2018 Is Set To End With The Fewest Tornado-Related Fatalities On Record
A relative lull in tornado activity in 2018 allowed the year to finish with the fewest number of tornado-related fatalities since reliable records began in 1940. Assuming we get through today’s severe thunderstorms without any significant tornadoes, the…
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Look At This Entire Trough
An ambitious butterfly could make it from Orlando to Buffalo in a couple of minutes if it flew high enough on Friday. An incredibly amplified trough entering the eastern United States will bring this week to the same dreary close we saw last week. In…
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A Rare Tornado Touched Down Near Seattle on Tuesday
A strong tornado touched down in Port Orchard, Washington, on Tuesday, damaging several homes and businesses along its path. Meteorologists will conduct storm surveys on Wednesday to assign the tornado an EF-Scale rating, but pictures from local news…
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Heavy Rain Brings a Flood Threat to the East Coast This Weekend
Several inches of heavy rain on Friday and Saturday could lead to flooding to parts of the southeast and Mid-Atlantic. Some of the heavy rain will fall over areas that saw more than a foot of snow just a couple of days ago. The abundant snow deposited by…
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A Significant, Disruptive Winter Storm Will Hit North Carolina This Weekend
The winter storm we’ve been watching for the past week is almost a certainty at this point. North Carolina stores are quickly running out of the staples as residents collectively realize that we’ll be sitting around the house for a couple of…
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Here’s the Scoop on Next Weekend’s Potential Winter Storm
A trough approaching California this week could spread wintry weather from the Rockies to the Atlantic next weekend. It’s too early to know exactly what type of precipitation people will see and exactly how much will fall. Lucky for us, those…
Read MoreA Midwest Blizzard Could Snarl Air Travel in Chicago on Sunday
Blizzard warnings are in effect for parts of the central Plains and Midwest as a potent snowstorm gets ready to crank out a heavy dose of winter weather to close the holiday weekend. Track means everything for this classic winter storm, as a dozen miles…
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Tranquil Weather Breaks With Rains Out West (Finally!) And A Frigid Thanksgiving In The East
Clouds to the left of me, icicles to my right, here I am, stuck in the middle with you. That’s pretty corny, but we’re going to be knee-deep in mashed potatoes and green bean casserole tomorrow, so who cares, right? It’s going to be a…
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Devastating Fires Continue to Burn as California's Rainless Rainy Season Continues
California’s worst wildfire in recorded history continues to burn this evening as rescue crews comb through the ashes of an entire town to recover the remains of those who couldn’t escape in time. The billowing smoke from the latest round of…
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Florida Will Participate In Autumn If It’s The Last Thing The Other 47 States Do, So Help Us
Florida will soon learn that the terms of autumn are non-negotiable. The Sunshine State will participate in chilly fall mornings even if it’s the last thing the other 47 contiguous states do, so help us. (Alaska can send moose if they want. Hawaii…
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