Deadly Alabama Tornado Tests The Boundaries Of Advanced Tornado Warnings
A significant tornado outbreak in the southeastern United States on Sunday killed at least 23 people despite hours of advanced warning that dangerous storms were on the way. Most of the fatalities occurred in Lee County, Alabama, likely making that…
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AccuWeather, Man, What Are You Doing?
AccuWeather published a story today predicting that tornado activity this year will focus on springtime twisters in Tornado Alley and that the United States will see 1,075 tornadoes in the year 2019, coming in six percent below average. Oh, word? The…
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NOAA Delays Release of Updated GFS Weather Model Because It Likes Snow Too Much
NOAA announced on Tuesday that the agency will delay the release of the updated GFS weather model because they accidentally gave it the personality of a husky. The update’s release, which had been scheduled for the middle of March, was already…
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Power Outages Likely as Intense Winds Blow Across Much of the Eastern U.S. on Sunday
An intense windstorm will rake much of the eastern United States on Sunday as a powerful low-pressure system tracks across the Great Lakes. The storm system in question is part of the same upper-level trough that brought rare winter weather to low…
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A ‘Significant Tornado and Wind Damage Event’ Is Possible in the South on Saturday
The first significant severe weather outbreak of 2019 is likely to unfold on Saturday across parts of southern United States. An approaching storm system will allow for a dangerous environment in which thunderstorms can grow severe in a hurry. The Storm…
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Waves of Storms Set to Bring Flooding Rains to the Southeast This Week
Every day is mildew season in the southeastern United States these days since it’s apparently never going to stop raining. That interminable wet streak will continue with five or more inches of rain anticipated over the next seven days across an…
Read MoreFlash Flooding Is Likely In Central And Southern California On Thursday
Flash flooding is likely across parts of California and Arizona on Thursday as an approaching storm system threatens to bring several inches of rain in a short period of time. Flood watches stretch from northern California to southeastern Arizona in…
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The Southeast Just Saw An Exceptionally Warm First Week Of February
This has been an exceptionally warm week for parts of the southern and eastern United States, where record highs fell on Thursday—some in resounding fashion—as daytime high temperatures climbed 30°F or more above normal in spots. The spring preview came…
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Seattle Could (Briefly) Wind Up With Three Times As Much Snow As Boston By Next Week
The Pacific Northwest has two decent chances at seeing wintry weather over the next couple of days. The first storm could produce up to half a foot of snow at the lower levels in northwestern Washington, while the next storm, which arrives by the middle…
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Winter Bottoms-Out With Southern Snow And An Exceptionally Dangerous Cold Snap
A dangerous cold snap and a southern snowfall dominate the weather headlines this week as a piece of the polar vortex—yes, that fake-sounding but very-real weather phenomenon—dips over the Upper Midwest and sends temperatures plummeting almost as far as…
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