Some Strong Tornadoes Are Possible Tonight in Louisiana and Mississippi
A potent storm system moving through the southern United States today will trigger severe thunderstorms as the evening hours wear on. The environment ahead of the low-pressure system will allow some of those thunderstorms to spawn tornadoes, a few of…
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Fighting Conspiracy Theories Is a Matter of National Security
I’m not shocked that the accused mail bomber, a Florida man who allegedly sent more than a dozen live explosives to prominent politicians, actors, and a news organization, shared posts about the chemtrail conspiracy theory on his social media…
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Can’t Stand the Gloomy Weather in the Southeast? Blame Cold Air Damming.
Happy CAD season! Today is the first installment of many gray, soggy days that will cast a shroud of gloom over the southeastern United States through next spring. Cold air damming (CAD) is a frequent phenomenon east of the Appalachian Mountains during…
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Unusually Dry Pacific Northwest on Track to See Much-Needed Rainfall, But Not Enough
We don’t really get the chance to talk about rain out west these days. A recurring story across much of the past…well, several years…is that the west is thirsty for any drop of water it can wring from the sky while areas east of the…
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Texas’ Lake Travis Approaches Record Levels as Heavy Rain Continues
It’s been pretty calm across most of the United States for the past week, a far cry from what we’ve experienced for…well, the entire year up until now. Hurricane Michael is out of the picture, the raging Santa Ana winds in southern…
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A Look at Tropical Storm Michael’s Unexpectedly Intense Winds in Central N.C.
More than a million people in North Carolina and Virginia are without power this evening as energy crews try to repair the damage caused by Tropical Storm Michael’s passage on Thursday. The Piedmont region was particularly hard hit, unexpectedly…
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Here’s Why It’s So Hard to Verify a Monstrous Hurricane’s Maximum Winds
Hurricane Michael made landfall today near Panama City, Florida, with maximum sustained winds of 155 MPH. Its winds were just a few ticks short of a top-of-the-scale category five, but that doesn’t matter to the folks in the path of the storm. This…
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Hurricane Michael Nearing Landfall With 150 MPH Winds
Hurricane Michael is just hours from landfall near Panama City, Florida, with maximum sustained winds of 150 MPH. The storm’s minimum pressure is now among the top-five lowest for any storm at landfall in the U.S. on record. Its winds are now…
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Hurricane Michael’s Winds Are Forecast to Reach Category Four Intensity by Landfall
Hurricane Michael is an extremely dangerous storm in the eastern Gulf of Mexico this evening. The National Hurricane Center now expects its maximum winds to reach category four intensity by landfall on Wednesday afternoon. The storm will be one of the…
Read MoreHurricane Warnings Ahead of Hurricane Michael Stretch Far Inland From the Coast
It can be deceptive to look at a hurricane forecast map if you live inland. The way watches and warnings are drawn for areas in the path of a landfalling storm can be deceptive. The National Hurricane Center’s official products only show warnings…
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