Metro-North says there may be slowdowns Monday morning as train service gets back to its regular schedule after the storm which the National Weather Service says dumped 16 inches on Darien.
Weather Forecast for Darien
Update at 7:24 a.m., Monday: Commuters headed eastbound Monday should be careful with the sun rising in a clear sky. By Tuesday afternoon, temperatures will be enough to start melting snow, but there’s a 20 percent chance of rain after 4 p.m., which would make for a messy commute. There’s a somewhat bigger chance for more rain after sunset Tuesday. Here’s the National Weather Service forecast specifically for Darien (as of 6:56 a.m.) through Sunday:
Sunny, with a high near 35. Wind chill values between 15 and 25.
No more snow is in the forecast, but you may have some more to shovel on your driveway or sidewalk as Darien and the region shake off the big storm Sunday morning. Darien received 10.5 inches of snow by 7 p.m. Saturday, according to spotters for the weather service. But by 8:30 p.m., First Selectman Jayme Stevenson had tweeted a picture of a yardstick with snow almost up to 12.5 inches. By 10:30 p.m., a total of 14.5 inches had fallen on Darien, according to the National Weather Service. As of 9:50 p.m., 16 inches had fallen on Norwalk, and the same amount even earlier (at 8:45 p.m.) on Greenwich, the weather service said.
For Saturday, with snow falling, wind blowing and Long Island Sound rising, these cancellations and closures have been announced, all for Saturday unless otherwise indicated (this list will be continually updated):
These Darien High School sports teams had their Saturday events postponed to dates yet to be determined; ALL Darien High School sports teams events have been cancelled, the school district announced on its website. here are those events and others:
Darien Boys Hockey vs. Trumbull at The Rinks at Shelton
Darien Wrestling at Valley of Champions
Boys, Girls Indoor Track & Field at Wilton meet
Darien Girls Lacrosse Team announced on Twitter that “Sono high school league play is cancelled” for Saturday
Darien YMCA announced “All pee-wee, house, and home basketball games are postponed.” Other
In alphabetical order (WFSB-TV, Channel 3 has the most comprehensive lists of storm closings in Connecticut, where the information here is from that station’s website, we’ve indicated it with “WFSB”):
Bruce Museum in Greenwich (WFSB)
CADAC School in Norwalk (WFSB)
Conair Corporation in Stamford (WFSB)
Connecticut Center for Massage Therapy in Westport (WFSB)
Connecticut Counseling Centers Norwalk location (WFSB)
Darien Arts Center — all classes and events, Saturday and Sunday — 2 Renshaw Road
Darien Doughnut announced it will close at noon Saturday and expects to be open again Sunday at the regular time. Darien Library, according to this announcement
Darien Nature Center is closed.
The National Weather Service has issued a Blizzard Warning for most of the New York Metropolitan region and Connecticut’s Long Island Coast and says Darien could be under 10 to 16 inches of snow through Saturday night, with blustery winds and dangerous travel conditions. Traveling roads could be “extremely dangerous” and the wind could cause power outages, the weather service says in the Blizzard Warning issued at 4 a.m. and in effect through 7 a.m. Sunday:
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TRAVEL DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND
STRONG WINDS WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS LIKELY. SECONDARY AND
TERTIARY ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE. STRONG WINDS MAY DOWN
POWER LINES AND TREE LIMBS. If an event in town has been scheduled for Saturday, assume it’s cancelled.


Britain is facing another month of flooding misery as torrential rain continues to cause turmoil.
A 67-year-old woman drowned off the south coast and 14 passengers had to be rescued when a bus was trapped by surging waves in Wales.
Last night, the Environment Agency declared three severe flood warnings, while the Met Office warned the wet weather could continue into March.
Meteorologist Michael Lawrence warned: ‘Expect more rain – and even stronger winds than last week.’
Gusts of up to 70mph are expected to hit some areas following what was the wettest January since Met Office records began in 1910.
About 180 homes were flooded over the weekend and the whole of the south of England could be at increased risk of flooding from today onwards, the Environment Agency warned.
Flood risk manager Kate Marks said: ‘With further severe weather conditions expected in the coming days, people should check their flood risk and get early warnings.’
Officials said fresh flooding could affect the south coasts of Devon and Cornwall as well as Somerset, Dorset, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. The River Severn in several counties, the Thames and its tributaries in Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Hampshire and the Medway in Kent are all of concern this week.
Some 1.5million tonnes of water were pumped off the Somerset Levels yesterday although frustrated homeowners complained they were still being given insufficient help.
Gavin Sadler, of the Levels Action Group, said: ‘There’s only been a slight drop in water levels but with more rain there’s growing concern about the situation.’
Police said yesterday a 67-year-old woman was found dead in the River Arun off the Littlehampton coast in West Sussex, at about 9pm on Saturday. She was taken to hospital in Brighton but could not be revived.
Also that night, passengers were rescued when their bus ended up in water at Newgale, Pembrokeshire, west Wales, after a 4.5m (15ft) pebble-built sea wall was breached by waves.


BOISE -- A light dusting of snow fell throughout the Treasure Valley around 5 a.m. Friday.
The few, fuzzy flurries melted about an hour later. Nonetheless, it marked the first memorable snowfall in the Treasure Valley this season.
According to the Ada County Sheriff's Office and the Idaho State Police, no weather related problems were reported on valley roadways. However, ISP did report snow on some area mountain roads.
AdaCounty reportedly sent four de-icing trucks to area bridges.
Folks in Boise County reported a light dusting of snow with no problems on lower elevation roads. Tom Secor with Tom's Service in Idaho City said traffic was slowing on parts of Hwy. 21. Secor also said nearby road construction workers had elected to take the morning off due to the snow.
The grass is white, the sidewalk is white, and the trucks are covered, Secor said.
Trudy Jackson with Trudy's Kitchen in Idaho City said snowflakes continued to fall into mid morning Friday, but described the snowfall as just a skiff.
Idaho Transportation Dept. spokesman Reed Hollinshead says state road crews didn't report any major problems due to snow on Friday.
However, Hollinshead said the snow means its time for local drivers to get prepared for winter driving conditions.
They should be on alert because those conditions could be upon us at any moment, Hollinshead said.
The snow and rain mix is expected to continue throughout Friday in the valley.
A mix of sunshine, clouds, and lower temperatures is expected on Saturday and Sunday.


Drivers should be aware of standing water causing hazards on parts of the M5 on Boxing Day.
Police and Highways England warned motorists on Christmas Day about a band of heavy rain sweeping in which could affect the motorway in North Somerset and Bristol.
There were downpours across Devon from around 4pm, some of them heavy and leading to surface flooding in places.
Experts have warned of disruption on Boxing Day and between Boxing Day and New Year's Eve as weather systems from the arctic move in.
Police tweeted a picture of a car that came off the road between junctions 20 for Clevedon and 19 for Portishead.
There were two non-injury accidents at the same spot.
Highways England warned that a band of heavy rain was moving north from the M5 towards the M4
Standing water could remain a risk on the motorway on December 26, 2017.
The Met Office has issued a yellow warning of rain and snow for areas just to the north of Somerset from Boxing Day into Wednesday.
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Snowstorm in Minot area 70 years ago
People may be tired of the rain but 70 years ago in early June the Minot area had a snowstorm that left up to 10 inches of snow. In some areas, the drifts of wet snow were 5 feet high.
The Friday, June 4, 1943, edition of The Minot Daily News reported a rotary plow cleared drifts to open a lane of U.S. Highway 2 between Berthold and Blaisdell following the June 3, 1943, snowstorm that blocked the highway for hours.
A number of motorists were stalled at a schoolhouse west of Berthold until the plow went through. A team of horses and wagon had picked up those stalled along the highway and took them to the schoolhouse. Some motorists stayed at a nearby farm. Those on a passenger bus from Williston to Minot had to stay overnight in Blaisdell because of the road conditions.
A considerable amount of snow also was on the ground in the Ryder area.
While the snowfall was heaviest in the Berthold-Blaisdell area, it appeared there was snow on the ground the morning of June 4, 1943, all the way from Minot to Williston, the newspaper reported.
Although the snow blanket was heavy and covered a wide area, the temperatures didn’t fall below freezing and observers believed the field crops escaped damage from low temperatures, the newspaper also said.


