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A weak, non-tropical system is moving northwestward across far south Florida this Wednesday morning. The system, tied to an upper level closed low, was spreading cloudiness, rain, showers and …To read the entire feature, click here. Originally published 8/28/13
Read DetailsMost of Florida has experienced a rainy August through and including August 24, 2013 (Fig. 1). Parts of the Florida Panhandle have received more than 10 inches of precipitation so far this month, with a few locales topping… To read the entire feature, click here. Originally published 8/25/13
Read DetailsEarly this Thursday morning (Aug. 15, 2013), National Hurricane Center (NHC) forecasters are monitoring the progress of two tropical systems. The first, far out in the eastern Atlantic, has now reached tropical depression (TD) status. TD 5 is moving…To read the entire feature, click here. Originally published 8/15/13
Read DetailsThe Fourth of July was a day for celebration across the U.S. Independence Day (origin date 1776) featured parades, backyard barbeques and fireworks displays in most locales. Throughout Arizona, but especially in Prescott, it was also a day to remember the firefighters who perished while fighting the Yarnell Hill wildfire.
Read DetailsSunday, Jul. 7, 2013, marked the start of the Howard University Summer Weather Camp program (Washington, DC). As the campers (all with a strong interest in weather) and their families gathered for the welcome session, several campers were already monitoring the development of a bow echo across West Virginia and
Read DetailsDorian, an earlier than expected African – Cape Verde Island storm, set many meteorologists abuzz earlier during the week of July 21-28, 2013. After all, Dorian was the fourth named Atlantic tropical storm of the 2013 hurricane season and arrived about a month ahead of expected climatological schedule (Fig. 1).
Read DetailsThe remnants of Dorian are the minds of many Floridians as we head toward the first weekend in August 2013. Early on August 2, 2013, the remnants of Dorian were located over the southern Bahamas and southeast of south Florida. What used to be Dorian isn’t a very large weather
Read DetailsEarly this Sunday morning (Aug. 4, 2013), Dorian’s remnants were located about 200 miles south of the North Carolina coast and moving northeast out into the open Atlantic. What is interesting about Dorian’s remnants is just how small an area they cover. Compared to a large thunderstorm complex across the
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