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The other day, I was shopping for a replacement garden hose. It seemed that the contractor who power washed our home had recently absconded with our old garden hose…This situation prompted me to think about the difference in water flow through each of the different diameter hoses…To read the entire
Read DetailsThe strong cold front that passed through south Florida over the weekend brought significantly drier and cooler air into the region. Winds quickly shifted to northerly…To read the entire feature, click here. Originally published 11/4/13
Read DetailsA strong cold front, responsible for a significant severe thunderstorm outbreak across the Ohio, Tennessee and southern Mississippi River Valleys¬ on Thursday and Thursday night, will be weakening today (Fri., Nov. 1, 2013). By late on Saturday, that front…To read the entire feature, click here. Originally published 11/1/13
Read DetailsThe large upper level ridge parked over eastern Alaska and western Canada is going to provide one last gasp of arctic chill this week. Then the weather pattern will become more tranquil and seasonable. However, this air mass, arriving from high latitudes, will ensure a wintry blast to parts of
Read DetailsLower dew points have arrived in southwest Florida. For the past two and a half days, dew point temperatures at Regional Southwest Airport (RSW) in Fort Myers have remained in the comfortable 50’s. That’s a stark contrast…To read the entire feature, click here. Originally published 10/26/13
Read DetailsGreat news! The oppressively high dew point temperatures of the past week are going to become history in about three days. A series of cold fronts, each being reinforced by the one following it, will gradually make their way…To read the entire feature, click here. Originally published 10/22/13
Read DetailsFor the past week, a persistent upper level wind flow pattern has carried a series of storms from the western Pacific into the Alaska region. These have produced abnormally warmer and wetter than average weather in Alaska…To read the entire feature, click here. Originally published 10/21/13
Read DetailsThanks to a high-amplitude upper level wind pattern (Fig. 1), colder than average weather can be found across much of the Plains states early this Saturday morning (Oct. 19, 2013). An upper level ridge across western Canada and a companion upper level trough …To read the entire feature, click here.
Read DetailsWhile the Fall 2013 Federal government shutdown has brought pain, suffering and inconvenience to some, it has also brought some positives and a great many learning opportunities to everyone. One of these opportunities involves vocabulary…To read the entire feature, click here. Originally published 10/9/13
Read DetailsAn early season snowstorm, replete with blizzard conditions, buried parts of the western High Plains and northern Rockies with several feet of snow during the period Oct. 4 – Oct. 5, 2013. Four feet of the white stuff…To read the entire feature, click here. Originally published 10/7/13
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