The Weather Should Mostly Cooperate For Monday’s Cumbersome Iowa Caucus
Weather shouldn’t hinder Iowans heading out to caucus on Monday night in the first contest of the 2020 presidential election. The lengthy and rigid nature of caucuses makes this type of voting more susceptible to dampened turnout than traditional…
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Newfoundland Just Endured A Historic Blizzard That Buried People In Their Homes
Residents of eastern Newfoundland spent Saturday conducting an archaeological dig in a valiant attempt to remember what life was like before Friday’s historic blizzard. The impressive snowstorm dropped more than two feet of snow on parts of the…
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An Inch Of Ice From Freezing Rain (!) Is Possible In Parts New York And Quebec This Weekend
A significant ice storm appears likely across the U.S./Canadian border this weekend as a winter storm moves across the region. Conditions appear favorable for a prolonged period of freezing rain near the border from Michigan to Maine, with some areas…
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Dangerous Severe Thunderstorms Are Likely Across The South On Friday And Saturday
A dangerous mid-winter severe weather outbreak will roll across several southern states on Friday and Saturday, bringing the potential for all types of severe weather, including flash flooding. The threat will begin late Friday morning in Texas and…
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Twitter’s Proposed “No Replies” Feature Could Be A Nightmare During Weather Emergencies
Twitter announced on Tuesday that they would test a new feature to give users another tool to deal with the site’s rampant and often-unchecked harassment problem. Twitter users will be able to limit who can reply to their tweets, even allowing…
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The April 27, 2011 Tornado Outbreak Shaped How We Viewed The Weather In The 2010s
This was the first decade that allowed us to track every weather event on social media in excruciating detail. We went into 2010 getting weather info from big companies, a few apps, and a handful of popular blogs. We’re ending 2019 with more apps…
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This Was The Warmest Christmas On Record For Much Of The Midwest
The sun just set on one of the warmest Christmases in recent memory. The abnormal blast of winter warmth stretched from the Rocky Mountains to the East Coast, with the bulk of the above-average temperatures focused on the central part of the country.…
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Those New ‘Snow Squall Warnings’ Are Designed To Prevent Deadly Pileup Accidents
Millions of smartphones across the Northeast flashed an unfamiliar warning on Wednesday afternoon. The message came across as a push alert with the iconic screeching tone and an abrupt vibration: “Emergency Alert. Snow squall warning until 4:15 PM.…
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A Quick-Hitting Storm Will Bring Midwest Snows And Severe Thunderstorms To South
A low-pressure system will develop over the Mid-South on Monday and dominate weather east of the Mississippi River for the next couple of days. The storm will start with a quick thump of snow across the Midwest and Ohio Valley, with severe thunderstorms…
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This Weekend Will See Heavy Rain In Northern California, Heavy Snow In The Sierra
A storm approaching California on Friday will produce plenty of heavy rain and snow across the northern half of the state this weekend. While the storm is nowhere near as strong as the record-breaking system we saw before Thanksgiving, which set…
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