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Nighttime sky-watchers willing to brave the cold were treated to a spectacular display of shooting stars Wednesday night (cloud cover permitting).
The Geminid meteor shower, which returns every December, was widely regarded as the most impressive of this year, according to a NASA news release.
"With August's Perseids obscured by bright moonlight, the Geminids will be the best shower this year," said Bill Cooke with NASA's meteoroid environment office. "The thin, waning crescent moon won't spoil the show."
The dazzling display of celestial fireworks was forecast to reach its peak of one per minute between midnight and 4 a.m. local time, Cooke reported. He noted good rates would also be visible between 7:30 p.m. and dawn the morning of Dec. 14.
The Geminids are spawned by pieces of debris from the distant asteroid 3200 Phaethon. Every December, Earth’s orbit crosses the asteroid’s and those particles burn up in Earth’s atmosphere, creating a meteor shower that lights up the night’s sky.
This year, Phaethon will fly its closest distance to Earth since its discovery in 1983, according to NASA.
Meteor showers can be seen with the naked eye and don't require binoculars or telescopes, though the best view is from the Northern Hemisphere. Observers will see fewer Geminids in the Southern Hemisphere.
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NASA's Geminids webcast had a live stream from the Automated Lunar and Meteor Observatory at Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, starting at sunset, about 5:40 p.m. ET on Dec. 13.


Typhoon forces mass evacuations in China, kills 1 in Taiwan
A powerful typhoon struck Taiwan and China on Saturday, leaving 520,000 without power in Taiwan, and forcing about 300,000 to evacuate in China's Fujian province.
A powerful typhoon surged across northern Taiwan on Saturday, killing at least one person before moving to southeast China and forcing the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people from a coastal province.
Typhoon Soulik disrupted transportation and commerce across Taiwan, with emergency crews around Taipei and in its environs struggling to restore power to the 520,000 homes where it had been disrupted, and to remove hundreds of trees uprooted by the storm from streets and roads.
The storm then made another landing in the heavily populated Chinese coastal province of Fujian on Saturday afternoon, packing winds of 74 miles per hour, according to China's National Meteorological Center. That was down from the 101 mph winds the typhoon had boasted on making landfall in Taiwan around dawn.
About 300,000 people in Fujian were evacuated from their homes, the official Xinhua News Agency reported.
In Fujian and Zhejiang, another coastal province, train services were suspended, flights canceled and fishing boats called back to ports. China's weather service warned of possible floods and landslides.
Earlier, torrential rains buffeted large areas of northern and central Taiwan, with Hsinchu and the neighboring county of Miaoli reporting totals of 27-31 inches by early Saturday.
Schools and businesses throughout northern Taiwan were closed by government order on Friday, and the military evacuated 8,000 people from mountainous villages considered vulnerable to flash flooding.
Just after midnight on Saturday, a falling brick took the life of a policeman in the Taipei suburb of Tanshui, while elsewhere, the National Fire Agency reported there were at least 21 injuries.
Dozens of flights at Taipei's main international airport were canceled beginning Friday afternoon, though operations were expected to return to normal by late Saturday. Taiwan's high speed rail system also suspended operations, at least until early Saturday afternoon.


CORRECTS YEAR TO 2019 – In this Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019 photo, California Department of Transportation (CalTrans) crews work to clear mud and rocks that tumbled onto Pacific Cost Highway in Malibu, Calif. In Southern California, light to moderate rain fell early Monday as a second system followed heavy Saturday night downpours that unleashed massive mud flows from the fire-scarred Santa Monica Mountains. Cleanup work kept about 13 miles (21 kilometers) of the scenic highway closed from western Malibu to Ventura County. Caltrans said the closure might last into Tuesday. (Caltrans via AP)SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Utility crews restored power to thousands of people Monday and mopped up the damage from a winter storm that swept through Northern California, as they braced for more stormy weather later this week.A new wet system is expected in the region on Tuesday night that won’t be as intense but two more powerful storms are expected over the weekend, National Weather Service forecaster Emily Heller said.Strong winds and downed trees knocked out electricity for nearly 90,000 customers across the Sacramento region Sunday night. Toppled utility poles and trees prompted the temporary closure of a major highway.By Monday afternoon, about 3,000 customers were still without power, the Sacramento Municipal Utility District said.Spokeswoman Lindsay Van Laningham said the utility was getting ready for more potential work later this week.”We’ll have all hands on deck for crews to repair damages. We are ready for it, and we’re sort of mopping up from today’s storm and damage,” she said.In Oregon and Washington, tens of thousands of people remained without power after windstorms struck parts the northwest over the weekend.Interstate 80 from Placer County in California to the state line with Nevada reopened Monday but it remained closed in Nevada’s Washoe County, the California Transportation Department said.Officials shut down the highway Sunday after the snowstorm reached the Lake Tahoe area as weekend visitors were leaving.The National Weather Service on Monday issued a winter storm warning for areas in the Sierra Nevada above 4,000 feet (1,200 meters), saying snowy and gusty conditions will limit visibility.Over three days 4.5 feet (1.37 meters) of snow accumulated at the summit of Mammoth Mountain, 150 miles (240 kilometers) south of Tahoe, the resort said Monday. More than a foot (30 centimeters) fell in the upper elevations around Tahoe, including 19 inches (48 centimeters) at Squaw Valley.Up to 5 inches (13 centimeters) of rain fell in some Northern California coastal and valley areas, while mountain communities got heavy snow.In Southern California, light to moderate rain fell early Monday as a second system followed heavy Saturday night downpours that unleashed massive mud flows from the fire-scarred Santa Monica Mountains onto Pacific Coast Highway.Cleanup work kept about 13 miles (21 kilometers) of the scenic highway closed from western Malibu to Ventura County. Caltrans said the closure might last into Tuesday.While the latest rain was modest, powerful winds swept the Antelope Valley north of Los Angeles early Monday because of a so-called mountain wave — southwesterly winds rising up and over the San Gabriel Mountains and then plunging down into the high desert. The National Weather Service said a 78 mph (125 kph) gust was recorded at Lake Palmdale.In the northwest, about 30,000 Puget Sound Energy customers in Oregon and Washington remained without power Monday afternoon. Crews had restored power to 288,000 customers since the height of the storm. Seattle City Light had approximately 1,000 customers without power as of Monday morning, the utility said on Twitter.In Oregon the lights were back on for most people.The storm caused Alaska Airlines to ground all its flights between 4:20 a.m. and 5:15 a.m. Sunday after a power outage in the Seattle area, where its operations are based. Twenty seven flights were delayed and five were canceled.The National Weather Service reported winds included gusts of more than 60 mph (95 kph) at the storm’s peak Saturday night and early Sunday morning.
Truck drivers help each other after being trapped by heavy snowfall on the Autobahn A8 near Holzkirchen, southern Germany, Monday, Jan. 7, 2019. (Tobias Hase/dpa via AP)BERLIN (AP) — Authorities in Austria and southern Germany warned Monday that the risk for avalanches in the northern Alps remains high after several people died in weather-related incidents.A 28-year-old man and a 23-year-old woman who went missing while snowshoeing were found dead near Salzburg in central Austria, while about 40 rescuers with dogs were still searching for two others who went missing while snowshoeing near Hohenberg in Lower Austria, the Austrian news agency APA reported.In Germany, 44-year-old man died in Wackersberg in Bavaria when he was hit by tree branches brought down by heavy snow, police said.Authorities also said Monday that a woman who was buried by an avalanche last week in the Uri canton (state) of Switzerland died of her injuries Saturday.Also on the weekend, three skiers in Austria were killed by avalanches and one woman in Bavaria died in a weather-related incident.The Hochkar alpine road and the entire Hochkar skiing region in Lower Austria were closed because of the high risk of avalanches. Residents and visitors were asked to leave the region by the end of the day.Austrian authorities warned skiers not to go off the slopes and not drive their cars unless needed. More snow was forecast for the coming days and the alpine country said it was getting mountaineer teams and helicopters ready for possible rescue missions.In Bavaria, authorities also had to close roads and some train lines because of heavy snowfall and in some parts of southern Bavaria and the Steiermark region in Austria, schools were closed Monday because of the weather conditions.Police in Norway on Monday released the names of four skiers — a 29-year Swedish woman and three Finns, aged 29, 32 and 36 — who are presumed dead after a 300-meter-wide (990-foot-wide) avalanche was reported Wednesday in Tamok valley, near the northern city of Tromsoe.Heavy snowfall and poor visibility had hampered rescue efforts over the past few days.Meanwhile, the Netherlands was bracing for strong winds. National carrier KLM canceled 159 flights Tuesday to and from European destinations because Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport will use only one of its runways due to the expected storm._Jan M. Olsen in Copenhagen, Denmark, and Mike Corder in The Hague, Netherlands, contributed.


The U.S. energy industry says there’s no need for the Obama administration to impose new regulations on its emissions of methane because energy companies are doing the job without any government involvement.
The administration says Obama will bypass Congress again and invoke executive authority under the Clean Air Act to set the rules. Its target cuts in emissions will be between 40% and 45% below 2012 levels, and the target date for these cuts is 2025.
Environmental groups hailed Obama’s decision to reduce the amount of methane that escapes from equipment that oil and gas companies use in production and distribution. It makes up less than 10% of pollution in the United States, but is more than 20 times more toxic than the more prevalent greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide, and so has a disproportionate impact on global climate change.


