Weather, Climate, and Other Science Topics
We had the best Halloween weather in 95 years and stunning weather today, and Monday will be another beautiful day with only a few high clouds increasing late in the day. But by Tuesday morning, the first of several systems this week will bring rain to the area, and on Friday, we’ll see a shift […]
The next two weeks look unseasonably calm. We’ll see a moderate system swing through on Friday, but other than that, our weather looks warmer and drier-than-average for the next 10 days as a strong, broad ridge of high pressure builds across the Western US. Given the boring weather ahead, I thought I’d do a quick […]
In this blog, I’ll touch on what I’ve interpreted as widespread, sensationalized coverage of Hurricane/Tropical Storm/Tropical Depression/Post-Tropical Storm Florence. While Florence has absolutely been the highest-impact U.S. landfalling storm since Hurricane Maria devastated Dominica and Puerto Rico, the media has also been dramatically exaggerating the storm’s effects. There are some fragrant examples of fake news, […]
Hurricane Florence is currently just offshore the North Carolina coast, and North Carolina is absolutely getting hammered as she slowly trudges onshore. As you would expect, the coast has been the hardest hit thus far and has been ravaged by life-threatening storm surge, hurricane-force winds, and multiple flash flood warnings, but gusty winds are occurring […]
Hi all! First off, let me apologize profusely for not being more punctual with this blog. I’ve been very busy with work over the weekdays, and this past weekend, I was out tuna fishing some ~40 miles off the Columbia River. We didn’t exactly knock ’em dead… we only caught one tiny 6 pound tuna, […]
FINALLY! It’s one thing to be overjoyed at the first stormy forecast of autumn, but to actually see the moderate rain, gusty winds, and even the mountain snow associated with it is nothing short of wonderful. And believe it or not, another storm is right on its heels! Let’s just cut to the chase and […]
This will be a very short update considering the monumental size and scope of Irma, as I’m actually planning to go fishing momentarily. I’ll collaborate with some other WeatherTogether bloggers and have a much more comprehensive blog reviewing Irma later this week. Irma passed through the Florida Keys earlier this morning as a large Category […]
With Southeastern Texas still reeling from Hurricane Harvey, it feels a little surreal to be talking about another major hurricane impacting the United States. But with Hurricane Irma, that may well be the case. In this blog, I’ll give an overview of Irma’s history and some background on Cape Verde cyclones, the current status of Irma, […]
By Charlie Phillips AND Mark Ingalls Tropical Storm Harvey has turned from a severe event into a catastrophic, record-breaking event that may go down as the costliest flooding disaster in the history of the United States. And yes, that includes Hurricane Katrina. Some important notes before we start: If you are in Texas and find […]
I gotta go to bed soon (gotta wake up at 4:30 tomorrow!), so this post is going to be brief. But there’s no way I could nod off to sleep without writing something about this incredibly strong storm. Hurricane Harvey made landfall at the northern tip of San Jose Island at 10 pm CDT time […]
