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Lightning may have sparked fire destroying top US marine science lab, officials say https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/03/university-of-south-florida-marine-lab-fire-lightning #Florida #UsUniversities #UsWeather #UsNews #EarthAndMarineSciences
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Texas tornado kills at least one person as wildfires still rage in parts of Georgia https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/26/texas-tornado-georgia-wildfires-storms #UsWeather #Tornadoes #Texas #UsWildfires #Georgia #Wildfires #ExtremeWeather #UsNews #Environment
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Tornado tears through homes and closes roads in northern Oklahoma - video https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2026/apr/24/tornado-tears-through-homes-and-closes-roads-in-northern-oklahoma-video #Oklahoma #Tornadoes #UsWeather #UsNews
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https://www.europesays.com/videos/15225/ Tornado tears through homes and closes roads in northern Oklahoma #damage #EnidOklahoma #gdnpfpnewsworld #guardian #GuardianNews #Oklahoma #tornado #UsNews #UsWeather #VanceAirForceBase #world #WorldNews
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Tornadoes and heavy winds destroy homes and roads across US midwest https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/19/tornadoes-heavy-winds-damage-midwest #UsWeather #UsNews #Tornadoes #Wisconsin #Illinois #Minnesota #ExtremeWeather
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Dangerous super typhoon barreling toward group of remote US islands https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/13/super-typhoon-sinlaku-mariana-islands-guam #UsWeather #ExtremeWeather #Guam #UsNews
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Spin the #ClimateChangeWeatherWheel and see where it lands!
US weather to go nuts with blizzard, polar vortex, heat dome, atmospheric river all at once
By SETH BORENSTEIN
Updated 12:03 AM EDT, March 13, 2026"Nearly every part of the United States is getting walloped by wild weather or just about to be.
"Days of downpours have begun in #Hawaii. The #Southwest will soon bake with day after day of record 100-degree-plus (38 Celsius-plus) #heat. Two storms will dump snow by the foot over northern #GreatLakes states. And the dreaded #PolarVortex will again invade the Midwest and East with soul-crushing #ArcticChill.
"This forecast of extremes comes as weather whiplash already hit much of the East. On Wednesday, Washington, D.C. residents walked around in shorts in record-breaking 86 degrees Fahrenheit (about 30 Celsius). On Thursday, it snowed.
" 'All of the country, even if you’re not necessarily seeing extremes, are going to see generally changing from cold to warm, or warm to cold to warm,' said meteorologist Marc Chenard of the weather service’s Weather Prediction Center in Maryland.
"Former National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration chief scientist Ryan Maue said he expects extreme weather in all 50 states."
#ExtremeWeather #USWeather #USWx #TemperatureSwings #RecordHeat #Blizzards #ClimateChange #ClimateChangeIsReal
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Spin the #ClimateChangeWeatherWheel and see where it lands!
US weather to go nuts with blizzard, polar vortex, heat dome, atmospheric river all at once
By SETH BORENSTEIN
Updated 12:03 AM EDT, March 13, 2026"Nearly every part of the United States is getting walloped by wild weather or just about to be.
"Days of downpours have begun in #Hawaii. The #Southwest will soon bake with day after day of record 100-degree-plus (38 Celsius-plus) #heat. Two storms will dump snow by the foot over northern #GreatLakes states. And the dreaded #PolarVortex will again invade the Midwest and East with soul-crushing #ArcticChill.
"This forecast of extremes comes as weather whiplash already hit much of the East. On Wednesday, Washington, D.C. residents walked around in shorts in record-breaking 86 degrees Fahrenheit (about 30 Celsius). On Thursday, it snowed.
" 'All of the country, even if you’re not necessarily seeing extremes, are going to see generally changing from cold to warm, or warm to cold to warm,' said meteorologist Marc Chenard of the weather service’s Weather Prediction Center in Maryland.
"Former National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration chief scientist Ryan Maue said he expects extreme weather in all 50 states."
#ExtremeWeather #USWeather #USWx #TemperatureSwings #RecordHeat #Blizzards #ClimateChange #ClimateChangeIsReal
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Spin the #ClimateChangeWeatherWheel and see where it lands!
US weather to go nuts with blizzard, polar vortex, heat dome, atmospheric river all at once
By SETH BORENSTEIN
Updated 12:03 AM EDT, March 13, 2026"Nearly every part of the United States is getting walloped by wild weather or just about to be.
"Days of downpours have begun in #Hawaii. The #Southwest will soon bake with day after day of record 100-degree-plus (38 Celsius-plus) #heat. Two storms will dump snow by the foot over northern #GreatLakes states. And the dreaded #PolarVortex will again invade the Midwest and East with soul-crushing #ArcticChill.