The following is the latest California Crop Weather report from the National Agricultural Statistics Service’s Sacramento, Calif., Field Office:
A high pressure ridge brought an early taste of spring to California at the start of the week with warm and dry conditions across the state. A weak Pacific cold front skirted the northern tier of California Tuesday. The system spread a few light showers to the far northern coast while most of most the state remained dry and mild.
Wednesday was the warmest day of the week with highs reaching the 80s in some areas of the north and the 90s in Southern California. Another weak cold front brushed Northern California Wednesday night. The system had very little effect on the weather with most of the state having dry and very mild conditions through the middle part of the week.
The first day of spring, Saturday, was dry statewide with above normal temperatures. One last cold front spread some rain over the northern coast on Sunday with some showers extending into the northern mountain ranges. The rest of the state was dry and warm.
Weed control continued in winter wheat, rye, oat, and alfalfa fields. Alfalfa cutting continued. Winter forage crops are in good condition. Rice fields were drained and pre-plant herbicides were applied. Rice straw was burned as conditions allowed.
Pre-plant operations continued for corn, cotton, and dry bean fields. Cotton beds received herbicide treatments in preparation for planting. Irrigation districts began to turn on the water which allowed field irrigation to start.
Widespread bloom continued for plum, prune, peach, cherry, and other early varieties of stone fruit across the Central Valley. Fungicide sprays were ongoing for blooming stone fruit trees.
The picking of tangerines, Navel oranges, grapefruit, lemons, and early Valencia oranges continued. Herbicide sprays were applied in Central Valley grape vineyards. Warmer temperatures aided the budding of wine grape vineyards along the Central Coast. Strawberry fields set fruit in the San Joaquin Valley.
The almond bloom neared conclusion throughout the Central Valley as heavy petal fall continued. Almond development has appeared healthy throughout the bloom. Some brown rot has been observed in almond orchards due to wet weather earlier in the season. Walnut blight applications began as growers prepared for the upcoming walnut bloom.
Field work took place and pre-plant herbicide treatments were applied in Sutter County. Imperial County’s winter produce was almost all harvested except for salad products and a few fields of organic spring mix and spinach. The carrot harvest was also coming to an end.
In San Joaquin County, the asparagus harvest progressed with excellent yields. The radicchio and asparagus harvests continued in Merced County. Farmers began to plant watermelon fields.
In Tulare County, the field spinach harvest began. Squash was planted under plastic hot caps. Fields were prepared for summer vegetables.
Tomato planting was more than halfway complete in Fresno County. Carrots were nearly all planted and irrigated for germination. Onions were fertilized and herbicides were applied through sprinkler systems.
Most vegetables harvested in Kern County were lettuces and spinach plus some carrots.


While no records are in jeopardy, the temperatures outside on Tuesday will feel a lot warmer than recent weeks.
With Monday likely to be the hottest day of the year so far, many schools that have already started the new school year have adjusted their schedules to get kids out of class early.
One of the hottest days of the year was on tap for Monday, as temperatures were expected to reach a high of 92 degrees in Chicago, with heat indexes that could push past 105 in much of the Chicago area.
Hot and humid conditions in the Chicago area on Tuesday could spark a severe thunderstorm by the end of the day, before giving way to much milder conditions on Wednesday.
Forty-four children across the country died last year, after being left alone in a car on a hot day. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said the numbers have been rising in recent years, but such deaths are completely preventable.
On yet another scorcher in this sweltering summer, a group of scientists gathered beside the fountains of Millennium Park today to warn that Chicago’s heat waves are becoming more frequent and more intense.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel says the city’s ready for the heat wave, and is vowing now to repeat the mistakes of the past.
The heat settling in on the Chicago area isn’t just uncomfortable, it’s potentially dangerous.
The city’s Water Department has been flooded in recent days with reports of open fire hydrants as people try to cool off amid the recent heat wave.
Chicago’s hot, dry weather already has some trees and shrubs showing fall colors at the Morton Arboretum.
Chicago’s wild weather continued Sunday, as the rising mercury sent people scrambling to do anything they can to stay cool.
Record high temperatures in Chicago on Monday made it another perfect day to be at any of Chicago’s beaches.
A string of five straight days of record warmth for Chicago ended on Monday, although the high temperature still matched a 91-year-old mark.
As the temperatures soared well into the 90s for the fifth straight day, ComEd reported that customer demand hit an all time record.
Steamy temperatures on the first day of summer will pave the way for thunderstorms that could last throughout the week in the Chicago area.
With the temperatures rising into the upper 90s, there is are warning of the threat of the pavement buckling on major roadways.


Physical gas for Tuesday delivery fell sharply at many points in Monday’s trading. Particularly hard hit were locations in the Northeast, as moderating weather was seen sending Tuesday temperatures to above normal readings. Locations in and around New York and Philadelphia were softer as well, but Marcelllus points advanced. California points were steady to higher. At the close of futures trading April had advanced 3.3 cents to $4.651 and May was up 0.9 cent to $4.576. April crude oil slumped $1.46 to $101.12/bbl.
In New England next day prices swan dived as weather forecasts called for temperatures Tuesday as much as 10 degrees above seasonal norms. Forecaster Wunderground.com predicted that Boston’s high of 44 would rise to 52 Tuesday before easing to 42 Wednesday. The normal mid-March high for Boston is 44. New York City’s 49 high on Monday was expected to reach 59 Tuesday and then fall to 51 Wednesday. The seasonal high in New York City this time of year is 48. Baltimore’s balmy 60 degree high Monday was predicted to reach 65 on Tuesday before moderating to 62 on Wednesday. The normal high in Baltimore is 52.
Prices may have weakened for Tuesday, but Wunderground.com meteorologists Tom Niziol and Tom Moore are looking for a winter storm to make a broad traverse from the Rockies to the East Coast later in the week.
“[The] system will move across the Midwest into the Northeast Tuesday night through Thursday. A swath of moderate to heavy snowfall is likely from northern Indiana through Great Lakes to Interior New England. Still lot of uncertainty to snowfall for major cities from New York through Boston.”
“System strengthens Wednesday as it heads toward the East Coast. A swath of 5 to 8 inches of snow is likely from northern Ohio through interior New England with the potential to see a foot or more of snow in parts of interior New England. Models still showing some uncertainty to the amount of snow that will fall in major metro areas from New York to Boston with a trend to bring warmer air and a better chance for rain in the early part of the storm Wednesday night. The I-95 corridor from Washington to just south of New York will likely be all rain. From New York to Boston it should start as all rain Wednesday night then change quickly to snow by Thursday morning with some accumulations possible. [There will be] strong winds on the backside of the system will create near blizzard conditions across parts of upstate New York through Interior New England Wednesday night into Thursday morning.”
Gas for Tuesday delivery at the Algonquin Citygates plummeted $8.35 to $7.19 and deliveries to Iroquois Waddington dropped $8.98 to $6.86. Parcels on Tennessee Zone 6 200 L tumbled $8.82 to $7.40.
Gas bound for Philadelphia and New York City weakened as well. Gas on Tetco M-3 Delivery shed 48 cents to $4.55 and gas headed for New York City on Transco Zone 6 fell 29 cents to $4.68. On Dominion next-day packages slipped 24 cents to $4.16.
Marcellus points jumped. On Transco Leidy gas gained $1.52 to $3.56 and parcels on Tennessee Zone 4 Marcellus rose $1.18 to $3.02.
Analyses all point to season ending storage well south of 1 Tcf with the lowest season-ending inventories since 2003. The bearish argument going forward is that near record marketed production of 71.5 Bcf/d is (according to EIA projections) likely to continue throughout 2014. Throw in a cool spring and summer, ample Pacific Northwest hydro, and a minimal tropical storm environment, and the groundwork is laid for stout storage injections. The EIA is forecasting ending storage at 3,670 Bcf by the end of October.
Others aren’t so sure. “The problem is if we had a lot of empty pipe, and we could bring on more gas through the summer that is one thing. But we don’t have a lot of extra pipelines, and 2 or 3 years down the line we will have that, but it’s not there yet,” observed an industry veteran.
He pointed out that Dominion and Columbia Gas TCO are essentially in the same markets, but TCO was trading at 20 cents under Nymex for the summer versus Dominion at 85 cents under. “There’s a 65 cent difference between Columbia Appalachia and Dominion South Pool for the summer. What does that tell you. There’s a lot of storage demand, and a lot more demand on the Columbia side which serves Ohio and parts of Kentucky and Virginia, and there will be less gas able to get there.”
Longer term weather forecasters see cold and storminess prevailing for the next two weeks in the East and Northeast. Joe Bastardi of WeatherBELL Analytics in his Monday morning 20-day forecast said, “The coming 10 days have two major winter storm threats. The first is through the heart of the Midwest Tuesday night into Wednesday and then the interior Northeast Wednesday into Thursday. This has shifted north a bit from yesterday but may wiggle back south a tad until the storm gets out into the Plains. The core of the snow will be close to Chicago, with the highest amounts just south, and mainly north of New York City and Boston, but still giving them some. This is a miss for the areas hit hardest early last week.
“The models are still creating a second storm, but there’s a double-barrel system, with the first one moving offshore now but a second on its tail. Moral is there is trouble in the six-10, and it’s not unlike a set-up in mid-March 1956 that did produce a big storm in the coastal plain. When talking of such things, it implies that it has to be cold for this time of year, and that is the main message.”
Quantitatively, WeatherBELL predicts a heating degree day (HDD) accumulation nationally of 116.5 for the six- to 10-day period. That compares to 91.7 HDD a year ago and a 30-year average 87.5. For the 11- to 15-day period it sees 102.6 HDD. A year ago 113.6 HDD were tallied and the 30 year average is for 84.9 HDD.
Analysts see some residual market strength. Mike DeVooght, president of DEVO Capital, in a weekend note to clients said, “One of the key factors driving the gas market higher was the liquidation of short speculative positions that have been in place for quite some time. That buying pressure has evaporated now that those positions have been liquidated. It has been our feeling that we could see a little more strength into mid-March, but then there is a very good chance we work back towards the $4 level on the summer 14 strip. On a trading basis, we will hold current positions.” The summer strip settled Friday at $4.600.
DeVooght advises trading accounts to hold a short April futures position from $5.00 to $5.10. End-users are counseled to stand aside, and those with exposure to lower prices should hold short an April-October strip from $4.20 to $4.30 (initial position) as well as a second April-October position established at $4.50.
Addison Armstrong of Tradition Energy sees “severely depleted storage levels and expectations of what will likely be a record storage withdrawal for the month of March, provid[ing] a boost to the market. But the approaching start of shoulder season and the subsequent drop-off in seasonal demand levels has the potential to provide resistance to rising gas prices in the coming weeks. Weather forecasts, after the next couple days of normal to below-normal temperatures, are expected to shift colder later this week.”
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While Monday's mercury reached 55 degrees by noon, Tuesday night's low is forecast at just 10 degrees.
Partly cloudy skies Tuesday and Wednesday are expected to limit temperatures to the low to middle 20s as highs before moving into the upper 20s on Thursday. The warmer weather, however, also brings the chance of snow Thursday afternoon with an accumulation of about an inch.
Snow possibilities continue through Thursday night, with another two inches possible, before turning into a mix of snow and rain on Friday as temperatures climb to 37 degrees, fueled by south/southeast winds 10 to 15 miles per hour that will push the windchill into the teens.
Fog figures prominently into the weekend forecast, with a 60 percent chance of snow to start next week, possibly with accumulations up to three inches.
Today is Tuesday, March 11, the 70th day of 2014. There are 295 days left in the year. 1864 -- 150 years ago: Much damage is being done by hogs that are running at large about town. The marshal will take them up and sell them if their owners do not contain them. 1889 -- 125 years ago: George Newberry, Daniel Strecker, Al Webb and James Dixon returned from a voyage down the Mississippi River as far as Memphis, Tenn., on a flat. 1914 -- 100 years ago: Augustana College was put out of the running for the state collegiate basketball title when defeated by Millikin. The Viking lineup included Sten, Samuelson and Swanbeck, forwards, and Holtgren, Johnson and Berg, guards. 1939 -- 75 years ago: The coronation of Pope Pius XII and preliminary ceremonies were broadcast by WHBF on the Mutual Radio Network. 1964 -- 50 years ago: Reactivation of a portion of the J.I. Case Co, plant in Rock Island as a supplier for component parts for the firm's manufacturing centers at Racine, Wis., or Burlington, Iowa, is under consideration. 1989 -- 25 years ago: Downtown Moline business owners will have a chance to help shape the city's future through a survey being done by the Bi-State Metropolitan Planning Commission.


