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11/17/17: Chilly End to November, Brief Warm-Up to Start December?

    A site for sore eyes…blue on a temperature anomaly map over the northeastern US so far in November.  The coldest air, by far, has been centered the northern Rockies and Plains, but has leaked east frequently.  As is … Continue reading

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11/9/17: First Lake Effect Snow Event of the Season

A line of rain showers (possibly mixed with graupel) will push off of Lake Erie into northeast OH/northwest PA early Thursday evening.  Another batch of snow showers will likely push in later in the evening, possibly dropping some local light … Continue reading

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11/8/17: Up & Down Pattern Giving way to Cold?

Ohio saw 16 tornadoes on Sunday and damaging thunderstorm winds in excess of 100MPH, and now we’re looking forward to near-record cold for Friday!  It is certainly fall in the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley.  The late-week cold shot will … Continue reading

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11/2/17: How Long Will Warmth Last?

Quite a contrast the last week has been to much of the fall so far; much of the central and a good portion of the eastern United States have been colder than normal, with parts of the Ohio Valley and … Continue reading

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10/25/17: Colder Pattern to Linger?

Winter weather lovers have suffered through a very warm start to the fall so far; temperatures across almost the entire eastern United States have been 5 to 9 degrees warmer than average for the first 24 days of October after … Continue reading

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Thursday Evening Irma Update: Category Five Hurricane Tearing Through the Turks and Caicos, and Towards the Bahamas and Southeast US

Hurricane Irma has remained an extremely impressive hurricane, and despite a bit of weakening is still a category 5 hurricane this evening with maximum sustained winds of 175MPH.  Irma is bringing these destructive winds to the Turks and Caicos as … Continue reading

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Wednesday Afternoon Irma Update: Category Five Storm Barreling Through the Virgin Islands, Towards Turks and Caicos; Threat to Bahamas and Southeast Remains

Hurricane Irma remains an extremely impressive storm, with a large and distinct eye surrounded by a very intense and complete eyewall.  Irma is a very large storm, and has already done extensive damage in the Leeward Islands and Virgin Islands.  … Continue reading

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Tuesday Evening Irma Update: Irma now a Potentially Catastrophic Category Five Hurricane Moving West-Northwest

Hurricane Irma has continued intensifying over the last day, and is now one of the strongest Atlantic Ocean hurricanes on record with maximum sustained winds of 185MPH.  Irma remains a large hurricane, and is approaching the Leeward Islands.  Devastation is … Continue reading

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Monday Afternoon Irma Update: Irma Becoming a Larger Hurricane as it Heads West

Hurricane Irma is continuing to progress at a south-of-due-west direction across the open Tropical Atlantic Monday afternoon.  Irma is now a powerful category 4 hurricane, and has grown in size since Sunday.  Here is a look at the National Hurricane … Continue reading

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Hurricane Irma Slowly Churning West as a Major Hurricane; Threat to Land Increasing

Hurricane Irma has been fluctuating in intensity over the last couple of days between a strong category 2 and low category 3 hurricane, as the hurricane has turned towards the west-southwest over the open Tropical Atlantic.  Irma is a small … Continue reading

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