More Severe Weather Potential June 23, 2008

An upper level area of low pressure continues to spin over the Great Lakes. Spokes of energy have been rotating around this low and generating disturbances at the surface resulting in showers and thunderstorms, some of which have been severe.
This low will still be over the Great Lakes on Monday and the chance continues that [...]

Sunday Severe Potential June 22, 2008

An approaching cold front on Sunday will provide the setup for some severe weather in the area. Hail, strong winds and frequent lightening appear to be the highest risk with any storms that develop.
The National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center has targeted Maryland as having a Slight Risk for severe thunderstorms.

John Collins

Late Spring Records June 17, 2008

These are the last days of spring, temperatures are on the rise and the region has already experienced one significant heat wave, but chilly weather is not out of the question.
The passage of last night’s cool front will introduce a different air mass to the region for a day or two. Upper level low pressure [...]

Warm, Humid and Stormy June 16, 2008

A cold front will be crossing the Mid Atlantic region late Monday. The combination of warm, humid air in place and the front will create a potential for severe thunderstorm activity Monday afternoon and evening.
The National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center has indicated that there is a moderate risk for severe thunderstorm activity over Maryland. [...]

What’s Behind the Midwest Floods and Tornadoes? June 13, 2008

Joe D’Aleo, one of my favorite Certified Consulting Meteorologists, who blogs on ICECAP, has put together a nice piece explaining the relationship between the unusually chilly spring and the massive flooding and frequent reports of tornadoes in the eastern half of the nation.  Joe explains in his blog:  Cool Spring Brings Tornadoes and Flooding to [...]

Record Snow + Cold Spring = June Skiing June 13, 2008

In the Colorado mountains, the record setting snowfall of last winter combined with the cold spring nationwide (36th coolest on record since 1895), has set the stage for some mid-June skiing! With more than three feet of snow left on Aspen Mountain the resort has decided to open the slopes and lifts this weekend [...]

Heat Wave Misses Record Book June 11, 2008

Four straight days with temperatures in the low to mid 90s and still no new entries in the Baltimore record book. With records going back over 130 years it is safe to say heat and humidity is nothing new around here in early June. In fact, Baltimore’s “coolest” record high in June is [...]

The Heat Wave Continues June 9, 2008

We are two days into our first heat wave of the season and we have failed to tie or break the record high temperatures Tom wrote about in the previous blog. This is not a record one strives to go after but as long as it is going to be so darn uncomfortable we might as [...]

Back To The 90s! June 7, 2008

Temperatures topped out in the low 80s on Friday; with a max of just 84 at BWI-Marshall airport. Without any 90 degree days so far this spring, this is now the deepest into the year we’ve gone without a day in the 90s since 2003. Back in that year the first 90 was [...]

Earliest Triple Digit Temp. June 6, 2008

June 5, 1925 was a very hot day in Baltimore. With a high of 101 it was not only a record for the date that has stood for 83 years, it is also the earliest recorded temperature of 100 or higher in Baltimore. In sharp contrast to that scorcher, we have not yet [...]