Storm worsens humanitarian crisis
ARARE tropical cyclone has slammed into Yemen, triggering heavy flooding and causing enormous damage in a region of the war-racked country dominated by al-Qaeda, a senior official said yesterday.
Packing winds of more than 100km/h, Cyclone Chapala made landfall in the southeastern provinces of Hadramawt and Shabwa, Fisheries Minister Fahd Kafain said.
“The damage is enormous and we fear human losses,” he said.
The minister is part of a commission set up to deal with the cyclone that brewed in the Arabian Sea.
The World Health Organisation said it had delivered trauma kits for 1 000 patients in Mukalla and was providing fuel for hospitals and ambulances.
It said Hadramawt and Shabwa had a combined population of about 1.8 million people, including more than 100 000 internally displaced and 27 000 refugees and migrants.
The storm earlier wreaked havoc on the island of Socotra located 350km off the Yemeni mainland.
More than 200 people were injured and dozens of houses and hamlets were damaged or washed away
Images posted on social media showed heavy floods hitting the streets of Mukalla, the provincial capital of Hadramawt, bringing further misery to Yemenis already beset by poverty and rampant unrest.
The Yemen Post newspaper described the city as being under water, saying on Twitter that Chapala “drowns city with 40 inches [a metre] of water”.
Cars were half-submerged in muddy water while seafront roads were badly damaged by high waves.
“The rainfall from Chapala is far beyond anything ever witnessed in this arid area, which is not used to cyclones,” the UN weather agency said.
The severe cyclonic storm brought maximum sustained winds of 130km/h with gusts of up to 145km/h when it made landfall, it said in a joint update yesterday with India’s meteorological agency.
But Chapala had since rapidly lost strength, it said.
Mukalla has been mostly controlled by al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula since April.
The militants have taken advantage of the chaos that has engulfed the country since Huthi Shiite rebels overran the capital Sanaa in September last year to tighten their grip on the sprawling southeast.
Impoverished Yemen is already facing a deep humanitarian crisis with a severe lack of food and medicine caused by the conflict.
About 10 million children are in desperate need of humanitarian aid.


Scientists hold to Atlantic hurricane forecast
GULF OF MEXICO — Weather forecasters at Colorado State University are holding steady to their prediction of an above-average hurricane season for the Atlantic Ocean.
The forecast issued yesterday remains unchanged from an earlier prediction issued in April.
Researchers predict 16 named storms in the Atlantic, with nine of those storms expected to turn into hurricanes. Five of the hurricanes are forecast to be major, with a category 3 or above and sustained winds of 111 mph or higher.
Forecasters also estimate that there’s a 72 percent probability that one of the major hurricanes will hit the U.S. coastline.
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La Niña tends to cause drying in California, and it often persists — and deepens — for years afterward The El Niño that has been helping to spawn wild and wacky weather in many parts of the world for months now is still very strong.
There's a good chance you've heard about that Royal Caribbean cruise ship that negligently blundered right into the maw of a powerful, hurricane-strength Atlantic cyclone on Sunday.
As frigid air poured out of western Siberia and out over the Sea of Okhotsk two days ago, it helped create one of the atmosphere's more striking phenomena: long bands of cumulus clouds arranged in roughly parallel rows called "cloud streets." When I saw an image of the action captured by NASA's Aqua
I spotted this beautiful animation of a powerful Pacific Ocean cyclone in the Twitter feed of Scott Bachmeier from the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies.
Juiced up by El Niño, extreme weather raked the United States from the last week of January through the beginning of February.
Arctic sea ice extent in January was 402,000 square miles below average — an area equivalent to about 60 percent of Alaska In my previous article here at ImaGeo, I featured a Norwegian icebreaker with no winter sea ice to break in the high Arctic. Since then, the National Snow and Ice Data Center has published its monthly update on sea ice conditions — and the news is pretty dramatic.
Shrinking Arctic sea ice — now at record-low levels — has implications for ecosystems, climate, weather, and people During a recent mission off the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard, a Norwegian Coast Guard icebreaker encountered unusual winter conditions for an area just 800 miles from the North Pole.
This past year was by far the warmest in records that stretch back more than a century, two U.S. federal agencies announced this morning.
Alluring atmospheric phenomenon in Arizona and then Colorado, as seen in timelapse video, photos, and a satellite animation Note: If you're not old enough to know what the headline alludes to, please make sure to read through to the bottom of this post. Saucer-shaped clouds are not all that unusual in mountainous regions like the American West.
Their dance has helped to drive needed moisture into California Storminess is really kicking into high gear in the eastern Pacific now, helping to drive more rainfall into northern California.
Pits and channels on Mars' icecap, and a giant cryovolcano on Pluto When I first saw the landscapes in these two images, I was struck more by their similarities than their differences.
Result for 2015 overall likely to be the same The first verdict on just how warm the globe was during December of 2015 is now in.
A highly unusual winter hurricane swirls in the North Atlantic Ocean Since 1851, records show that just two hurricanes have churned through the Atlantic Ocean in January.
Expect continuing California rains, and the East to turn much colder Godzilla El Niño stormed ashore in Southern California today, offering up a good drenching that has caused flooding, closed roads, and transformed the usually trickling Los Angeles River into a raging torrent.
From preternatural Christmas warmth enveloping the eastern U.S., to deadly tornados raking the nation's midsection, to historic flooding that followed close behind, and most recently to a monstrous storm that unfroze the Arctic, the past several weeks truly have brought a pronounced bout of meteorological mayhem.
A monstrously powerful North Atlantic storm has done the unthinkable: By drawing warm air up from the south into the Arctic, it likely pushed up temperatures at the North Pole today to just above the melting point.
During 2015, one global warming record after another has fallen. And if you're looking for relief in the new year, you can probably forget about it.
After a bit of a blogging hiatus, I'm back — and I thought I'd lead off with the image above. I find it singularly striking.
Click on this arresting photograph of Hawaii's Mauna Kea volcano, shot from orbit, and then see if you can make out a series of white structures on the summit.
Every once in awhile, a kind of hole blows out in the Sun's atmosphere — a "coronal hole," as it is called.


