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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A Major Winter Storm Could Bring Blizzard To Northern Plains, Significant Snow To Northeast
A major winter storm will move across the northern United States through early next week, producing a solid blanket of snow from the northern Plains to the Northeast. The heaviest snow will fall on the Dakotas and across the Upper Midwest, where a huge…
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Four Different Weather Headaches Will Snarl Thanksgiving Travel This Week
It wouldn’t be Thanksgiving week without nasty weather. Several storms will move across the country through the holiday weekend, providing ample opportunities for disruption to airline and highway travel just in time for the holiday rush.…
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Tropical Storm Sebastien Keeps Fighting The Odds To Survive In The Atlantic Ocean
Tropical Storm Sebastien is still trucking along in the central Atlantic Ocean with maximum sustained winds of 65 MPH. Forecasters expected the storm to absorb into a cold front by Thursday morning, but…it didn’t! It kept going, and going,…
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A Coastal Storm Could Bring Freezing Rain To New England On Monday
A nor’easter that brought heavy rain, high winds, and coastal flooding to the Carolinas this weekend could produce a period of freezing rain in New England early next week. The latest forecasts don’t call for a full-fledged ice storm, but…
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