Photogenic Iowa Tornadoes Get More Coverage Than Storm That Kills 17 in Missouri
Severe thunderstorms killed 17 people in Missouri and produced multiple damaging tornadoes in Iowa on Thursday. The destructive but non-fatal tornadoes in Iowa got more coverage than the deadly thunderstorm in Missouri in large part because the tornadoes…
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U.S. Weather Hits the Summer Doldrums
It took a while, but we’ve finally arrived. We’re in the midsummer doldrums, that long slog in July when the weather is kinda boring. There’s lots of weather across the country this week, but none of it is particularly exceptional or…
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NOAA’s Efforts to Fix Critical Weather Radar Gaps Are Slow Going
Doppler radar transformed the way we look at the weather. Tornadoes and severe thunderstorms rarely sneak up on us anymore. However, it only works when it can see the right parts of the storm. Central North Carolina has one of the worst weather radar…
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The Stalled Tropical Storm Off the East Coast Cooled the Gulf Stream Beneath It
Tropical Storm Chris is very close to hurricane strength this afternoon as it finally starts to move northeast a few hundred miles off the North Carolina coast. The storm has barely moved since it formed five days ago, caught between weather systems…
Read MoreThe Stalled Tropical Storm Off the East Coast Cooled the Gulf Stream Beneath It
Tropical Storm Chris is very close to hurricane strength this afternoon as it finally starts to move northeast a few hundred miles off the North Carolina coast. The storm has barely moved since it formed five days ago, caught between weather systems…
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New Tropical Depression Forms Off East Coast as Tiny Hurricane Beryl Collapses
The circle of life in the Atlantic Ocean is whirring once again as Beryl winds down and Chris winds up. Beryl weakened from a hurricane to a tropical storm on Saturday morning after its surprise performance on Friday. A disturbance between Bermuda and…
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Intense Southern California Heat Wave Shatters All-Time Record Highs
The eastern two-thirds of the United States has been mired in an oppressive heat wave for the past couple of weeks, bathing much of the country in a brutal mix of hot temperatures and high humidity. However, while the east has gotten all the headlines…
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Itty Bitty Hurricane Beryl Defies the Odds, Makes Fools of Us All
Looks sometimes aren’t deceiving at all. A tiny, good lookin’ tropical depression far out in the Atlantic Ocean suddenly and surprisingly developed into a full-fledged hurricane that’s so small you could miss it from space without…
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Hostile Atlantic Ocean Eagerly Waiting to Tear New Tropical Depression to Shreds
Newly-minted Tropical Depression Two is a visually impressive but ultimately doomed cyclone that’s far out in the Atlantic Ocean between the Lesser Antilles and Africa. The system in any other year would become a serious concern for interests near…
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Here’s Your In-Depth July 4th Weather Forecast
Ew. This has been your in-depth July 4th weather forecast. Thank you for reading. Please consider subscribing to my writing on Patreon. Reader-funded journalism is more important than ever and your support helps fund engaging, hype-free weather…
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