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Record July Heat Bridgeport
Bridgeport Airport recorded a monthly average temperature of 77.6 degrees for July, 2011 which is the 3rd warmest July on record!
The hottest July on record is 1994 with a temperature of 78.4 degrees.


The snow did not show up as soon as the Evansville weathermen promised. Better late than never? Also, on the north side, we might have received a half an inch of snow, if that. But, with all the wind it blew away or drifted up into the corners of the yard.
I’m sure the meteorologists are being heckled right now pretty hard. One thing they did nail was the frigid temperatures. Today, Monday the 6th and tomorrow January 7th, EVSC is closed due to the sub zero temps.


While heavy hail was falling above Korcula roofs yesterday, a small rainbow appeared in the corner.
The lucky photographer to catch this image was Vinka Damjanovic from Korcula.
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D’Addario Hygrometer Humidity & Temperature SensorBrand: D'AddarioSKU: PW-HTS
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Features of the D'Addario Hygrometer:
- Setting for target humidity
- Readings for relative humidity, temperature, date, and time
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Weather forecast: Fair
Mostly fair weather is forecast on Tuesday, with some clouds in northern areas.
Winds are expected to blow from westerly directions, between 4-6 Beaufort. Temperatures are forecast to range from 18C to 32C in northern Greece where there is a chance of showers in the afternooon, 19C and 33C in the west, from 18C to 34C on the eastern mainland and Evia and between 21C and 29C on the islands of the Aegean. Sunny in Attica, with temperatures from 21C to 31C. Some clouds in Thessaloniki, possibility of showers in the afternoon with temperatures between 20C and 29C.
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Strong winds topple trees, blow boats to shore
A strong nor’easter brought heavy rain and winds powerful enough to topple trees and power lines, and created a mess in Padanaram Harbor.
The storm blew through overnight Wednesday and into Thursday, reaching peak intensity after midnight. Although the rain moved out before 9 a.m. Thursday, it left a trail of damage in its wake.
In Padanaram Harbor, three sailboats were blown ashore on Smith Neck Road, and a catamaran broke loose of its mooring and became wedged under the Padanaram bridge.
Crews had removed the catamaran by morning, but most of the boats remained scattered around the beach on Smith Neck Road, as concerned neighbors and sailors gathered to survey the damage.
“It’s always the October storms that catch people off guard,” commented Gary Juvinall, who lives nearby, as he looked over damage from sailboats that had washed ashore.
Fire District No. 1 Acting Chief Jake Bettencourt said wires and trees were reported down throughout town during the storm.
Dartmouth police reported several trees which fell into main roads, resulting in long road closures. As of 10 a.m., Rock O' Dundee Road was reported to be closed in the area of 570 Rock O' Dundee Rd.
Strong winds will persist throughout the day. A wind advisory remains in effect until 6 p.m. Thursday. Winds of 20 to 30 MPH are expected, and gusts could reach 45 to 55 MPH.


Delhi Records Best November-End Air In 3 Years, But Kolkata's Going To Be A ‘Gas Chamber’ Soon
The capital is recording its best November-end air quality in three years. Meteorologists say strong winds and higher than normal temperatures have managed to lower smog to an extent but conditions may turn hostile soon.
The air quality index (AQI) has been oscillating between "poor" and "moderate" categories in Delhi, but its air was worse than Beijing's for most of the week. Strangely, Kolkata's PM 2.5 levels for this week were worse than both Delhi and Beijing, according to data released by the US embassies in these cities that is being collated by US-based Open AQ.
Satellite images also showed a thick smog cover over Kolkata. The smog was particularly stark on November 23 and 24. This trend, however, could not be verified with Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)+ data because CPCB hasn't been releasing PM 2.5 data for Kolkata's monitoring stations.
Open AQ's data shows Kolkata that has been recording peaks of 350 to 400 micrograms per cubic metres, about 5 to 6 times the 24-hour standard.
Delhi saw three "moderate" and four "poor" air quality days+ this week (Nov 21 to Nov 27) compared to all "poor" days last year and two "moderate" days in 2014. The AQIs in 2014 were also higher than this year, according to data by System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR) under the ministry of earth sciences (MoES).
Meteorologists say Delhites may be exposed to poor air quality once again in the next couple of days. "Wind speed is likely to drop. The wind direction will change to easterly from north-westerly which may prevent dispersion of aerosols. The maximum and minimum temperature, which is above normal now, is likely to drop by 2-4 degrees and 1-3 degrees respectively. So smog like conditions will reappear," said Ravinder Vishan, scientist in-charge at Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC).
Scientists at Kolkata said smog like conditions in the city are temporary and mild.
However, experts said Kolkata's pollution is on the rise and needs to be controlled immediately. "Kolkata experiences winter inversion too so it's not surprising that the levels are quite high. In fact, Kolkata and Howrah have twin problems of high PM and oxides of nitrogen (NOx). Their NOx levels have often been found to be higher than Delhi's," said Anumita Roy Chowdhury, head of Centre for Science and Environment (CSE's) clean air programme.
Scientists at SAFAR also confirmed that Kolkata despite being close to the coast sees high PM levels in winter.
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Weather Gives Firefighters a Break
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This morning, the blaze remains 15% contained and it has not grown in size .The current weather pattern may continue over the next couple days. The chance of precipitation is forecasted starting today until Thursday, with the likelihood increasing every day. However, forest fuels are still very dry and it will take an ample amount of moisture to decrease the fire risk. Areas of activity yesterday included the northwest corner, the southwest corner going towards Grizzly Lake and the southeast towards Bobtail Mountain.
Meantime, evacuation orders for about 80 people and evacuation alerts for many more remain in place .
The BC Wildfire Management Branch says the fire continues to move away from Cluculz Lake and Highway 16 .


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Mostly Cloudy and 52 F at Juneau, Juneau International Airport, AK
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A tropical Depression has formed off the coast of South Carolina as of Friday, July 6, and computer models say it has a 70% chance of becoming a HURRICANE off the coast of New Jersey and New York City by July 11.
If that happens, NJ & NYC could find themselves facing a storm with 106 MPH winds NEXT WEEK!
As of 5:00 PM eastern US time on Friday, the Tropical Depression is showing on the National Hurricane Center web site as a Tropical Depression off South Carolina. That's what we know for sure.
Computer models, however, vary widely as to how fast this develops and what path it may take. Things are very early in the forecast right now, so no one need worry . . . the storm could remain safely out to sea.
Prudence, however, dictates that folks in New Jersey and New York City, including Long Island, pay VERY close attention to what takes place with this storm.
According to Ventusky Weather, this storm will take a track that brings it VERY close to New Jersey, New York City and actually IMPACTING Long Island!
Whether the storm hits or not, strong rip-tides absolutely WILL take place along beaches in New Jersey and on Long Island. Swimmers must be extremely vigilant as such currents can grab a person and take them under without warning. (Article continues below Ad)
Folks may also wish to examine their emergency supplies:
It can't hurt to check these things and make certain you have them on-hand. Now would be a good time to do that because when the mass-media finally gets around to talking about this, all of humanity will be heading out to stores at the same time to get supplies, and stores will run out.


More Damage From Tuesday Evening's Storms: Butler And Wayne Counties
Southeast Ohio And Eastern Indiana —
As the sun came up on Wednesday morning, even more damage was evident from Tuesday evening's storms. High winds, up to 60 mph, plowed through Butler and Wayne Counties, leaving substantial damage behind in a few areas.
Strong winds slammed into the town of Boston as storms were racing through Eastern Indiana, toppling almost a dozen empty rail cars. Each car was knocked off of their wheels. In some cases, the wheels themselves were partially removed from the tracks. The rail cars were parked next to a local grain elevator awaiting a pick-up.
And only minutes later, just before 9pm, the same line of storms leveled a half mile stretch of power poles near highway 732 outside of Oxford, as they entered into Butler County.
A few miles down the road in Millville and McGonigle, a barn and a greenhouse both sustained damage from the powerful straight line wind gusts associated with the storms. For the local business that owned the greenhouse, the damage was far worse than in any other part of the county.
Winds ripped off part of the greenhouse's plastic roof, actually pushing the structure slightly sideways. Steel bars inside were twisted and mangled. Rows of plants were immediately exposed. Sub-freezing temperatures followed just a few hours after the destruction.
The Butler County greenhouse was growing plants for spring and summer sales. The damage and cold air combined to take out almost 80% of the local business' inventory.
The storms then quickly moved east, spreading damage across the rest of the Miami Valley.


