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Henry Margusity on the storms, patterns, and forecasts behind the madness. Subscribers read every post two days before it lands here.
Hello Dolly — And Get Ready For A Hot, Stormy Week
There are a few things I'm watching very carefully in the weather pattern right now, and we're going to have plenty to keep us busy as we head into next week.The first thing I'm...
The Next Two Weeks Could Be Quite A Show!
I'm watching the weather pattern very carefully as we head into next week because we've got a lot going on across the country.We've got heat coming back into the eastern United...
The Weather Pattern Is Starting To Change — And Next Week Has My Attention
There are some interesting changes beginning to show up in the weather pattern, and while we have some pretty nice weather coming to the eastern United States in the short term,...
The Summer Severe Weather Pattern Is Changing
We continue to find ourselves in a very active severe weather pattern, with cold fronts sweeping through the country every few days and bringing another round of thunderstorms,...
EL NINO JET TO STRENGTHEN
A Wild Winter May Be Taking ShapeI mentioned this last night during Weather & a Beer: if this strong El Niño peaks between October and December as some of the guidance is su...
Severe Weather & Smoke: A Double Threat Today
Dangerous Smoke & Severe Weather Discussion The Great Lakes, Ohio Valley, Mid-Atlantic, and Northeast are facing a rare double threat today as two significant weather hazards occur simultaneously. The day will begin with thick wildfire smoke, resulting in poor to hazardous air quality across many locations. Then, as the atmosphere becomes increasingly unstable, severe thunderstorms […]
1985 Moshannon State Forest Tornado Report
On a hot, sunny spring day of May 31, 1985 people didn’t yet know what MotherNature would bring. By evening people saw a different world. At 7:45 pm an F4 tornadowith 250 mph winds took two minutes to slam through Parker Dam State Park. TheMoshannon Tornado originally touched down around 7:30 pm near Winterburn,Clearfield County, […]
TROPICAL DEVELOPED END OF MAY EARLY JUNE
Attention is beginning to shift toward the tropics as we head toward the end of May and the opening days of June, particularly across the eastern Gulf of Mexico and the Bahamas. While it is still very early in the season, there are growing indications that environmental conditions may become marginally favorable for some form […]
Active Storm Pattern Expands Across the Nation This Weekend
A much more active weather pattern is set to unfold across the Plains, Midwest, and parts of the Great Lakes beginning this weekend and continuing well into next week. The setup is being driven by a strengthening upper-level trough moving into the Plains, which will act as the catalyst for widespread thunderstorm development, heavy rainfall, […]