"This forecast of extremes comes as weather whiplash already hit much of the East. On Wednesday, Washington, D.C. residents walked around in shorts in record-breaking 86 degrees Fahrenheit (about 30 Celsius). On Thursday, it snowed.
" 'All of the country, even if you’re not necessarily seeing extremes, are going to see generally changing from cold to warm, or warm to cold to warm,' said meteorologist Marc Chenard of the weather service’s Weather Prediction Center in Maryland.
"Former National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration chief scientist Ryan Maue said he expects extreme weather in all 50 states."
#ExtremeWeather #USWeather #USWx #TemperatureSwings #RecordHeat #Blizzards #ClimateChange #ClimateChangeIsReal
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Spin the #ClimateChangeWeatherWheel and see where it lands!
US weather to go nuts with blizzard, polar vortex, heat dome, atmospheric river all at once
By SETH BORENSTEIN
Updated 12:03 AM EDT, March 13, 2026"Nearly every part of the United States is getting walloped by wild weather or just about to be.
"Days of downpours have begun in #Hawaii. The #Southwest will soon bake with day after day of record 100-degree-plus (38 Celsius-plus) #heat. Two storms will dump snow by the foot over northern #GreatLakes states. And the dreaded #PolarVortex will again invade the Midwest and East with soul-crushing #ArcticChill.
"This forecast of extremes comes as weather whiplash already hit much of the East. On Wednesday, Washington, D.C. residents walked around in shorts in record-breaking 86 degrees Fahrenheit (about 30 Celsius). On Thursday, it snowed.
" 'All of the country, even if you’re not necessarily seeing extremes, are going to see generally changing from cold to warm, or warm to cold to warm,' said meteorologist Marc Chenard of the weather service’s Weather Prediction Center in Maryland.
"Former National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration chief scientist Ryan Maue said he expects extreme weather in all 50 states."
#ExtremeWeather #USWeather #USWx #TemperatureSwings #RecordHeat #Blizzards #ClimateChange #ClimateChangeIsReal
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Spin the #ClimateChangeWeatherWheel and see where it lands!
US weather to go nuts with blizzard, polar vortex, heat dome, atmospheric river all at once
By SETH BORENSTEIN
Updated 12:03 AM EDT, March 13, 2026"Nearly every part of the United States is getting walloped by wild weather or just about to be.
"Days of downpours have begun in #Hawaii. The #Southwest will soon bake with day after day of record 100-degree-plus (38 Celsius-plus) #heat. Two storms will dump snow by the foot over northern #GreatLakes states. And the dreaded #PolarVortex will again invade the Midwest and East with soul-crushing #ArcticChill.
"This forecast of extremes comes as weather whiplash already hit much of the East. On Wednesday, Washington, D.C. residents walked around in shorts in record-breaking 86 degrees Fahrenheit (about 30 Celsius). On Thursday, it snowed.
" 'All of the country, even if you’re not necessarily seeing extremes, are going to see generally changing from cold to warm, or warm to cold to warm,' said meteorologist Marc Chenard of the weather service’s Weather Prediction Center in Maryland.
"Former National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration chief scientist Ryan Maue said he expects extreme weather in all 50 states."
#ExtremeWeather #USWeather #USWx #TemperatureSwings #RecordHeat #Blizzards #ClimateChange #ClimateChangeIsReal
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Winter getting shorter in 80% of major US cities, new data shows
Researchers find that across 195 US cities, winters are on average nine days shorter than they were in 1970-1997 according to
new data released by #ClimateCentral, an independent #climatescience & communication group
“A shorter winter doesn’t mean no winter,” #MathewBarlow professor of climate science at the #University of #Massachusetts Lowell
#USweather @theguardian
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North-east US digs out after massive blizzard blankets the region https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/24/north-east-digs-out-snow-storm #UsWeather #Snow #NewYork #ZohranMamdani #Massachusetts #RhodeIsland #NewJersey #Connecticut #Delaware #BostonGlobe #UsNews
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Air Quality Alerts Issued Across US States Amid Rising Pollution Levels
Millions in US states received warnings for hazardous air quality in June/July 2025. Learn why you should stay indoors and keep windows closed.
#AirQualityAlert, #USWeather, #EPA, #WildfireSmoke, #PublicHealth
https://newsletter.tf/how-dangerous-air-quality-alerts-affect-millions-in-us-states/
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Officials investigate deadly California avalanche for possible criminal negligence https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/20/california-avalanche-investigation-criminal-negligence #UsNews #California #Avalanches #UsWeather
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Six victims of California avalanche identified as part of close-knit friend group https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/19/california-avalanche-victims #California #UsNews #Avalanches #UsWeather #WestCoast
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Ruh-roh. Sounds like more #Temperature #RollerCoasters are in the works... Freezing one day, boiling the next. Not good...