The now "post-tropical" hurricane Dorian, which caused at least 43 deaths in the Bahamas this week and advances to Canada, desists to dissipate and he again increased his fury to cyclone category 2 this saturday, with maximum sustained winds of 100 miles per hour, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in the United States reported.
The agency said satellite data indicates that Dorian, which threatens this weekend with cyclone conditions in Nova Scotia (Canada), is stronger than previously announced on Saturday.
The NHC predicts that the post-tropical cyclone will take a east-northeast turn this Sunday.
He points out that the center of Dorian should cross the coast of Nova Scotia near Halifax for the next few hours, and then cross the east of Nova Scotia towards the Gulf of San Lorenzo near Prince Edward Island tonight.
He points out that the center should pass near or over northern Newfoundland and eastern Labrador late tonight or Sunday morning.
Dorian is accompanied by a tropical depression this Saturday and the tropical storm Gabrielle, which moves west northwest and maintains maximum sustained winds of 85 km to 1,895 km west southwest of the Azores.
This Atlantic season is expected from 10 to 17 named tropical storms, that is, with winds over 63 km / h, and from five to nine hurricanes, with winds of 120 km / h, according to the National Oceans and Atmosphere Administration of the United States (NOAA).
This is a season with a 45% chance of an "above normal" activity, which is 12 named storms, of which six become hurricanes, including three major ones.
So far from the current hurricane season, which began last June, tropical storms Chantal, Andrea, Erin, Fernand and Barry have also been recorded, which became a hurricane in July shortly before landfall in Louisiana, where left substantial material losses, but no direct fatalities.
Hurricane Dorian made landfall in Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, at around 9 a.m. on Friday, Eastern US time degraded to category 1 with maximum sustained winds of 90 miles per hour.
According to the National Hurricane Center, the storm was flogging virulently as it glided along the coast of North Carolina, with fierce winds and the danger remains.
Residents were told to take refuge, while more than a quarter of a million homes and businesses were left without power on the coast of South Carolina after the storm.
"Get safe and stay there," Governor Roy Cooper said.
Dorian strikes the northeastern part of North Carolina with violent gusts of wind that exceed the speed of 90 miles per hour, he reported in his bulletin at 8:00 a.m. (Eastern time) the National Hurricane Center. It is expected that the center of the storm will continue moving towards the northeast, being able to pass very close or above the coast and that it will cause, in addition to the winds, strong swells accompanied by destructive waves. In the early hours of this Friday, the eye of the hurricane was located just east of Cape Hatteras, 10 miles (15 kilometers).
After destroying the Bahamas and leaving a number of deaths that already reaches 43 (according to updated figures on Friday night) and could continue to increase, Dorian is now a category 1 hurricane of 5. On its way, it has passed near the Coasts of South Carolina and then the North, where it has caused great destruction by tornadoes.
Authorities have said it is bringing swells, winds, heavy rains and dangerous tornadoes. In the last bulletin, it was reported that a Hurricane Surf City alert is active to the line between North Carolina and Virginia. There is also a surveillance notice for Nova Scotia, as well as a tropical storm for other parts of the coast.
Image of the destruction caused by a tornado due to Hurricane Dorian in the state of North Carolina.
Dorian-originated tornadoes tore roofs and dump cargo trucks, and nearly 330,000 homes and businesses were left without power in the two Carolinas as the hurricane advanced north along the coastline.
The winds of the storm weakened at nightfall, reaching 90 miles per hour. Trees and lampposts collapsed through the streets of historic downtown Charleston. In some areas, the gusts had a maximum speed of 80 miles per hour.
Authorities have posted images of a tornado in North Carolina on Twitter.
Video of a tornado passing near Pender County Fire Station 18 along Highway 17 near Sidbury Rd. Video courtesty of Station 18. Time was around 6:55-7:00 AM EDT Thursday Sept 5, 2019 pic.twitter.com/RRFhZuL47l
— NWS Wilmington NC (@NWSWilmingtonNC) September 5, 2019
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) reported in its bulletin from 11:00 a.m. this Thursday, Eastern Time, which the coasts of South Carolina, North Carolina and the southwest of Virginia were seriously threatened Due to the phenomenon, it is expected to cause flooding along the coast with its powerful swells during the next few hours.
Image of the destruction caused by a tornado due to Hurricane Dorian in the state of North Carolina.
At 3 a.m., the NHC warned that the water level in some segments of the South Carolina coast had already begun to rise. As well as strong gusts of wind.
In addition, it was also reported that more than 130,000 people were without power. The Duke Energy company said power outages were expected that could affect 700,000 people in the two Carolinas.
The authorities issued an evacuation order for 830,000 residents on its coast.
Forecasts indicate that Dorian will continue to approach that area, where it will continue throughout the day, and on Friday it will move to the coasts of North Carolina.
exist storm surge warnings from the mouth of the St. Mary River to Poquoson, Virginia; for Palmico and Albemarle Sounds; Neuse and the Palmico River and Hampton.
And one hurricane warning for the north of the Savannah River to the border of North Carolina and Virginia, as well as for the area between Pamlico and Alebarmle Sound. Another tropical storm watch extends to Massachussetts.
In the Bahamas, where the hurricane arrived this weekend before leaving this Tuesday, rescue teams they broke through on Wednesday between destroyed and flooded houses, trying to reach victims soaked and stunned by the passage of Hurricane Dorian and fully assess the magnitude of the catastrophe that is unprecedented. The official death toll rose to 30 on Thursday night, according to Health Minister Duane Sands.
The figure is expected to increase while authorities continue to confirm with emergency services and morgues.
A day after the most powerful hurricane that has ever hit the country finished attacking the islands of Abacus and Grand Bahama, the lifeguards had not yet reached some of the most affected areas.
"There are many unknowns right now," said Iram Lewis, a member of the Bahamas Parliament. "We need help," he added.
The hurricane parked on the Bahamas for more than a day and a half earlier in the week, with winds of up to 185 mph and torrential rains, flooding the neighborhoods with murky brown waters and destroying or severely damaging thousands of their homess.
"We are in the middle of one of the biggest national crises in the history of our country," said Prime Minister Hubert Minnis. He said he fears that the death toll will increase.
More of 70,000 people In the Abaco Islands and in the Grand Bahama, they need immediate help, according to the UN Deputy Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Assistance, Mark Lowcock.
Rescuers in the Bahamas used jet skis, boats and even an excavator to reach children and adults caught by floodwaters, while the US Coast Guard, the British Navy and a handful of humanitarian groups tried to bring food and medicine to the survivors and to take the most needy people to safe places.
Five Coast Guard helicopters flew almost every hour to the battered Abacus and evacuated more than 20 injured to the main hospital in the capital, Nassau.
In the Bahamas, Red Cross spokesman Matthew Cochrane said it is believed that more than 13,000 homes, about 45% of residences in Grand Bahama and Abaco, suffered severe damage or were completely destroyed.
United Nations officials said food will be needed for more than 60,000 people on the islands, while the Red Cross said some 62,000 residents will require drinking water.
"It is a total devastation. It is decimated. Apocalyptic," said Lia Head-Rigby, who helps lead a relief group in the event of a hurricane and flew over Abaco. "It's not rebuilding something that was there. We have to start over."
He said his representative in Abacus told him that there were "many more dead."
Volunteers rescue a family from a flood in Freeport (Bahamas).
"It's a historical tragedy," Minnis said Monday. "It is a devastation without background and widespread."
The first five deaths, including that of a seven-year-old boy, were reported in Abacus – where Dorian's passage also left substantial material losses and floods – then two more succumbed to his wounds in a hospital. The number of deaths could increase in the following days.
The digital medium The Bahama Press He said the child was drowned. He also published a photo showing some bodies lying in the back of a truck, and said sources on the ground report the presence of more fatalities in Abacus. He has also tweeted that there is no trace of several people.
The deceased minor has been identified as Lachino Mcintosh. According to the information disclosed, he died after his family tried to relocate to seek refuge during the hurricane. The Bahamas Press has reported that the child's sister is missing.
Minnis said authorities are focused on finding and rescuing victims. As reported, there are at least 21 people injured.
First death recorded in Abaco following Hurrican Dorian passage on Abaco….
BP BREAKING| The first recorded death of Hurricane Dorian is now being confirmed. Seven year-old, Lachino Mcintosh, drowned after his family attempts to relocate their home. McIntosh's sister is missing pic.twitter.com/UQ99XPlBEa
— Bahamas Press (@Bahamaspress) September 2, 2019
The hurricane Dorian swept the Bahamas this Sunday and Monday as a historically powerful storm, authorities said, after its passage it has left scenes of devastation that had not been seen in decades.
A spokesman for the Red Cross said Tuesday that in total it had destroyed or severely damaged more than 13,000 homes between the Abaco Islands and Grand Bahama, which accounts for 45% of the homes in that territory.
Bahamas Health Minister Duane Sands told The Associated Press on Tuesday that Dorian also destroyed the sanitary infrastructure of Grand Bahama and that the main hospital on this island was out of use after being flooded.
Images of the destruction in the Bahamas on Tuesday, September 3, 2019.


