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The weather can get scary. Reporting on it doesn't have to be.

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We’re Coming Up On This Winter’s Roughest Stretch Of Cold And Snow

Dennis Mersereau By Dennis Mersereau
6 Min Read

The next five days will see the roughest stretch of winter weather the United States has seen in quite a few years. Bitter cold will grip the center of the country while snow and ice fall on the Pacific Northwest, the southern Plains, and the…

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February 12, 2021

This Weekend’s Brutal Cold Snap Isn’t Going Away Anytime Soon

Dennis Mersereau By Dennis Mersereau
4 Min Read

Just stay home. It’s a mantra we’ve lived by for almost a year now (oh good grief), but it’ll take courage to even go check the mail for the next week. The coldest air of the season—the coldest air in the last several seasons—will make…

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February 7, 2021

Oh No. Oh No. Here Comes The Snow.

Dennis Mersereau By Dennis Mersereau
3 Min Read

A decent nor’easter will sweep across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast over the next couple of days, bringing heavy snow to folks from western North Carolina through Atlantic Canada. This could be the biggest snowstorm to affect the Washington D.C.…

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January 31, 2021

California Braces For Strong Adjectives As Rain, Snow, Wind Overspread State

Dennis Mersereau By Dennis Mersereau
4 Min Read

A barrage of descriptive words will wash over California over the next couple of days as strong winds, heavy rain, and huge snows promise to do a number on the state’s drought. While rain and snow are a  good thing, too much all at once can…

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January 27, 2021

A Sharpie Can’t Cover Up The Last Four Years

Dennis Mersereau By Dennis Mersereau
8 Min Read

Today is the first flash of warmth after a long, cold winter. It’s been a…trying…four years. Even the weather didn’t make it out unscathed. Storms played a role in shaping some of the most important events of Donald Trump’s…

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January 20, 2021

High, Dry Winds Could Spark An Off-Season Fire Threat Across Parts Of California On Tuesday

Dennis Mersereau By Dennis Mersereau
3 Min Read

A critical fire risk and life-threatening rip currents are possible across parts of California over the next couple of days as high winds begin to blow across the Golden State. High wind warnings are in effect for much of southern California, as well as…

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January 19, 2021

East Texas Enjoys And/Or Despises Its Biggest Snow In Years

Dennis Mersereau By Dennis Mersereau
3 Min Read

A rare snowstorm blanketed parts of Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi this weekend with more snow than some communities have seen in decades. The unusually robust winter storm left behind snow from western Texas to northern Alabama, bringing a brief dose…

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January 12, 2021

This Is Your World Today | December 31, 2020

Dennis Mersereau By Dennis Mersereau
4 Min Read

Today is the 366th day of the longest year we’ve been through in a long time. Fires, floods, tornadoes, excessive heat, bitter cold, massive snows, and hurricanes upon hurricanes upon hurricanes—and that’s just the weather. It’s hard to…

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December 31, 2020

A Boisterous Windstorm Will Usher In A Frigid Christmas Across Much Of The Eastern U.S.

Dennis Mersereau By Dennis Mersereau
4 Min Read

A coast-to-coast storm will reach its peak tonight as it shoves its way across the eastern United States, bringing some combination of dangerously strong winds, severe thunderstorms, flooding rains, and heavy snow to everyone from the southern tip of…

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December 24, 2020

A Significant Winter Storm Will Plaster The Mid-Atlantic And Northeast This Week

Dennis Mersereau By Dennis Mersereau
5 Min Read

Gird your loaves and invest in milk futures: a snowstorm’s comin’. A big one, in fact. Parts of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast are getting ready for the season’s first big-time snowstorm. Some areas will see more snow than they’ve…

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December 15, 2020
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