Meteorologist warns 'highly unusual' US winter pattern shift is coming
Story by Everett Sloane, 2/5/2026
"A sharp, late-season flip in the jet stream is setting up a winter pattern that looks very different from the one that opened the year, and forecasters say it is not business as usual. A leading Meteorologist has described the looming shift as 'highly unusual,' warning that a distorted #PolarVortex and a recharged storm track could rearrange who gets buried in snow and who finally thaws out. The stakes range from #water supplies in the mountains of the western United States to #EnergyDemand and even #wildlife stress in places that are not built for #ArcticAir.
"The core of the coming change is a dramatic reconfiguration of the polar vortex and the jet stream that steers storms across North America. Instead of a simple, locked-in cold pool over the eastern half of the country, forecasters describe a stretched and wobbling circulation that can send frigid air plunging south while allowing pockets of warmth to surge north. One Meteorologist has framed the setup as 'Highly unusual,' noting that winter weather across the United States is about to change in a big way as the upper-level flow reorganizes over the central and eastern states, a shift detailed in a recent analysis. Instead of the gradual, predictable evolution that textbooks once suggested, the atmosphere is pivoting quickly, with cold and warmth trading places in a matter of days."
#ExtremeTemperatures #UnpredictableWeather #USWeather #USWx #ClimateChange #ExtremeCold #WeatherWhiplash #ClimateChangeWeatherWheel
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US winter storm knocks out oil supply; yet prices still fall https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/world/oil-prices-fall-despite-us-winter-storm-disrupting-production-jeku4sxi?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #OilPrices #CrudeOil #EnergyNews #USWeather #OPECPlus
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Great YouTube showing various locations across the #USA
Some of the current temps are pretty wild!
Lincoln, Nebraska - MINUS 18C (0F)
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Massive #snowstorm to bury areas from #OklahomaCity to #NewYorkCity, #Boston
In what is likely to be the biggest winter storms in years for such a broad area of the U.S., heavy snow is forecast from the eastern slopes of the Rockies to the coastal Northeast. Travel shutdowns are anticipated.
By Alex Sosnowski, AccuWeather senior meteorologist
Published Jan 22, 2026
"Enough snow to shovel and plow is forecast to spread from New Mexico and Colorado on Friday to Massachusetts and Maine by Sunday, impacting over 200 million people. It could be the biggest snowstorm in years with a large area having the potential to receive 6 to 12 inches of snow, with accumulations reaching 24-30 inches in the hardest-hit areas.
" 'It is rare that storms combine this much snow, ice and bitter cold over such a large area — a widespread travel-halting winter storm will stall daily life for days in large portions of the central and eastern U.S.,' AccuWeather Senior Vice President Evan Myers said."
#ArcticBlast #USWeather #SnowStorms #IceStorms #WinterStorms #ExtremeCold #ExtremeWx #PolarVortex #ClimateChange #ClimateDiary
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Massive #snowstorm to bury areas from #OklahomaCity to #NewYorkCity, #Boston
In what is likely to be the biggest winter storms in years for such a broad area of the U.S., heavy snow is forecast from the eastern slopes of the Rockies to the coastal Northeast. Travel shutdowns are anticipated.
By Alex Sosnowski, AccuWeather senior meteorologist
Published Jan 22, 2026
"Enough snow to shovel and plow is forecast to spread from New Mexico and Colorado on Friday to Massachusetts and Maine by Sunday, impacting over 200 million people. It could be the biggest snowstorm in years with a large area having the potential to receive 6 to 12 inches of snow, with accumulations reaching 24-30 inches in the hardest-hit areas.
" 'It is rare that storms combine this much snow, ice and bitter cold over such a large area — a widespread travel-halting winter storm will stall daily life for days in large portions of the central and eastern U.S.,' AccuWeather Senior Vice President Evan Myers said."
#ArcticBlast #USWeather #SnowStorms #IceStorms #WinterStorms #ExtremeCold #ExtremeWx #PolarVortex #ClimateChange #ClimateDiary
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Massive #snowstorm to bury areas from #OklahomaCity to #NewYorkCity, #Boston
In what is likely to be the biggest winter storms in years for such a broad area of the U.S., heavy snow is forecast from the eastern slopes of the Rockies to the coastal Northeast. Travel shutdowns are anticipated.
By Alex Sosnowski, AccuWeather senior meteorologist
Published Jan 22, 2026
"Enough snow to shovel and plow is forecast to spread from New Mexico and Colorado on Friday to Massachusetts and Maine by Sunday, impacting over 200 million people. It could be the biggest snowstorm in years with a large area having the potential to receive 6 to 12 inches of snow, with accumulations reaching 24-30 inches in the hardest-hit areas.
