Trump Isn’t ‘Taking Over’ Your Cell Phone and This Conspiracy Theory Could Kill You One Day
Warning people about dangerous weather is a matter of life or death. Meteorologists need all the help they can get when it’s time to get the word out about severe weather. The federal government is about to test one of those important warning…
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Hurricane Florence Is a Slow-Motion Disaster With Historic Rains, Deadly Storm Surge
Hurricane Florence is making a slow-motion landfall along the North Carolina coast this evening. The storm is moving painfully slow—just 5 MPH as of 11:00 PM Thursday. The storm’s creeping track toward North Carolina and South Carolina will expose…
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Hurricane Florence Set to Bring Intense Flooding and Storm Surge to Carolinas
Don’t let the headlines proclaiming that “Hurricane Florence has weakened” fool you. It’s still an intense storm tonight as it lumbers toward the Carolinas. Florence’s winds have dropped below major hurricane status as the…
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The Case for Preparing for Hurricane Florence Even If You’re Hundreds of Miles Inland
Hurricane warnings are in effect for the North Carolina and South Carolina coasts ahead of Hurricane Florence, a powerful category four storm that’s expected to make landfall on Friday. The hurricane will slow to a crawl near the coast, producing…
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From Guam to Africa, We’re Tracking Seven Different Tropical Systems Right Now
True to form, the tropics are wide awake as reach the much-dreaded peak of hurricane season. The world’s tropical tracking agencies have their hands full with seven systems right now that could all pose a threat to land over the next week or so.…
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What You Need to Know About Tropical Storm Gordon Before Going to Bed
Tropical Storm Gordon is gathering strength in the eastern Gulf of Mexico as it heads toward landfall on the northern Gulf Coast on Tuesday evening. The storm will likely make landfall on the Mississippi coast, exposing Biloxi, Pascagoula, and Mobile to…
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Developing Tropical System Likely to Bring Heavy Rain to the Gulf Coast This Week
Appearances aren’t everything. The satellite image at the top of this post shows two interesting features approaching the United States. The system that looks most like a tropical cyclone isn’t, while the system that looks less impressive is…
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Warnings of Extreme Heat Aren’t a Matter of Wimpiness—It’s All About What You’re Used To
The true great American pastime is putting down people from other parts of the country. Those southerners eat so unhealthily. Northerners are so rude. People in California are so snobby. These rivalries thrive when it comes to the weather. Summertime…
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The United States’ New Weather Satellite Isn’t Quite as Broken as We Thought
Are you ready for some preliminary, non-operational good news? Sure you are! It’s about time we had something positive. GOES-17, the shiny new satellite the United States launched into orbit a couple of months ago, isn’t quite as broken as we…
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Hurricane Lane Poses the Greatest Storm Threat to Hawaii in a Generation
Hurricane Lane is on course to pose the greatest tropical threat to Hawaii since Hurricane Iniki made landfall on Kauai nearly 26 years ago. While the powerful category four storm is not currently forecast to make a direct landfall on any of the main…
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