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Extreme Fire Risk Lingers for California – Remembering Halloween Blizzard of 1991
Remember the Halloween Blizzard of 1991 Weather forecasts are often on the mark and slowly improving, but they'll never be perfect. October 31, 1991 was Exhibit A. The Halloween Superstorm tracked up the Mississippi and then did something that none of the weather...
Crazy Weather Whiplash for Colorado – Extreme Fire Danger for California
Clippers Here - Crazy Weather Western USA Everything is interconnected, in ways we can't even begin to wrap our brains around. Can a butterfly flapping its wings in Colorado spawn a tornado in Kansas? Perhaps. Exhibit A: the cold storm responsible for another 10...
Stormy East – Hot and Fiery West – “Age of Flames” Consuming California
"Hey Siri, Tell Paul To Settle Down" Someday, will Apple's Siri use artificial intelligence to create a personalized weather forecast so good that flesh and blood meteorologists become irrelevant? "Hey Alexa, predict what my next career will be?" Everything is being...
Tracking Western Wildfires and Southern Flood Potential This Weekend
There's a Nasty Cold Bug Lurking Out There I'm not looking for sympathy, but much of this week I was a snotty, blubbering, sneezing mess. The Mother of Head Colds! At one point Thursday complete strangers were offering me complimentary tissues. Blowing my nose had...
Tornado Messaging Fail in Dallas – Bracing For The “Big One” – USA To Withdrawal from Paris Climate Accord
Inconvenient Tornadoes and Sketchy Weather Models Food for thought: the NBC TV affiliate in Dallas is under fire for delaying an on-air tornado warning last Sunday by 6 minutes. Why? The Dallas Cowboys were marching down the field on national TV. Maybe they didn't...
NOAA’s Winter Weather Outlook – Antarctic Ozone Hole Smallest on Record
Winter: Not a Threat - An Opportunity. Some in our midst liken a Minnesota winter to a cold, snowy, near-death experience. I see it as an opportunity to try on more clothes. Some dread slushy commutes. I look forward to a break from bugs, weeding and wheezing...