A Midwest Blizzard Could Snarl Air Travel in Chicago on Sunday
Blizzard warnings are in effect for parts of the central Plains and Midwest as a potent snowstorm gets ready to crank out a heavy dose of winter weather to close the holiday weekend. Track means everything for this classic winter storm, as a dozen miles…
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Tranquil Weather Breaks With Rains Out West (Finally!) And A Frigid Thanksgiving In The East
Clouds to the left of me, icicles to my right, here I am, stuck in the middle with you. That’s pretty corny, but we’re going to be knee-deep in mashed potatoes and green bean casserole tomorrow, so who cares, right? It’s going to be a…
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Devastating Fires Continue to Burn as California's Rainless Rainy Season Continues
California’s worst wildfire in recorded history continues to burn this evening as rescue crews comb through the ashes of an entire town to recover the remains of those who couldn’t escape in time. The billowing smoke from the latest round of…
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Florida Will Participate In Autumn If It’s The Last Thing The Other 47 States Do, So Help Us
Florida will soon learn that the terms of autumn are non-negotiable. The Sunshine State will participate in chilly fall mornings even if it’s the last thing the other 47 contiguous states do, so help us. (Alaska can send moose if they want. Hawaii…
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An Early-Season Winter Storm Will Bring Snow and Ice to the Midwest and Eastern States
The raw chill that’s settled over the eastern half of the United States over the past couple of weeks set the stage for winter weather to follow closely behind. There’s a decent chance that many areas will see their first significant snow and…
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Nighttime Severe Thunderstorms and Tornadoes Are Likely Tonight in the South
The Storm Prediction Center has issued a tornado watch for portions of Louisiana and Mississippi as a dangerous nocturnal severe weather outbreak gets underway. An enhanced risk for severe thunderstorms—a three out of five on the scale that measures the…
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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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