Posts from ‘June, 2011’

There are pockets of rain racing around the NE, MW, and into the South. There are a few frontal boundaries draped across the region that will fire again this afternoon, but I think the main area for concern today will be the MW. Plenty of heat and humidity are getting transported northward this morning towards [...]

Military officials say about 24 soldiers are recovering after being hurt when high winds slammed into their tents during thunderstorms at Fort Gordon. The soldiers, all Army reservists visiting the base for two weeks of training exercises, were taken to Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center for treatment after the Wednesday night storm. Fort Gordon [...]

Six tornadoes — not four — touched down in DeKalb County on April 27, according to information released earlier this week by the National Weather Service. NWS has officially added two more tornadoes to the list of twisters that devastated DeKalb County on April 27. Though much of the damage was on Sand Mountain, where [...]

The anticipation of another round of summer spot storms is now attached to a bit on anxiety, considering the damage yesterday’s storms caused. Today we expect a high of 99 degrees and a 20% chance of showers. By tonight temps will fall into the lower 70s. The “20%” chance of storms yesterday stayed true to [...]

Sunday night’s wild and wicked weather dumped heavy rain, hail and spawned at least two  confirmed tornadoes near New Salem. Some bridges and roads in Morton County were closed Monday as creeks swelled up with runoff the morning after the storms. Tammy Lapp Harris, Morton County emergency manager, said a bridge over the Big Muddy [...]

  At 5 p.m. PT, midnight UTC, Wednesday, Tropical Storm Adrian became Hurricane Adrian, the first hurricane of the 2011 season, according to an advisory issued by the National Hurricane Center. The storm, centered about 265 miles southwest of Acapulco, Mexico, has reached sustained winds of approximately 75 mph, just topping the 74 mph requirement [...]

The Chicago area continued to swelter today, but likely won’t hit a record high and should see 30-degree plunge in temperatures by Thursday after a cold front–with possibly severe thunderstorms–rolls through this evening. By 3 p.m., the second day of hot and humid weather brought temperatures of 94 degrees at O’Hare International Airport, but the [...]

Storms knocked down trees and damage businesses in Lincoln and Gaston counties Sunday. Severe storms hit Lincoln County Sunday night. Several businesses near Highway 16 in Denver were damaged. An automotive store had part of its roof knocked off. A tree also fell onto a mobile home park with one person inside it. Neighbors say [...]