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Major Storm Pounds West Coast – Snow Risk Increases Midwest to New England – Polar Punch in February?
ECMWF Snowfall by Sunday Eveningweatherbell.com When Will Our Mild Weather Bubble Pop? The Dog Days of Winter have lost their growling bite. Two subzero nights? Data suggests we’ve saved about 9 percent on heat bills since September. A persistent Pacific signal has...
Major Storm Pounds West Coast – Odds of a Polar Punch Grow for February
Icy Trees in Tangshan, ChinaKent Kruhoeffer Mid-February Is Looking Particularly Polar This isn’t cold. “Nippy” or “chilly” maybe. This winter is a faint echo of previous winter hardships. I think of 2013-14, with 53 subzero nights at MSP. Or January 22, 1933, when...
Eta, Theta and Iota: Tropical Romp Continues. La Nina Forecast to Strengthen
The Perils of Snow Squalls and a Thanksgiving Thaw Many of us become transfixed by the big snowstorms but sometimes it's the little things. Like yesterday's 60-minute snow burst, a "snow squall". Prevalent downwind of the Great Lakes, these bands of torrential snow...
“Eta” Takes Second Swipe at Florida – “Theta” Makes Record 29 Storms in 2020
Yes, It Has Been A Crazy November Mother Nature is drunk again. Sorry, I said the quiet part out loud. The meteorological tantrums are getting worse. Tropical Storm Eta just brushed Tampa. Now we're tracking "Theta" in the Atlantic. Next up, "Iota". Closer to home we...
12-15″ Reported Omaha to Des Moines – Record 50 Global Billion-Dollar Weather Disasters in 2020
NOAA Long Overdue for a Subzero Stretch ”I like these cold, gray winter days. Days like these let you savor a bad mood” wrote Bill Watterson, the cartoonist who brought Calvin and Hobbes to life. Minnesota’s coldest days tend to be sunny, which makes the sting a bit...
Major Midwestern Snowstorm – Record 50 Separate Billion-Dollar Disasters Worldwide in 2020
Stumbling Into a “Goldilocks Winter”? Will this be a Goldilocks Winter? Enough frozen water to satisfy Minnesota snow-lovers, without the polar pain of 25 below? We seem to be moving in that direction this winter. To date: only 2 subzero nights at MSP and winter...