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Severe Weather Alerts to Our West
Thunderstorms have broken out no this Sunday, as expected, over the Arklatex. A line of storms showing some broekn supercell tendencies extends from Tyler, TX to north of Texarkana, AR/TX. There is one small severe thunderstorm warning in southwestern Arkansas … Continue reading
1940’s Armistice Day Blizzard
Monday, November 11, 1940 was Armistice Day, the remembrance of the symbolic end of World War I. On the 22nd anniversary of the end of the war, two of the Allied powers were not at peace. France was under Nazi … Continue reading
The Veteran’s Day Tornado Outbreak (2002)
On this date in 2002, an unusually widespread and strong late season outbreak of severe weather struck from Louisiana to Pennsylvania. Seventy six tornadoes were reported across 17 states between Friday night on November 9 and the early morning hours … Continue reading
Alabama at Noon
Showers and thunderstorms entered Northwest Alabama last evening, triggered by capitalizing on a little instability that was in place. As forecast, they weakened as they moved southeast and the instability waned. There was just enough spark from a cold front … Continue reading
Showers/Storms Push Southeast
As expected, a thin line of showers and some thunder formed over southern Tennessee and northern Mississippi around 4 p.m. and moved into Northwest Alabama this evening. The line extends from Tishomingo MS to Tuscumbia to Athens to north of … Continue reading
You Can’t Make This Stuff Up…
In October 1997, emergency management officials in Westchester County, New York ran a hurricane simulation for their area. The fictional storm was loosely based on the 1938 Long Island Express Hurricane, which caused extreme devastation on Long Island and in … Continue reading
Disturbing Reports
From the NWS New York City: RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 949 PM EST MON OCT 29 2012 …RECORD HIGH WATER LEVEL AT THE BATTERY NY… A RECORD HIGH WATER LEVEL OF 13.88 FEET WAS SET … Continue reading
Tide at Battery Park
The tide at Battery Park is now approaching 8 feet above mean lower low water. The astronomical tide right now should be about 1 foot above mean lower low water, which means that the tidal level at the Battery at … Continue reading
Sandy Notebook – 3:30 p.m.
The center of historic Hurricane Sandy is now moving much faster and will make landfall over southern New Jersey near Cape May in the next 90 minutes. At Cape May, the pressure is down to 28.67 inches. The pressure in … Continue reading
Late Reports on Sandy
Hurricane Sandy now strongest hurricane north of North Carolina (943 mb). Stronger than 1938 hurricane. NEW YORK …NYC Mayor urges people in Zone A to evacuate now …Holland and Brooklyn/Battery Tunnel closing at 2 p.m. …Mass transit shut down …Brooklyn: … Continue reading
