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Hard to believe, especially with the weather we’ve had recently, but 8 years ago today, the area was being hit with the worst ice storm many have ever experienced. Then-Kentucky Governor Steven L. Besmear called it “the biggest natural disaster in modern Kentucky history.” People were left without power for days, some even for weeks. […]
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47 Tornadoes Confirmed from Southeast Tornado Outbreak
Official numbers of the southeast tornado outbreak are beginning to come in. According the National Weather services across the southeast, 47 tornadoes have been confirmed. The Birmingham, AL office has confirmed the most so far with 16 tornadoes on the 21st and 22nd. Offices in Shreveport, LA and Peachtree City, GA have both confirmed 12 […]
Devastating Tornado Outbreak Across the South
On Friday afternoon, Contributor Evan Hatter previewed what was likely to be a pretty substantial severe weather outbreak across the southern US over the weekend. Models had been hinting at it for several days by that point, and they were honing in on a multi-day, multi-round severe weather episode across much of the south, extending […]
Southeast Braces for Severe Weather
We usually think of January as a cold and snowy month, not so in the southeast where they’re in line for rounds of severe weather throughout the weekend. A potent low pressure system moving through the southern United States will touch off thunderstorms capable of producing damaging winds, large hail and even isolated tornadoes. In […]
Historic Inauguration Day Weather
Every four years, the presidential election comes around and we have the Inauguration day. Because this is a relatively infrequent event, there is interest in the Historical weather on this day. Well, we now fall on the eve of the inauguration of the 45th president of the United States. The National Weather Service in Washington DC has […]
Houston, TX Sees Wild Weather This Morning
This morning, Houston, Texas saw one crazy flooding event. Many areas saw upwards of 6 inches of rain in less than an 8 hour period, with rain falling in the 1-2″ per hour range at times. Talk about localized. Hobby Airport with 0.07″ of rain, downtown (~8 miles) with 6.76″. #houwx #txwx pic.twitter.com/6SrBBCiZ2G — Chris […]
Major Ice Storm impacts Central US
On Friday, contributor Evan Hatter told you about how the central US was bracing for an ice storm. Preparations had already begun on Thursday even, and by Friday many governors had issued states of emergency. This was a big deal in many areas, as ice is one of the most dangerous forms of precipitation. It […]
Significant Midwestern Ice Storm Taking Shape
One of the same storm systems bringing rainfall to our region will be bringing even worse conditions off to our north and west. Oh no, not a blizzard but an ice storm, an ever-present threat for our region in the wintertime, thanks to this pattern we’re stuck in, that threat has shifted into the plains […]
The West Coast is Getting Hammered By Storms
Over the past week, the west coast of the US has been getting absolutely hammered by severe winter storms. The pacific jet stream has been very active, with storm after storm after storm rolling into the region. These have produced absolutely ridiculous amounts of precipitation across California. Much of the state, especially the central and […]
Last Year Had 15 $1 Billion Disasters
While last year felt very much like a quiet year for severe weather, and active weather in general, the year saw 15 $1 billion weather disasters! FIFTEEN! That is a ton of weather disasters, especially in a year that felt relatively quiet. This was the second highest total on record, only one disaster short of tying […]