" 'It is rare that storms combine this much snow, ice and bitter cold over such a large area — a widespread travel-halting winter storm will stall daily life for days in large portions of the central and eastern U.S.,' AccuWeather Senior Vice President Evan Myers said."
#ArcticBlast #USWeather #SnowStorms #IceStorms #WinterStorms #ExtremeCold #ExtremeWx #PolarVortex #ClimateChange #ClimateDiary
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Massive #snowstorm to bury areas from #OklahomaCity to #NewYorkCity, #Boston
In what is likely to be the biggest winter storms in years for such a broad area of the U.S., heavy snow is forecast from the eastern slopes of the Rockies to the coastal Northeast. Travel shutdowns are anticipated.
By Alex Sosnowski, AccuWeather senior meteorologist
Published Jan 22, 2026
"Enough snow to shovel and plow is forecast to spread from New Mexico and Colorado on Friday to Massachusetts and Maine by Sunday, impacting over 200 million people. It could be the biggest snowstorm in years with a large area having the potential to receive 6 to 12 inches of snow, with accumulations reaching 24-30 inches in the hardest-hit areas.
" 'It is rare that storms combine this much snow, ice and bitter cold over such a large area — a widespread travel-halting winter storm will stall daily life for days in large portions of the central and eastern U.S.,' AccuWeather Senior Vice President Evan Myers said."
#ArcticBlast #USWeather #SnowStorms #IceStorms #WinterStorms #ExtremeCold #ExtremeWx #PolarVortex #ClimateChange #ClimateDiary
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Massive #snowstorm to bury areas from #OklahomaCity to #NewYorkCity, #Boston
In what is likely to be the biggest winter storms in years for such a broad area of the U.S., heavy snow is forecast from the eastern slopes of the Rockies to the coastal Northeast. Travel shutdowns are anticipated.
By Alex Sosnowski, AccuWeather senior meteorologist
Published Jan 22, 2026
"Enough snow to shovel and plow is forecast to spread from New Mexico and Colorado on Friday to Massachusetts and Maine by Sunday, impacting over 200 million people. It could be the biggest snowstorm in years with a large area having the potential to receive 6 to 12 inches of snow, with accumulations reaching 24-30 inches in the hardest-hit areas.
" 'It is rare that storms combine this much snow, ice and bitter cold over such a large area — a widespread travel-halting winter storm will stall daily life for days in large portions of the central and eastern U.S.,' AccuWeather Senior Vice President Evan Myers said."
#ArcticBlast #USWeather #SnowStorms #IceStorms #WinterStorms #ExtremeCold #ExtremeWx #PolarVortex #ClimateChange #ClimateDiary
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Extreme cold warning: 100 million Americans brace for catastrophic ice storm https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/world/extreme-cold-warning-100-million-americans-ice-storm-wi8spy5l?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #USWeather #IceStorm #WinterStorm #ArcticBlast #Snow
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Extreme cold warning: 100 million Americans brace for catastrophic ice storm https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/world/extreme-cold-warning-100-million-americans-ice-storm-wi8spy5l?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #USWeather #IceStorm #WinterStorm #ArcticBlast #Snow
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Extreme cold warning: 100 million Americans brace for catastrophic ice storm https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/world/extreme-cold-warning-100-million-americans-ice-storm-wi8spy5l?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #USWeather #IceStorm #WinterStorm #ArcticBlast #Snow
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Extreme cold warning: 100 million Americans brace for catastrophic ice storm https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/world/extreme-cold-warning-100-million-americans-ice-storm-wi8spy5l?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #USWeather #IceStorm #WinterStorm #ArcticBlast #Snow
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Damn! Snow in areas that usually don't have it, and NEGATIVE numbers for New England!
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California braces for flooding and avalanche risk during strong storms https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/26/california-storms-wind-rain-snow #California #UsWeather #UsNews #WorldNews #WestCoast #Snow #Avalanches
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How Google’s DeepMind tool is ‘more quickly’ forecasting hurricane behavior https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/nov/16/google-deepmind-hurricane-forecast #Artificialintelligence(AI) #HurricaneMelissa #Naturaldisasters #Hurricanes #Technology #USweather #Worldnews #Google #USnews
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#USWeather: Over 2,800 #HighTemperature records set during #HeatWave
A week-long heat wave set over 2,800 record high temperatures in towns across the nation, with some spots measuring their hottest June or all-time temperatures.
By Jesse Ferrell & Brian Lada
Published Jun 23, 2025"A total of 955 daily high temperature records and 1,899 daily high minimum (warm night) records were tied or broken during the last week's heat wave.
