Blizzard & Tornadoes October 30, 2009

The wild weather associated with a poweful storm tracking through the middle of the country Thursday evening is the result of a clash of seasons. The cold of winter made an early arrival on the west side of the storm, producing blizzard conditions in the Rockies. The remnants of summer’s warm and humid [...]

Rocky Mountain blizzard pumps warmth into the east October 28, 2009

Strong low pressure over Utah has pushed the jet stream deep into the southwestern U.S., allowing unseasonably severe cold and snow to develop over the Rocky Mountains.  Snowfall of up to 4 feet is forecast in the Colorado mountains west of Denver.

The same storm, however, is pumping unseasonably warm weather into the eastern U.S.  The [...]

Record Cold and Snow October 17, 2009

With  temperatures stuck in the 40s again today, it looks like we’ll rewrite the October record book for the 4th straight day.  Normal highs this time of year are in the mid to upper 60s, so a day with highs in the low to mid 40s is quite a bit cooler than normal…in fact, it’s [...]

Tropics Still Active…Somewhat October 5, 2009

So far the 2009 Hurricane Season has fallen far short of outlooks for activity in the Atlantic and Caribbean. Only six named storms have developed so far with two depressions. Back in May the outlook was for 14 named storms.
The season is not over and forecasters are monitoring developments in the Atlantic. Two weather systems [...]

Tsunami October 2, 2009

An interesting map came to the weather office via Storm Center Communications.
The map below shows the various paths the “tsunami waves” followed as they moved away from the epicenter of the earthquake. Of interest is how much of the remnant “wave energy” is channeled toward the U.S. and Mexican coastline. Also note how the wave [...]