The Farmer’s Almanac is saying to get ready for a possibly catastrophic winter! Numb is the word, as they are predicting below average temperatures for us, with above average snowfall. Here is a release from their website:
“For 2008–2009, the Farmers’ Almanac is forecasting a “numbing” winter, with below-average temperatures for at least two-thirds [...]
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I am a firm believer that people need to take severe weather more seriously. In the instance above, you see a thrill seeker trying to kite surf during Tropical Storm Fay. Let me tell you, if a storm has no problem ripping the roof off of a house, it will have no problem [...]
The Storm Team is watching Tropical Storm Fay, as this particular storm could have an impact on our area this weekend.
Fay has been sustaining tropical storm status since the weekend, but as this storm passes into the warm waters between Cuba and Florida, it could grow to be a category one hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson [...]
Now that we are halfway through August, I thought I would compare the first 15 days of August 2008 with the first 15 from 2007. What a difference a year makes….
In 2007, the high temperature for the day rose to 80 or higher 8 times. This year we were only able to do [...]
Tonight, if the clouds cooperate, you can see the peak of the Perseid Meteor Shower. You may even be able to see one to two of these meteors a minute!
The peak viewing time is between 2am and sunrise. Look towards the constellation Perseus (that is how they got the name Perseid [...]
Two separate funnel clouds were spotted over the bay just before noon today. According to the National Weather Service, a trained weather spotter called the first one in at 11:39 this morning. These funnel clouds were associated with thunderstorms that were trying to form waterspouts. Our pictures today are from the same [...]
Perhaps you slept through it (like myself), but some hefty Thunderstorms roared through our viewing area late Tuesday evening on August 5, 2008. StormTrack, our composite radar, revelas a distinct and organized line of storms streching from Ashtabula County all the way up towards Buffalo.
The red color indicates the strongest of the weather where in [...]
Since it is hurricane season, here’s your chance to make your very own! This is a game designed to help you learn about what envirnonment is favorable for hurricane development.
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I was almost caught playing this on the job, so I figured if I put it in a blog posting, I can [...]