"Records dating back to the 1800s were shattered as an early-summer heat wave roasted large areas of the central and eastern United States. AccuWeather RealFeel® Temperatures blew past the 100-degree mark, air conditioners were on full blast, and cities opened cooling centers to help people cope with the intense heat.
" 'This is an incredibly hot and steamy heat wave for the month of June,' AccuWeather Chief On-Air Meteorologist Bernie Rayno said.
Tuesday's heat breaks 137-year-old record
"The heat wave peaked on Tuesday, and it wasn't just the hottest day of 2025, but the hottest weather many residents in the Northeast have experienced in over a decade.
"The mercury soared to 102 degrees in Boston on Tuesday afternoon, making it the hottest day in the city since July 22, 2011, when it reached 103. Philadelphia also notched its first 100-degree day since July 18, 2012.
"In New York City, the temperature fell just shy of hitting triple digits, but the high of 99 degrees was still enough to beat the previous daily record for the date, surpassing the high of 96 degrees set on June 24, 1888. Some areas not far from Central Park, where the official weather observations for the city are taken, did manage to hit 100 degrees, including Newark (103) and John F. Kennedy International Airport (102).
"Other cities across the region that reached 100 F on Tuesday afternoon include Hartford, Connecticut; Providence, Rhode Island; Wilmington and Dover, Delaware; and Manchester, New Hampshire.
"Monthly and hourly records were also set
"Illustrating how unusual and early the heat wave was, a thermometer in #AugustaME, recorded 100 degrees, tying their all-time record high set on Aug. 5, 1955. It joined 13 other stations where the temperature had never been recorded hotter.
"Many cities had never been as hot in June as they were Tuesday. Stations reporting their hottest June temperatures on record include #NewarkNJ, at 103 (tied); #NewYorkCity (Kennedy & LaGuardia at 102 and 101, a tie); Islip, New York at 101; Portland and #BangorME, at 99 and 98, a tie; and Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania, at 93, recorded on Monday. A total of 90 stations set June records.
"The heat came early in the day, with #Philadelphia setting or tying new hourly record highs for 9 a.m., 7 a.m., and 5 a.m., and New York City (JFK Airport) notching new or tied extreme highs at 3 a.m., 8 a.m., 1 p.m., 4 p.m., and 5 p.m, according to the Iowa Environmental Mesonet. For June, Philadelphia's hourly temperatures had never been higher for all but two hours of the day.
Monday's records
"The first full week of astronomical summer wasted no time warming up, with many thermometers across the region reaching levels they haven't hit in years.
"#Baltimore's Inner Harbor was one of the hottest spots on Monday, with a high of 104 F. The high humidity and strong summer sun made it dangerously hot outside, with the AccuWeather RealFeel® Temperature topping out at 113 degrees. To put this heat into perspective, 113 degrees is the historical average high temperature in Death Valley in mid-June.
"#NewarkNJ, reached 101 degrees, breaking its daily record of 99, and #RaleighNC, tied its daily record of 100, set last year.
"Although other weather stations broke records, they were all below 100 degrees. Most notably, the temperature at Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania, rose to 93 degrees, breaking the daily record and setting June's highest reading. This was the first 90-degree day at Mount Pocono since 2013.
Sunday's records"On Sunday, three weather stations broke the high temperature records for the date. Alpena, Michigan, hit 97 degrees Fahrenheit, breaking the previous record of 93 set in 1975. In #ValleyNE, the mercury pushed up to 94 degrees, breaking the old record of 91 from 2023. And in #MarquetteMI, the old record of 90 degrees, on this date in 1995, was smashed by a reading of 93.
"But it wasn't just daily record highs. Records for warm nights were also broken at breakneck speed. Saturday night tied the all-time high minimum historical record for Green Bay, Wisconsin, at 79 degrees, previously achieved in July 4, 1897, and July 30, 1916. Wausau, Wisconsin, didn't cool below 78 degrees, which had previously happened only on July 4, 1999. The fact that these records were previously recorded in July is an indicator of how early this severe heat wave is.
"Record warm nights for June were also set at La Crosse, Wisconsin, (80 degrees) and Mason City, Iowa, (77 degrees) Saturday night.
"A total of 255 record warm nights for June were recorded over the last week, with 59 of those new records the warmest nights ever recorded at the stations."
#ClimateDiary #ClimateDiaryUS #ClimateDiaryMaine #RecordBreakingHeat #ExtremeHeat #Humidity #ExtremeTemperatures #Wetbulb #GlobalWarming #GlobalBoiling
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'Death by 1,000 paper cuts': How 2024 became such a wild year for #Tornadoes
The U.S. recorded the most tornadoes in at least a decade this year. Researchers are trying to figure out why.
Dec. 28, 2024, 5:30 PM EST
By Denise Chow and Kathryn Prociv"In a year full of extreme weather, experts say 2024’s spate of tornado outbreaks, in particular, set it apart.
