Another Storm Slides South of Minnesota Today It's quiet out there, and our midwinter snow drought should spill over into next week. This is probably a symptom of a weak, sloppy El Nino; a Pacificwarming trend forecast to spill over into spring of 2019. Clouds camouflage the sun today, but the mercury hits 32F. Expect more sun tomorrow, and by Tuesday afternoon temperatures may brush 40F, for the 5th time this month. When it stays dry, quiet and supernaturally mild for an extended period of time, I get nervous. The other shoe may drop in less than 2 weeks. Long-range guidance brings a (real) cold front south of the border with what may be the first subzero readings of winter for MSP. Confidence levels are low - I still suspect El Nino will take the roughest edges off our winter, lowering the risk of a fierce multi-week polar plunge. Colder Finish to January. We all knew that, at some point, the weather honeymoon would draw to an end. 30s and even 40s (above zero) in January? It's … [Read more...] about (Update on Southern Storm) 4-Day Thaw Coming
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The Latest: Suspected tornado damages 2 NC homes
By Associated Press | September 17, 2018 at 3:49 pm WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on Tropical Depression Florence (all times local): 11:30 a.m. Authorities say two homes in North Carolina were slightly damaged by a suspected tornado. Wayne County spokesman Joel Gillie said the tornado landed early Monday near Pikeville, about 10 miles (16 kilometers) north of Goldsboro. Gillie says no one was hurt, but the powerful winds spinning off the remnants of Florence caused major damage to the roof of one home. ___ 11:30 a.m. A rail company says it’s investigating whether heavy rains from Florence contributed to a train derailment in North Carolina. CSX said in a news release that the derailment happened Sunday night in Anson County, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) southeast of Charlotte. The railroad company said nine locomotives and five railcars ran off the track. The company said none of the cars was carrying hazardous materials. But some of the locomotives … [Read more...] about The Latest: Suspected tornado damages 2 NC homes
Florence downgraded to a Category 2. Dangerous storm bigger than both SC, NC.
South Carolina and North Carolina are about to be thrashed by a hurricane bigger than the two states combined.Amid predictions of disastrous damage and widespread flooding to come, Hurricane Florence is expected to stall off the coast of North Carolina into Friday — near the states' border — but still throwing out a wide circle of powerful winds and pummeling rain.But there was some good news late Wednesday night. Florence continued to weaken but was still considered a dangerous Category 2 storm with winds at 110 mph, down from 140 mph, as it approached the coast a few hundred miles off Myrtle Beach.More than 10 million people were under hurricane warnings or watches in the Carolinas and Virginia, while Georgia declared a state of emergency as well.The storm, the first major hurricane of the 2018 season, is expected to drift south to make landfall below Myrtle Beach by Saturday, maybe still as a hurricane, before rapidly weakening as it moves across the … [Read more...] about Florence downgraded to a Category 2. Dangerous storm bigger than both SC, NC.
Florence to make landfall below Myrtle Beach. The storm is bigger than both SC, NC.
South Carolina and North Carolina are about to be thrashed by a hurricane bigger than the two states combined.Amid predictions of disastrous damage and widespread flooding to come, Hurricane Florence is expected to stall off the coast of North Carolina into Friday — near the states' border — but still throwing out a wide circle of powerful winds and pummeling rain.It was considered a Category 3 storm Wednesday night, with winds at 125 mph as it approached the coast about 400 miles off Myrtle Beach.More than 10 million people were under hurricane warnings or watches in the Carolinas and Virginia, while Georgia declared a state of emergency as well.The storm, the first major hurricane of the 2018 season, is expected to drift south to make landfall below Myrtle Beach by Saturday, maybe still as a hurricane, before rapidly weakening as it moves across the state.Forecasters stressed the danger associated with Florence, comparing it to Hurricane Hugo in 1989."The threat … [Read more...] about Florence to make landfall below Myrtle Beach. The storm is bigger than both SC, NC.
Lightning is a real threat in NC. Separate facts from myths and learn how to stay safe.
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