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Colder But Not Polar – 2020 Tornado and Lightning Numbers Were Down, But Not Fatalities
“Parhelia”Todd Nelson, Praedictix Probably Not a Polar Winter This Year A couple months ago I went out on a tenuous limb and predicted “half a winter” for Minnesota and the Upper Midwest. Studying the maps and models I stand by my (reckless) outlook. In spite of a La...
Scattered Areas Of Snow – National Weather Outlook For January 18, 2021
National Weather Forecast On Monday, an area of lower pressure in the Great Lakes will produce snow across the region, stretching into the Ohio Valley. Snow will be possible in the Rockies and Northern Plains. Rain showers can be expected in the Southern Plains. There...
Heavy Snow In The Northeast – National Weather Outlook For January 16, 2021
National Weather Forecast The system that has been impacting the upper Midwest with snow and blizzard conditions will start to move east on Saturday, still bringing the chance of rain and snow to areas of the Great Lakes, Ohio Valley, Mid-Atlantic, and Northeast to...
Plowable Snow But Lower Totals – 2020 Just Behind 2016 For Warmest Year
NOAA The Forecast Calls For Uncertainty ”Being at ease with not knowing is crucial for answers to come to you wrote Eckhart Tolle. We have all been living with uncertainty for nearly a year now, waiting for vaccines and our better angels to return. Predicting...
Modeling Wildfire Smoke – 5 Unusual Weather Events of 2020 – NASA Tracks Changing Climate
Weather-Related Mental Health Break It is such a relief talking about the weather these days. Even “bad weather” is a welcome break from pandemics and civil unrest. We are extras in a bad Tom Clancy thriller, one that almost makes me long for the good ‘ol days of...
Snowiest Month of the Year Across USA – Record 22 Billion Dollar Disasters
Paul Douglas A Thaw, Then Accumulating Snow Late Week Minnesota sees its fair share of gasp-worthy weather, but don’t let anyone living in Miami, L.A. or Lincoln give you a hard time. According to FEMA’s National Risk Index, overall threats are greater across the...