Although storm vortices aren't unusual on the distant ice giant, this is the first time one has been observed turning back towards the polar region after migrating towards the equator.
Astronomers still aren't sure how, or why, it managed to change course, but figuring it out could tell us more about Neptune's atmospheric dynamics.
Neptune is actually pretty hard to see compared to the other planets in the Solar System. It's way out from the Sun, at an averaged distance 30 times that between Earth and the Sun, which makes it tricky to make out much detail. So it wasn't until 1989, when Voyager 2 made its flyby, that two storms were discovered on Neptune.
Since then, Hubble - the only instrument capable of doing so - has observed and tracked four more of these storms, named Dark Spots, for their darker hue than the surrounding atmosphere.
Generally, their behaviour has been pretty similar: they appear at mid-latitudes, they hang around for about two years while migrating towards the equator, and then they dissipate. Then, four to six years later, another shows up.
This storm, however, the fourth observed by Hubble, called NDS-2018, has been the exception.
"It was really exciting to see this one act like it's supposed to act and then all of a sudden it just stops and swings back," said planetary scientist Michael Wong of the University of California, Berkeley. "That was surprising."
When Hubble observed it again in January 2020, it was behaving as expected, migrating southwards towards the equator from the northern mid-latitudes.
As it migrated, the Coriolis effect keeping the storm stable at mid-latitudes was expected to weaken, gradually disappearing by the time the storm reached the equator. Then, according to simulations, and previous observations, NDS-2018 should have faded into oblivion.
But those January observations revealed something strange - a slightly smaller dark smudge like a miniature version of the larger storm. NDS-2018 was, by that time, around 7,400 kilometres (4,600 miles) across. Dark Spot Jr., as it was nicknamed, was around 6,275 kilometres (3,900 miles) across.
Then, in August this year, when Hubble took another look at NDS-2018 (it's a very busy telescope and can't just stare at Neptune all the time), the storm was making its way north again. Dark Spot Jnr. was gone.
"We are excited about these observations because this smaller dark fragment is potentially part of the dark spot's disruption process," Wong said.
"This is a process that's never been observed. We have seen some other dark spots fading away, and they're gone, but we've never seen anything disrupt, even though it's predicted in computer simulations."
It's impossible to know exactly what happened, but the appearance and subsequent disappearance of Dark Spot Jr. might be a clue. For one thing, it was near the side of NDS-2018 that was closer to the equator. According to simulations, if anything were to disrupt a Neptunian storm, that's where it would happen.
The fact that Dark Spot Jr. showed up when it did could be a clue, too.
"When I first saw the small spot, I thought the bigger one was being disrupted. I didn't think another vortex was forming, because the small one is farther towards the equator. So it's within this unstable region. But we can't prove the two are related. It remains a complete mystery," Wong said.
"It was also in January that the dark vortex stopped its motion and started moving northward again. Maybe by shedding that fragment, that was enough to stop it from moving towards the equator."
There's still a lot we don't know about Neptune's dark spots. They are pretty empty of clouds in the middle, compared to storm vortices on Saturn and Jupiter. The clouds we can detect are fluffy white clouds that appear around the edges, probably as a result of gases freezing into methane ice crystals as they are lifted up from lower altitudes.
On that score, NDS-2018 provides yet another mystery: its fluffy white companion clouds disappeared when the storm changed direction.
This could reveal more information about how Neptunian storms evolve, the researchers say. Meanwhile, they're also looking more closely at available data to see if they can find any more information on Dark Spot Jr., to check if the smaller storm, or bits of it, may have hung around a bit longer.
When Hubble next swings its shiny eye towards Neptune as part of the Outer Planet Atmospheres Legacy program, scientists will be very interested indeed to see what NDS-2018 is doing.
The team's research was presented at the 2020 Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union.


Photographer Scott Tully captured this view of a Leonid meteor over rural Connecticut before sunrise on Nov. 17, 2012, during the peak of the annual Leonid meteor shower.
Amazing Leonid Meteor Shower Photos Captured By Stargazers
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The fog yesterday rolled into Pinellas in the early afternoon and covered everything quickly.
One of the places hit the most was the beaches and the fog made for some great photos as it came in over the water.
Our Gulfport Patch Editor, Cherlene Willis, was heading over the Bayway at the time and got some great shots of the fog there and Pass-A-Grille.
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Mild but rainy day ahead
Rain and unseasonably mild highs are being forecasted for today and include temperatures rising into the low 40s.www.erh.noaa.gov/cle/
For Thursday the National Weather Service is saying the high will be near 40 degrees and accompanied by a rain-snow mix that will appear also on Friday whose high should be around 39 degrees.
Snow is likely on Saturday with a high that will struggle to reach the freezing mark.
Lake Erie’s water temperature is still 34 degrees with a smallcraft advisory posted for today. Expect blustery conditions toward the end of the work week that will cause wave heights to build.
A roller coaster of weather is the picture being painted for the next seven to 10 days by AccuWeather. High temperatures will bottom at around 34 degrees on Saturday before increasing on Sunday and Monday and then moving downward again into the upper 20s by next Thursday when once more the highs will rise into the 40s.www.accuweather.com/
Today’s average high temperature is 39 degrees while the average low temperature is 25 degrees. This date’s record high temperature is the 72 degrees that was set in 1930 while the record low is the minus-eight degrees that was set in 1963.www.nws.noaa.gov/climate/index.php
AccuWeather is projecting that 2012 will see an active tornado season with an above-average frequency. That was the case also in 2011 when 1,709 tornadoes were reported in the United States, just shy of the all-time record of 1,817 tornadoes that were recorded in 2004. The average number of tornadoes per year is around 1,300.www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/abovenormal-tornadoes-expected-1/61631
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Allison and I were both in Canberra last Friday, when the *maximum* temperature for the day was 4.1 degrees Celsius. Tuggeranong, just a little further south, only got to 2.9 degrees. A most miserable day.
Meanwhile, in Goulburn they were basking in much warmer temperatures at 9.1 degrees. Actually we’ve had some sunny mornings recently in Goulburn, and a couple of days reaching 15 degrees, which is quite pleasant if there’s no wind.
For the coming week, the Bureau is forecasting tops of 12-13 in Canberra, and just 11 in Goulburn. So it’s not always better on the farm.
We’re a week from the winter solstice, and the days are short. This morning there was thick ice on the windscreen — multiple light showers overnight adding up to a thick coating.
As we passed Lake George this morning, it went from clear with golden light, into thick fog the rest of the way into Canberra. Heavy fog makes for a tiring trip into Canberra, as you have to watch carefully for cars looming up through the mist.
On the farm, many small projects are progressing, as the weather allows. We’re ramping up for our Medieval Christmas in July event, which we’re running for the Goulburn Club.


