witness more fabulous aurora displays as well as more space weather trouble in our technology-dependent world.
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Talk about Octoberrr! Record-breaking snowfall wallops North Dakota and Minnesota after balmy weather
While New York City residents enjoyed warm temperatures well into the 70s on Thursday and Friday, parts of the Midwest got an unexpected early taste of winter, complete with record snowfall and unseasonably cold weather.
On Wednesday, residents of Minnesota and North Dakota were basking in summer-like weather, but 24 hours later, the Midwestern states were treated to a brutal reality check in the form of a 50-degree drop coupled with howling winds reaching 45 mph and heavy snowfall.
More than a foot of snow fell in one Minnesota county, snapping tree limbs and severe power lines as largely unprepared residents scrambled to get their winter gear out of the closet and dig out their snowed in cars.
Walloped: Students at the University of North Dakota walk to class Thursday morning during the first snowfall of the season in Grand Forks, North Dakota
Winter wonderland: Minnesota's Roseau County saw the most snow by Thursday afternoon totalling 14 inches
Some areas saw record amounts for this early in the season, the National Weather Service said in an advisory. Grand Forks, North Dakota, was walloped with 3.5 inches by Thursday afternoon. NBC reported that the previous October 4 record for the city was 2 inches in 1950.
'For early October, this is definitely a big storm,' Jeff Makowski, a weather service meteorologist based in Grand Forks, told Reuters.
Greg Sorensen, a dispatcher at the Roseau County Sheriff’s Department told the New York Times that in addition to a rash of power failures across the county, five tractor-trailers had jack-knifed on local highways.
Freezing: Minneapolis saw 34 degrees on Friday night, while in International Falls, the mercury dropped to bone-chilling 23 degrees
Dangerous conditions: The heavy snowfall and poor visibility were blamed for several accidents, including one fatality in North Dakota
Slippery: Five tractor-trailers had jack-knifed on Minnesota highways
Near-blizzard conditions were also blamed for a head-on collision that killed a woman, the Grand Forks Herald reported.
Minnesota's Roseau County saw the most snow by Thursday afternoon totaling 14 inches. The county is in the state's northwest corner near the Canadian border.
In Karlstad, Minnesota, the early snowstorm was a welcome change of pace coming on the heels of a raging wildfire that had temporarily forced residents out of their homes earlier this week.
Fueled by dry and warm conditions, the fire scorched through 56 miles of woods and burned down two dozen houses and other structures in town.
Drastic change: After a week of balmy temperatures, many Midwesterners scrambled to get their winter gear ready for the sudden cold spell
Forecast: Many weather experts believe that the early cold snap may be a sign of a tough winter ahead
In the eastern part of Minnesota, residents of Duluth who enjoyed temperatures in mid-70s earlier this week were unprepared for a cold snap which caused the mercury to drop into the 40s and 50s, the Duluth News Tribune said.
The cold front that wreaked havoc on the Midwest on Thursday is expected to continue its steady march towards the eastern seaboard, where residents will feel a significant drop in temperatures as early as Sunday.
Meteorologists agree that the unexpected cold spell may be an early sign of a long and tough winter ahead.
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A federal appeals court Tuesday said the Environmental Protection Agency was "unambiguously correct" in using existing federal law to limit greenhouse gases blamed for global warming.
Several industry groups -- as well as the state of Texas -- had argued that the science behind climate change was uncertain, and that the EPA lacked the legal authority to use the Clean Air Act to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from factories, power plants, and automobile tailpipes.
But the court unanimously rejected that view. "This is how science works," the judges wrote in the 82-page decision (pdf). "EPA is not required to re-prove the existence of the atom every time it approaches a scientific question."
The opinion cites not only a previous Supreme Court ruling but also Schoolhouse Rock. (“As a generation of schoolchildren knows, 'by that time, it’s very unlikely that [a bill will] become a law. It’s not easy to become a law.'")
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The reinvention of Hobart laneways is continuing thanks to mini-festivals, and this Saturday Bidencopes Lane will light up with street art and music for one night.
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LUCKNOW, India - At least 27 people were killed as a violent storm lashed northern India, crumpling houses and leaving large areas without electricity, officials said Saturday.
Twenty-four people were killed in the town of Sultanpur in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh when several buildings collapsed, while three others were killed by lightning in the neighboring town of Pratapgarh, police said.
Sultanpur is about 140 kilometers (85 miles) southeast of Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh.
"In a majority of the cases trees fell on the houses, crushing them like a pack of cards," said police spokesman Surendra Srivastava. "The people who were inside were crushed to death."
More than two dozen people were injured, he said.
Winds of over 60 kilometers (37 miles) per hour blew through the area, said K.P. Kulshreshta, an official at the Meteorological Office.
The winds also pulled down electrical lines, leaving much of the state without power.


As a heat wave engulfs France, the Gironde Department in Bordeaux has banned outdoor events as well as indoor events that do not have air conditioning.
The temperature reached a high of 104 degrees Fahrenheit (40 degrees Celsius) this past Thursday, and temperatures are anticipated to keep climbing to 41-42 C.
The Prime Minister, Elisabeth Borne, explained that some departments in the south have been placed under what is called “vigilance rouge” – the highest alert level.
The Interior Ministry of France stated via Twitter: “Do not expose yourself to the weather and be extremely careful.”
Local Official Fabienne Buccio was quoted as saying, “Everyone now faces a health risk.”
This early heat wave is being caused by a mass of hot air that is moving in from north Africa. It is already causing horrific forest fires in the Lozere region where at least 100 firefighters fought off a blaze that consumed 70 hectares of forest.
The highest temperature on record in France was 46 degrees Celsius (115 degrees Fahrenheit) back on June 28, 2019 in Verargus, a southern village.
Spain is also dealing with this early heatwave. Both France and Spain have registered their hottest May temperatures on record. In Pissos located in southwest France, the temperature hit 107 degrees Fahrenheit this past Friday while at the Valencia airport in Spain the mercury reached 102 degrees Fahrenheit. It was 111.5 degrees Fahrehenit in Andujar, Spain, on Friday.
Hundreds of baby Swift birds, a protected species, have been cooked to death in the overwhelming Spain heat as they tried to leave their extremely hot nests which are built as enclosed habitats usually in hollows in buildings made metal or concrete. This makes for oven conditions, so the baby birds have been trying to escape only to succumb to the heat outside.