Another Weak Storm Forms in Oceanic Boondocks As Peak of Hurricane Season Nears
Subtropical Storm Ernesto formed in the northern Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday, posing a threat to nothing but some fish and ships. The cyclone may strengthen a tiny bit over the next day or two as it accelerates northeast toward a less favorable…
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Here Are the Best Ways You Can Get Emergency Weather Alerts
I think I’ve written the phrase “keep an eye out for warnings” in every post I’ve ever written about thunderstorms. Urging folks to listen up for weather alerts is a mainstay of daily weather forecasts. Most bad storms are warned…
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Major Hurricane Hector Will Likely Pass South of Hawaii This Week
Hurricane Hector is a powerful category four storm with sustained winds of 140 MPH as it entered the central Pacific basin on Sunday night. The hurricane will likely remain south of Hawaii as it makes its closest approach this weekend, but a small…
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Damaging Winds and Isolated Tornadoes Possible on the East Coast on Wednesday
A threat for severe weather will accompany thunderstorms that pop up east of the Appalachians this afternoon. The Storm Prediction Center has issued a slight risk for severe weather—a 2 on a scale from 1 to 5—due to the threat for damaging winds and an…
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Oh, For Crying Out Loud, Please Not This Gross Weather Pattern Again
Please no. Please, have mercy. This has been such a gross summer. Please, give us a break. I beg of you. I can’t take it anymore. [clears throat] Sorry about that. I’m so tired of the nasty weather pattern that’s plagued the eastern…
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Why Are Summertime Thunderstorms So Intense?
We’ve all experienced one of those afternoon thunderstorms that was surprisingly strong. Summertime thunderstorms in the eastern United States can get rough in a hurry. It’s not hard for a storm to produce strong winds or a few inches of rain…
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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…
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