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When you think of Hawaii, I’m sure you typically think of warm waters, white beaches, and an abundance of sunshine, right? Well you can now add thundersnow and images like the one above to that list of thoughts, because it was just reported atop Mauna Kea this past weekend. How does snow occur in Hawaii? And […]
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The Cold Blast Across the Country
As I mentioned in my WxRecap post earlier today, Kentucky wasn’t the only place in the US to see insane weather conditions. The cold blast moved south and eastward across the eastern 2/3rds of the country. Even if the West Coast wasn’t impacted by the bitter cold, it was still impacted by the same system. So […]
WxRecap: 72 Hour Weather Rollercoaster
Let me just start by saying that Saturday was likely one of the wildest weather days of 2016 across the US, not just here. Saturday was a day that will live in infamy in my mind, mainly because it was just ridiculous. The build up to the event itself was large, and it did not […]
16th Anniversary of F4 Tuscaloosa Tornado
While it’s easy to think of April 27, 2011 when discussing a violent tornado hitting Tuscaloosa, Alabama, the EF-4 that devastated the city on that fateful day was hardly the first such tornado to hit the area. The day was Saturday, December 16, 2000 and it was unseasonably warm across the southeastern United States. Temperatures […]
Eugene, OR Impacted by Damaging Ice Storm
We have been discussing in detail and depth the storm system poised to impact us this weekend. The storm system is lining up to create a wild temperature swing between now and Sunday, and possibly wintry mix on Saturday night. To our west, however, there have already been major impacts. A snow storm is forecast […]
This Day in History: The 1917 Ohio River Ice Jam
On December 16, 1917 an ice jam closed the Ohio River from Warsaw, KY to Rising Sun, IN. This area of the Ohio River is located between northern Kentucky and southeastern Indiana. According to David Ludlum, the ice jam reached 30 feet high and lasted 58 days. This backed up trading traffic on the Ohio […]
Winter Storm to Impact Much of the Northern US
I feel like this has been a common theme recently. We all get really cold, and then a major storm system developed and moves eastward. What does it do? it advects warm air here locally, leaving us with pure rain and no snow to hope about. While we may be able to hope for snow this […]
Understanding the NWS Winter Products
As some of you know, Winter Weather watches and warnings are issued differently than springtime severe weather alerts are issued. In the wintertime, all watches, warnings and advisories are issued by local National Weather Service offices. In the Spring, all watches are issued by the Storm Prediction Center, and warnings are issued by local NWS offices. […]
This Day in History: Epic Temperature Drop
A system is approaching this weekend that promises a massive temperature drop. According to model data, the temperature may drop some 30 to 40 degrees in 24 hours. An early breakdown of this event was just written by Pierce Larkin. Let’s be honest, a 30 to 40 degree temperature drop in 24 hours is pretty […]
An Update on the Southeast Drought
Just a few weeks ago, much of the southeastern US was battling an Extreme to Exceptional drought. Eight percent of the country was in an Extreme drought, with much of that being in the southeastern US. The southeast drought was bad, and only looked to get worse. This was causing many issues across the region. […]