By Giorgio Panetta, CBS2 Chief Meteorologist/Weather Producer
Good morning all!
COLD! Yes the cold, below normal temps have returned. The winds are picking up as we speak and they are going to be a nuisance all day. Expect gusts to reach 25-30 mph.
We drop down again tonight with temps bottoming out in the teens. Good news though: it’s the last super-cold day for a little bit.
We have a few more clouds tomorrow thanks to a low pressure system offshore & nearby. Its staying offshore as of now too, but we must watch its position.
Thursday and Friday are both milder days. This weekend is looking pretty great with temps in the 40s both days.
Could we be talking a January thaw? Check back in soon to find out!
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CHICAGO (CBS) – Clear skies this evening as a ridge of high pressure drifts overhead.
According to CBS 2 meteorologist Mary Kay Kleist, Thursday is east of us, setting up a warmer return flow from the south.
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On Friday evening (sunset to sunrise Saturday) there is a 20% chance of rain when a weak wave moves along a cold front.
A front receded over northern Illinois on Saturday, allowing additional clouds. There will be warm weather for the opening at Soldier Field on Sunday.
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THIS EVENING: Clear. Low 58.
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In the first 20 days of October 2021, every district in Kerala received more than 250mm of rainfall. In 10 of the 14 districts, rainfall received in October was twice the Long Period Average (LPA). As rainfall increased, water inflow to reservoirs also increased in October, swelling their storage to very high levels. Heavy to very heavy rainfall (64.5mm to 204.4mm) is predicted for Pathanamthitta, Kottayam and Idukki districts on Thursday. Therefore, inflows into major reservoirs in these districts and the resulting spills (excess water deliberately released from reservoirs) have to be closely monitored.
The graph shows the actual rainfall received in the first 20 days of October 2021 and the % departure from the LPA in every district of Kerala.
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Five year highs
The table compares rainfall received between October 1 and 20, 2021 with the five previous Octobers. For instance, in Ernakulam, 457.9 mm of rainfall was received between October 1 and 20, 2021, which is 196% of the rainfall received in October 2020 and 77% of October 2019. October 2019 was the wettest October between 2016 and 2020 in 13 districts.
The graph shows the daily inflow of water into major reservoirs. The inflow has increased gradually in October, especially in the Idukki and Pamba reservoirs. The districts in which they are located are expected to receive heavy to very heavy rainfall on Thursday. Hence, inflows may increase further.
The storage levels (%) of all major reservoirs have surged in October. As of October 19, all of them crossed the 90% mark. Planned spills have already been initiated in the Pamba and Idukki reservoirs. Unlike discharges, spills are not meant for specific utilisation.
Source: IMD, Kerala State Electricity Board


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TONIGHT & TOMORROW
After a grey and gloomy day, the clouds and showers are finally beginning to clear out out the area.
Overnight, a re-enforcing front will drive in more chilly air, once again dropping temperatures into the low and mid 30s. Locations north of Baton Rouge could briefly touch the freezing mark.
Wednesday will feature plenty of sunshine with a breezy north wind.
Overall, quiet weather is expected all the way through the weekend. Another weak front will quietly move its way through on Friday, possibly sparking up a stray shower but most if not all will not get anything. This front will once again bring a wind shift, and another round of chilly air for the weekend. Friday night lows will be in the upper 20s and low 30s.
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PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – It’s going to be a hot start to the work week and a foggy start to the morning at the bus stop and your morning commute.
We turn up the heat a little more for today and the humidity rises.
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We should make it close to 90 degrees and again, with the summer heat and humidity there is a small chance for an occasional shower or storm.
Many will be dry, but keep the umbrella close by.
This week we stay in the upper 80s and even get to 90 degrees for most of them.
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Taking the humidity into account, it’ll feel like your mid-90s, so find ways to stay cool and hydrated.
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Wednesday seems to be going to be the hottest of the week and our next best chance for storms will be Thursday.
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Titan showers brings...
Good morning, Earthlings!
Today, we’ll venture forth to the mysterious moon of Saturn, Titan! A brief recap about Titan: it is Saturn’s largest moon (may have even been a captured mini-planet!), has a thick atmosphere, various geology, and is thought to be a “primordial Earth” (or what Earth may have been in its young development billions of years ago!)
Let’s take a look at the recent weather forecasts…
A recent study led by doctoral student Rajani Dhingra at the University of Idaho would analyze images from the Cassini spacecraft for evidence of seasonal summer rainfalls, especially in the northern pole where the giant lake regions of Titan reside. However, the team ran into a problem- there were no clouds like models predicted.
On an image taken in summer 2016, Dhingra and her team identified a reflective feature near Titan’s northern pole. This feature was not present in previous images and covered over 46,000 square miles.
What was it?
Turns out, it’s analogous to looking at the reflection off wet sidewalks. The feature was a reflection of sunlight against a recently wet surface, attributing to a methane rainfall event.
What’s the next step?
Now to compare Earth’s early climate models and behavior to that of Titan. Where Earth has a yearly cycle of 4 seasons, 1 season on Titan lasts nearly 7 years!
But this rainfall should provide clues to how seasons transition on Titan, lake behavior in the northern and southern hemispheres, and reactions of the rain to the various geologic features.
You can read her paper here: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1029/2018GL080943
Thank you for reading and come back next week for a look at Cleo the Spider!


New Delhi: Delhi's air quality continued to be in the 'poor' category Tuesday, with the Environment minister directing all officers and agencies to be in "war mode" to combat air pollution.
As parts of the Bhalswa landfill site continued to smoulder, the North Delhi Municipal Corporation announced a slew of measures that it will take for remediation of the over 60-metre high dump.
Meanwhile, the Supreme Court Tuesday ruled that people in the country can burst firecrackers from 8 PM to 10 PM only on Diwali and other festivals, permitting the sale and manufacture of low emission "green" firecrackers countrywide.
Environment and health experts welcomed the order, with some describing it as a "spectacular" decision, while others saying it was time the society celebrated festive occasions "more responsibly".
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) recorded the city's overall AQI at 254 in the evening.
An AQI (air quality index) between 0 and 50 is considered 'good', 51 and 100 'satisfactory', 101 and 200 'moderate', 201 and 300 'poor', 301 and 400 'very poor', and 401 and 500 'severe'.
The air quality in the national capital had shown signs of improvement Monday as it moved from 'very poor' to 'poor' category, but experts said it could deteriorate in the coming days due to toxic air coming out of a fire at the Bhalswa landfill site.
The fire had been raging at the Bhalswa landfill site since October 20, raising concerns about the air quality in the National Capital Region (NCR) further deteriorating. The fire was extinguished last evening.
A senior DFS official, however, Tuesday said parts of the dump site continued to smoulder.
In Delhi, the Centre-run System of Air Quality Forecasting and Research (SAFAR) also reported an AQI in the 'poor' category.
Faridabad, Greater Noida and Ghaziabad recorded AQI in the 'poor' category while Gurgaon's AQI stood in 'very poor' category.
Meanwhile, Environment minister Imran Hussain held a multi-stakeholder review meet for effectively checking air pollution.
"The environment minister directed all officers and agencies to be in war mode to combat air pollution," the Environment department said in a statement.
He reviewed action plan of various stakeholders for implementing the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) mandated by the Supreme Court for combatting and mitigating air pollution in Delhi.
"The meeting was attended by the chief secretary, commissioners of the north, south and east corporations, chairman of New Delhi Municipal Council, secretary (environment), secretary (transport & power), special secretary (industries), chief engineer (PWD) along with other senior officers," it said in a statement.
Meanwhile, North Delhi Mayor Adesh Gupta and Municipal Commissioner Madhup Vyas visited the Bhalswa landfill site Tuesday, with the civic body announcing a slew of measures that it will take for its remediation, even as parts of the over 60 meter-high garbage dump continued to smoulder, officials said.
"Three immediate major decisions were taken, which included reinforcement of the barbed wire, deployment of a police team to restrict entry of ragpickers and night vigil by the staff stationed at the site," a senior NDMC official in the Engineering department told .
The mayor also decided that a "global tender" would soon be invited for remediation of the Bhalswa landfill site, the official said.
"The Bhalswa landfill site is spread over 70 acres, rising 62 meters. About 2,000 metric tonne of garbage is being dumped on it on a daily basis and currently it has 80 lakh metric tonne of garbage," the mayor was quoted as saying in an NDMC statement.
On Sunday, the air quality index (AQI) had oscillated between 'poor' and 'very poor' categories and Moday had improved to 'poor' while on Saturday, a haze had engulfed the national capital and the worst air quality of this season was recorded at 324.
Anumita Roy Chowdhury of the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) Monday said as winter approaches toxic air emanating out of such landfill fires is likely to affect the air quality.
"If the wind speed is lower and the temperature dips, the polluted air coming out of landfill fires will get trapped, which would severely affect the air quality," she said.
The Supreme Court-appointed Environment Protection Control Authority (EPCA) had last week held a meeting with officials of Punjab, Haryana governments and the Delhi government to discuss the pollution situation in the national capital. KND TDS KJ
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Omaha-area drivers were met with slick conditions during the drive to work or school Tuesday morning.
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The Salvation Army has four cooling centers open in the Omaha metro area.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Some of the most intense heat of the summer so far is expected in Nebraska and Iowa, so forecasters are urging people to take precautions.
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SUNBURY – This week and into this weekend, the Valley will experience the hottest temperatures of the summer. AccuWeather says temperatures will be near 90 Wednesday and Thursday. This weekend, AccuWeather says temperatures will hit 94 Friday, 98 Saturday, and 92 Sunday.
PPL has some energy and money saving tips. Those include making sure drapes and shades are pulled down to block the hot sun, and setting your thermostat between 72 and 78 degrees. PPL also says minimize the use of heat-generating appliances like dishwashers, stoves, and washers and dryers. Incandescent light bulbs also produce heat, so switch to more efficient LED bulbs. PPL says ceiling fans are also economical, but use them only in occupied rooms.
The National Weather Service has also posted a Flash Flood Watch for Northumberland and Montour Counties from 2 p.m. Wednesday through 1 a.m. Thursday.