A major coastal storm will strike the Pacific coast with a ferocity nearly unheard of for October, pounding the shore with high winds and bringing a substantial risk for dangerous […]
A multi-day barrage of midlevel troughing will set the stage for severe thunderstorms in the central US to kick off next week. Some of this activity could be significant. Weather […]
An unusually stratified atmospheric setup at the hands of blocked midlevel flow is driving a great deal of rain in the eastern third of the US, with a period of […]
A broad zone of thunderstorm activity currently located just north of Honduras could bring heavy rain and freshwater flooding to parts of the West Gulf Coast, potentially including the Houston […]
Ida made a catastrophic category four landfall yesterday afternoon southwest of New Orleans, bringing regionwide power grid failure, substantial surge, and sporadically disastrous freshwater flooding to the metro. As the […]
Always a fighter, Henri has rebounded from decoupling northerly and then westerly shear to become the third hurricane of the Atlantic season. The storm is now lurching north on a […]
When Fred made landfall as a strong tropical storm in Florida yesterday afternoon, bringing gusty winds, a few feet of storm surge, and freshwater flooding to Michael-battered Mexico Beach, its […]
A quick blog today! It’s summer, and a powerful midlevel ridge is making nationwide weather feel… just right. The Central and Southeastern US are suffocating under a regime of excessive […]
A potent summertime pattern will bring a plethora of hazardous weather to the central US today, with risks that include widespread severe thunderstorms and potentially significant flooding. A belt of […]
A northeastward ejecting southern stream jet streak amidst complex flow aloft will continue a multi-day onslaught of widespread activity, with additional flooding, severe thunderstorms, and tornadoes all probable across much […]
I rarely feel such little reservation saying this: Good morning! Broad ridging amidst Pacific flow, and widespread southerly wind east of an intensifying Dakotas cyclone, have allowed very anomalously warm […]
This morning sees ridging building into the southern and eastern US, forcing a progressive longwave to take on a very positive, SW->NE tilt. This will, to a large degree, continue […]
An extreme moisture infusion of unusual longevity and ferocity will lash the Northeast today into tomorrow. Where topographical lifting, significant snowpack, and convectively enhanced rainfall rates align, a round of […]