From January through November (the latest month for which official counts are available), the U.S. recorded 1,762 tornadoes — the highest number in a decade, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
"The twisters tended to be strong and destructive, the records show, especially the unusually powerful tornadoes that spawned from Hurricane Milton in October.
"'It was kind of like death by 1,000 paper cuts,' said Victor Gensini, a professor of meteorology at Northern Illinois University. 'We didn’t have an unprecedented number of violent tornadoes, and there wasn’t a month with absolutely stellar activity — outbreak after outbreak after outbreak — but when you start aggregating them all together, what you get is a pretty significant year for severe weather.'
"Tornado outbreaks were among the nation’s costliest weather and climate disasters this year. As of Nov. 1, NOAA had tallied a total of 24 weather disasters that each caused at least $1 billion in damage. Of those events, six were tornado outbreaks, including a cluster of storms over three days in July that produced more than 79 tornadoes across Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Pennsylvania and New York. An outbreak that hit Iowa in May also made the list — it spawned a devastating tornado that killed five people and cut a 44-mile path across the southeastern part of the state.
"The flurry of tornado activity adds to an already sizable and growing set of concerns about the increasing frequency and severity of #ExtremeWeather. But unlike events like heat waves or wildfires, which have clear links to rising temperatures, researchers are still working to understand why this was such an exceptional tornado year, including possible connections to climate change."
#2024Weather #ExtremeWx #USWeather #USWx #ClimateCatastrophe #GlobalWeirding #ClimateChange
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'Death by 1,000 paper cuts': How 2024 became such a wild year for #Tornadoes
The U.S. recorded the most tornadoes in at least a decade this year. Researchers are trying to figure out why.
Dec. 28, 2024, 5:30 PM EST
By Denise Chow and Kathryn Prociv"In a year full of extreme weather, experts say 2024’s spate of tornado outbreaks, in particular, set it apart.
From January through November (the latest month for which official counts are available), the U.S. recorded 1,762 tornadoes — the highest number in a decade, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
"The twisters tended to be strong and destructive, the records show, especially the unusually powerful tornadoes that spawned from Hurricane Milton in October.
"'It was kind of like death by 1,000 paper cuts,' said Victor Gensini, a professor of meteorology at Northern Illinois University. 'We didn’t have an unprecedented number of violent tornadoes, and there wasn’t a month with absolutely stellar activity — outbreak after outbreak after outbreak — but when you start aggregating them all together, what you get is a pretty significant year for severe weather.'
"Tornado outbreaks were among the nation’s costliest weather and climate disasters this year. As of Nov. 1, NOAA had tallied a total of 24 weather disasters that each caused at least $1 billion in damage. Of those events, six were tornado outbreaks, including a cluster of storms over three days in July that produced more than 79 tornadoes across Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Pennsylvania and New York. An outbreak that hit Iowa in May also made the list — it spawned a devastating tornado that killed five people and cut a 44-mile path across the southeastern part of the state.
"The flurry of tornado activity adds to an already sizable and growing set of concerns about the increasing frequency and severity of #ExtremeWeather. But unlike events like heat waves or wildfires, which have clear links to rising temperatures, researchers are still working to understand why this was such an exceptional tornado year, including possible connections to climate change."
#2024Weather #ExtremeWx #USWeather #USWx #ClimateCatastrophe #GlobalWeirding #ClimateChange
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'Death by 1,000 paper cuts': How 2024 became such a wild year for #Tornadoes
The U.S. recorded the most tornadoes in at least a decade this year. Researchers are trying to figure out why.
Dec. 28, 2024, 5:30 PM EST
By Denise Chow and Kathryn Prociv"In a year full of extreme weather, experts say 2024’s spate of tornado outbreaks, in particular, set it apart.
From January through November (the latest month for which official counts are available), the U.S. recorded 1,762 tornadoes — the highest number in a decade, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
"The twisters tended to be strong and destructive, the records show, especially the unusually powerful tornadoes that spawned from Hurricane Milton in October.
"'It was kind of like death by 1,000 paper cuts,' said Victor Gensini, a professor of meteorology at Northern Illinois University. 'We didn’t have an unprecedented number of violent tornadoes, and there wasn’t a month with absolutely stellar activity — outbreak after outbreak after outbreak — but when you start aggregating them all together, what you get is a pretty significant year for severe weather.'
"Tornado outbreaks were among the nation’s costliest weather and climate disasters this year. As of Nov. 1, NOAA had tallied a total of 24 weather disasters that each caused at least $1 billion in damage. Of those events, six were tornado outbreaks, including a cluster of storms over three days in July that produced more than 79 tornadoes across Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Pennsylvania and New York. An outbreak that hit Iowa in May also made the list — it spawned a devastating tornado that killed five people and cut a 44-mile path across the southeastern part of the state.
