Posts from ‘January, 2011’

While a snowstorm is expected to unfold from the Rockies to the Atlantic Coast this week, there is potential for a severe weather outbreak across the South. Communities from Texas to the Carolinas could be in the path of life-threatening severe storms. A storm that is already being referred to as the Groundhog Day Storm [...]

A Groundhog Day Blizzard can shut down the Chicago area under feet of snow fueled by a bone-chilling arctic wave that will have Super Bowl fanatics in Dallas shivering. This major winter storm will peak in intensity Tuesday night into Wednesday, Groundhog’s Day. As Expert Senior Meteorologist Alex Sosnowski explained earlier millions of people will [...]

NEW YORK—New York shut down two airports and most city services Thursday in the wake of a rare thunder-snow storm that paralyzed air and ground travel over a vast area from Washington to as far north as Boston. After building up early Wednesday with ice and freezing rain, the storm blindsided the US capital at [...]

CAPE TOWN—South Africa was warned on Wednesday to brace for months of heavy rains and storms as the government admitted it could have been better prepared for floods that have killed more than 120 people. Weeks of above normal rains, caused by the “La Niña” weather phenomenon – also blamed for deadly floods in Brazil [...]

A storm strengthening along the New England coast Wednesday night will throw a swath of snow toward part of Atlantic Canada Thursday. The storm will be a quick-mover, but also rather intense, producing snowfall rates up to 6 centimeters per hour, for several hours in Saint John and Moncton, N.B. and Charlottetown, P.E.

A tropical cyclone will continue to affect northwestern Australia over the next few days. The cyclone formed Sunday over the Timor Sea and quickly moved inland across the Kimberley area of Western Australia. It is expected to reemerge offshore, gain strength, and brush much of the northern coast of Western Australia over the next few [...]

A major winter storm will hit the Northeast with everything from snow, a wintry mix, rain and gusty winds during the middle of the upcoming week. The track of the winter storm is still far from set in stone, while the extent of cold air in place is still not entirely certain. Both of these [...]

The same snowstorm that hit New England Friday morning will affect the Maritimes and the Gulf of St. Lawrence region of Canada into Friday night. A second storm will hit Newfoundland later in the weekend. The heaviest snow will stretch from southeastern Maine through Prince Edward Island, southeastern New Brunswick and northwestern Nova Scotia, where [...]

The Northeast is next in line to face disruptions from the cross-country snowstorm that is currently targeting the Ohio Valley. The snowstorm is spreading across the central Appalachians and eastern Great Lakes this afternoon. Tonight into Friday morning, the snow will spread over the balance of the Northeast. The upcoming snow will actually be quick-hitting, [...]

A potentially damaging Santa Ana wind event will blast parts of Southern California tonight into Thursday. The winds at the height of the event, late tonight into Thursday morning, will gust up to 65 mph at times. Winds of that magnitude can down trees, power lines and road signs. Unsecured parts of buildings and lawn [...]