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When It Snows, It Pours…
From the National Weather Service Sterling, VA… 000 WWUS41 KLWX 072015 WSWLWX URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 315 PM EST SUN FEB 7 2010 MDZ003-501-502-VAZ027>031-WVZ050>053-055-501>504-080415- /O.NEW.KLWX.WS.A.0005.100209T1400Z-100210T1800Z/ WASHINGTON-EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY- SHENANDOAH-FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN-CLARKE-HAMPSHIRE-MORGAN- … Continue reading
More Photos from D.C.
Amanda Barnard sent these impressive photos from the Hampton Inn Largo, which is near FedEx Field on the eastern side of Washington, D.C.
Late Reports from Washington/Baltimore Area
My friend Kathryn Potter sends these photos from her home in D.C… Kathryn reports that it is still coming down at 3;16 p.m. CST. She also reports that there are several trees down in their neighborhood. Reports are that several … Continue reading
Few Flurries, A Little Sleet
A few flurries and a little sleet have been reported across North Alabama this morning. Drizzle has also been reported further south. Mike Wilhelm (bamawx.com) reports flurries just south of the Tennessee River near Priceville, on the Morgan/Cullman County line. … Continue reading
Snowpocalypse 2010
Weather watchers in the Mid-Atlantic have named this the Snowpocalypse. Other monikers on Twitter include include: Snowmageddon, Pandesnowmium, Snowroshima, and Snowtorious B.I.G. It is a big winter storm affecting the mid-Atlantic this morning. It is being compared to the 1996 … Continue reading
Sacred Cows Make the Best Burgers
That’s the title of a recent book… WeatherBrains is the weekly netcast that’s all about weather. Each week, the show features some of the best minds in weather. Recent guests have included legendary radar expert Les Lemon, BBC Weather Presenter … Continue reading
“The Wild Side of Weather” at the Tennessee Aqaurium
Folklore was an important part of weather forecasting in the 19th century in Europe. Without any official source of weather forecasts, farmers and country people became especially alert to weather signs. Thousands of weather proverbs touted various indicators from nature, … Continue reading
February Almanac
February 2nd is Candlemas Day. It is the traditional midpoint of winter. By early February, Alabama is beginning to really feel the move toward spring. Days are lengthening and average temperatures are slowing warming as the amount of sunshine increases … Continue reading
The North Sea Floods of 1953
Over half of the Netherlands lies below sea level. Dikes have been built to protect large areas of land from the sea. On this date in 1953, the Netherlands experienced its worst flood disaster in five centuries as a furious … Continue reading
Black Ice Possible Overnight
Did you know that icy road accidents kill more people each year than all other weather hazards combined, except for heat? Black ice is one of the biggest contributors to that toll each year. Black ice occurs when water freezes … Continue reading