"The flurry of tornado activity adds to an already sizable and growing set of concerns about the increasing frequency and severity of #ExtremeWeather. But unlike events like heat waves or wildfires, which have clear links to rising temperatures, researchers are still working to understand why this was such an exceptional tornado year, including possible connections to climate change."
#2024Weather #ExtremeWx #USWeather #USWx #ClimateCatastrophe #GlobalWeirding #ClimateChange
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'Death by 1,000 paper cuts': How 2024 became such a wild year for #Tornadoes
The U.S. recorded the most tornadoes in at least a decade this year. Researchers are trying to figure out why.
Dec. 28, 2024, 5:30 PM EST
By Denise Chow and Kathryn Prociv"In a year full of extreme weather, experts say 2024’s spate of tornado outbreaks, in particular, set it apart.
From January through November (the latest month for which official counts are available), the U.S. recorded 1,762 tornadoes — the highest number in a decade, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
"The twisters tended to be strong and destructive, the records show, especially the unusually powerful tornadoes that spawned from Hurricane Milton in October.
"'It was kind of like death by 1,000 paper cuts,' said Victor Gensini, a professor of meteorology at Northern Illinois University. 'We didn’t have an unprecedented number of violent tornadoes, and there wasn’t a month with absolutely stellar activity — outbreak after outbreak after outbreak — but when you start aggregating them all together, what you get is a pretty significant year for severe weather.'
"Tornado outbreaks were among the nation’s costliest weather and climate disasters this year. As of Nov. 1, NOAA had tallied a total of 24 weather disasters that each caused at least $1 billion in damage. Of those events, six were tornado outbreaks, including a cluster of storms over three days in July that produced more than 79 tornadoes across Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Pennsylvania and New York. An outbreak that hit Iowa in May also made the list — it spawned a devastating tornado that killed five people and cut a 44-mile path across the southeastern part of the state.
"The flurry of tornado activity adds to an already sizable and growing set of concerns about the increasing frequency and severity of #ExtremeWeather. But unlike events like heat waves or wildfires, which have clear links to rising temperatures, researchers are still working to understand why this was such an exceptional tornado year, including possible connections to climate change."
#2024Weather #ExtremeWx #USWeather #USWx #ClimateCatastrophe #GlobalWeirding #ClimateChange
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'Death by 1,000 paper cuts': How 2024 became such a wild year for #Tornadoes
The U.S. recorded the most tornadoes in at least a decade this year. Researchers are trying to figure out why.
Dec. 28, 2024, 5:30 PM EST
By Denise Chow and Kathryn Prociv"In a year full of extreme weather, experts say 2024’s spate of tornado outbreaks, in particular, set it apart.
From January through November (the latest month for which official counts are available), the U.S. recorded 1,762 tornadoes — the highest number in a decade, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
"The twisters tended to be strong and destructive, the records show, especially the unusually powerful tornadoes that spawned from Hurricane Milton in October.
"'It was kind of like death by 1,000 paper cuts,' said Victor Gensini, a professor of meteorology at Northern Illinois University. 'We didn’t have an unprecedented number of violent tornadoes, and there wasn’t a month with absolutely stellar activity — outbreak after outbreak after outbreak — but when you start aggregating them all together, what you get is a pretty significant year for severe weather.'
"Tornado outbreaks were among the nation’s costliest weather and climate disasters this year. As of Nov. 1, NOAA had tallied a total of 24 weather disasters that each caused at least $1 billion in damage. Of those events, six were tornado outbreaks, including a cluster of storms over three days in July that produced more than 79 tornadoes across Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Pennsylvania and New York. An outbreak that hit Iowa in May also made the list — it spawned a devastating tornado that killed five people and cut a 44-mile path across the southeastern part of the state.
"The flurry of tornado activity adds to an already sizable and growing set of concerns about the increasing frequency and severity of #ExtremeWeather. But unlike events like heat waves or wildfires, which have clear links to rising temperatures, researchers are still working to understand why this was such an exceptional tornado year, including possible connections to climate change."
