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Heat Wave Brewing – Can 5G Help Severe Storm Warnings – NHC Updating Surge Model
Let The Hot Weather Olympics Commence! As holidays go this was a good one for meteorologists: two out of three days featured “thumbs-up weather”. I’m happy when people use their thumbs. No sad scowls from soggy toddlers or shunned indifference from weather-weary...
Hurricane Preparedness 101 – Using Drones and Electricity to Make It Rain
Perfectly Decent Holiday Weekend Weather Yesterday was a lousy day for a picnic. The burgers were soggy and I nearly drowned while applying sunscreen. Had temperatures been 5-8F colder, had the storm struck in late April, Minnesota would be digging out from a foot of...
Snow in Late May? Will Hurricanes Strain U.S. Supply Lines – Using GPS To Alert for Earthquakes
May you live in interesting times, the proverb goes. I suspect it’s not a compliment. It may snow a little today, a few fat snowflakes amid chilling sheets of rain. Unusual? You ‘betcha! The record for latest flakes at MSP is May 28, 1965. The reality: snow has been...
Hottest Spots on Earth – Models Predict Toasty Summer – Over 4 Million U.S. Homes Vulnerable to Significant Flooding
Better Than Average Holiday Weather So much of life is good luck and good timing. Take the weather. Please. Memorial Day is sneaking up and right on cue my nervous tic is back. Because everyone with a pulse realizes that storms, given a choice, prefer to come on major...
Are Tornado Warnings Still Improving – How Do Meteorologists Make Seasonal Hurricane Predictions?
Note to Self: Rent the Tent Do yourself a big favor and RENT THE TENT. ‘Tis the season for weddings and grad parties, coinciding with what is, on average, the wettest 5 weeks of the year. Late May and June are volatile. Thunderstorms are frequent. Trying to time...
Tropical Storm Ana Continues A Troublesome Trend
Tropical Storm Ana is here. It is no threat to land or anyone. It will harmlessly spin over the open Atlantic. However it continues a troubling trend. Named storms continue developing before the official Atlantic hurricane season begins. The Latest on...