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Latest on Snow/Ice Risk – Climate Risks No Longer Theoretical
Full-Blown Blizzard Likely West of MSP Don't push the weather. That's good advice from a long time ago, when I was learning to fly. The people that get into trouble are often the ones who schedule events, then push their luck to reach these events, even when weather...
Significant Snow and Ice for Central USA – Record Snowfalls For Every County
Let It Snow - Winter Storm Warnings Posted Are you in the 10 percent club? A 2013 CBS News poll suggests that Americans really hate winter. In fact, only 1 in 10 respondents said winter was their favorite season. Personally, I don't think it's a bug. It's a feature. A...
AWSSI: Accumulated Winter Season Severity Index – Most of USA: Where’s Winter?
A Real Snowstorm Brewing Friday & Saturday I don't hear much from my Florida friends during hurricane season, but January? Let the trash talking commence. "Paul, can we send food and medicine? Thoughts & prayers." It's really not so bad, I respond. I...
2019: Second Wettest Year on Record for USA – Major Tornado Outbreaks of 2010s
Sliding Into a Colder, Snowier Pattern Congratulations. You are one of The Chosen Frozen. You laugh at wind chills that would cause the average American to shriek in horror. We've gotten off easy in recent weeks. After a milder than average December, the first 12 days...
Catastrophic Fires Grip Australia – History of Daily NWS Weather Map
Giving Thanks for BZ (Barry Zevan) Everyone and everything is connected. People show up - randomly - and change the trajectory of your life. Barry Zevan and I worked together at a national cable channel in the early 80s. When a job interview request came in from...
Mild January Outlook Eastern USA – Climate Angle to Australian Fires?
Weather Pattern Favors Mild and Storm-Free "As the days lengthen the cold doth strengthen." Yes it doth. We've already picked up 5 minutes of additional daylight since December 21, but temperatures don't usually bottom out until the third week of January. There's a...