#2024Weather #ExtremeWx #USWeather #USWx #ClimateCatastrophe #GlobalWeirding #ClimateChange
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We’re still finding dead neighbors in North Carolina. We need help | Morgan L Sykes https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/oct/08/hurricane-helene-death-toll-government-response #Emergencyplanning #Naturaldisasters #HurricaneHelene #NorthCarolina #Hurricanes #USweather #JoeBiden #USnews
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Record-breaking heatwave shifts east as millions of Americans under heat alert https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jul/14/us-heat-wave-moves-east #Extremeweather #Climatecrisis #NorthCarolina #WashingtonDC #Extremeheat #Environment #StLouisCity #USweather #Baltimore #Charlotte #Wisconsin #Missouri #LasVegas #NewYork #USnews #Nevada
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Record-breaking heatwave shifts east as millions of Americans under heat alert https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jul/14/us-heat-wave-moves-east #Extremeweather #Climatecrisis #NorthCarolina #WashingtonDC #Extremeheat #Environment #StLouisCity #USweather #Baltimore #Charlotte #Wisconsin #Missouri #LasVegas #NewYork #USnews #Nevada
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The top 10 most impactful #weather events of 2023
From powerful #hurricanes and #tornadoes to drought-busting storms and the deadliest #wildfire in the US in a century, here is a look back at the most unforgettable weather events of 2023.
By Monica Danielle, AccuWeather senior producer
Published Dec 26, 2023
1. Record-breaking January tornado outbreak
In a month typically clocking inches of snow, there were a whopping 168 tornadoes reported over two outbreaks, more than triple the historical average for January, setting a new record for the month.
An outbreak on January 12 produced 70 tornado reports across seven states. This date included two EF3 tornadoes that resulted in at least 9 deaths and 34 injuries across #Alabama and #Georgia. An EF2 tornado also caused devastation in the historic city of #SelmaAlabama, about 40 miles west of Montgomery.
2. Violent EF4 tornado rips through #Mississippi, killing 17
On March 24, two dozen twisters touched down across the Southeast, including the deadliest and one of the year’s most violent tornadoes. The EF4 tornado ripped through #Rolling ForkMississippi, and claimed the lives of 17 people, including a couple killed by a large semi-truck that was tossed into their home.
3. The most notable tornado outbreak of the year
The most notable tornado outbreak of 2023 was the deadly and now historic outbreak that impacted large portions of the Midwest, South, and East U.S. on March 31 and April 1. The year's second and final EF4 tornado was one of 122 twisters reported across multiple states. AccuWeather's own storm tracker and meteorologist, Tony Laubach, captured incredible footage of one of the strongest tornadoes of the year when he intercepted the twister in southeast #Iowa near the city of #Ottumwa.
4. Drought-busting #AtmosphericRivers unload record-breaking #snow
Coming into 2023, drought was a major concern for #California and other parts of the West. "This is a #megadrought," California Governor Gavin Newsom said. "Some scientists argue it's the most significant in 1200 years of human history." But it wouldn't be long until the #drought was wiped out completely.
5. Smoke from #Canada's worst-ever wildfire season blankets US cities
Canada experienced its worst wildfire season on record, obliterating all other years in terms of area burned. Over the course of the fire season, flames scorched an estimated 18.4 million hectares—an area roughly the size of North Dakota. According to NASA, on average, just 2.5 million hectares burn in Canada each year.
6. Deadliest US wildfire in more than a century sweeps through #Maui, #Hawaii
The wildfire that ignited in Maui on August 8 was the deadliest in the U.S. in more than a century, killing at least 106 people and all but incinerating #Lahaina, destroying every building in the town of 13,000.
7. #HurricaneIdalia slams #Florida's Nature Coast
The above-normal 2023 Atlantic hurricane season was characterized by record-warm #AtlanticSeaSurfaceTemperatures and a strong #ElNiño. A total of 20 storms were named in 2023, along with a tropical depression and an unnamed subtropical storm. This ranks fourth for the most-named storms in a year since 1950 and the most on record during an El Niño-influenced season. Seven storms were hurricanes, three intensifying to major #hurricanes.
8. #HurricaneLee stirs up rough surf, and dangerous rip currents along East Coast
Before making landfall in far western #NovaScotia, Hurricane Lee caused dangerous surf and rip currents along the Atlantic Coast of the United States. Lee claimed two victims, a 51-year-old man who was killed by a falling tree branch in #Maine and a teenager who drowned off the coast of Florida amid rough seas churned up by the hurricane. The monstrous storm cut power to more than 280,000 electric customers across Maine, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick as it roared ashore.
9. The hottest year in recorded history
Six record-breaking months and two seasons – summer and autumn – were recorded in 2023, making it the hottest year ever recorded.
10. El Niño nears historic strength
The global weather phenomenon El Niño, in which surface waters are abnormally warm in the eastern tropical Pacific, was a major player in many of the top weather events in 2023. The major shift to El Niño following three years of La Niña, could evolve into one of the strongest El Niño events observed over the past 75 years, new data shows.
https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/the-top-10-most-impactful-weather-events-of-2023/1603146
#ClimateCrisis #ClimateCatastrophe #USWx #USWeather #Weather2023 #WeatherExtremes #ExtremeHeat
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Seething sun's heat dome looms
Searing heat wave makes us swoon
No relief in sight