Another east coast hurricane off the USA.

March 7, 2013
0230:19z (9:40 PM EST)
UNISYS Water Vapor Satellite of the west and north hemisphere (click here for 12 hour loop)

It has virtually shut down the nation's capital.

By DAVID DISHNEAU Associated Press 
Published: 3/6/2013  5:27 AM 
Last Modified: 3/6/2013  12:39 PM
HAGERSTOWN, Md. — A powerful snowstorm (click here) charged into the nation's capital on Wednesday, dumping heavy, wet flakes on the Mid-Atlantic region, snapping tree limbs and knocking out power to about 100,000 people. 

Federal offices in D.C. and schools in the region closed ahead of the storm. Commuter trains were canceled or on an abbreviated schedule, leaving the typically bustling city streets quiet. Forecasters warned more power outages were the biggest problem from a storm expected to dump up to 10 inches of snow in Washington and as much as 8 inches in Baltimore by Wednesday night. 

Minor tidal flooding was possible along parts of the Delaware and New Jersey coast, the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay and the lower Potomac River, the National Weather Service said. 

The storm pummeled the nation's mid-section and headed east. In Virginia, more than 200 car crashes had been reported. In Pennsylvania, many parts of the state had 4 to 6 inches of snow. 

By mid-morning, Washington had heavy snow with strong winds, but not much was sticking to wet roads or sidewalks. Baltimore was breezy and overcast with rain....

It is definitely a hurricane. It has a fairly concentrated 'eye' (low central pressure). It is more than mid-latitude vortex.

March 7, 2013 
0230:19z 
UNISYS Water Vapor GOES East satellite (click here for 12 hour loop)

I don't care what the National Weather Center calls it, it has the physics of a hurricane. What we are witnessing on a very regular basis are hurricanes (heat systems) throughout the year. These are especially dangerous because of the cold temperatures and the loss of electricity and heat.

The size is the entire length of the east coast of the USA.

Below is an article from NASA.

Storms Come in Many Forms (click here)

March 7, 2013

This is an infrared photo of the Indian Ocean. It is interesting to realize what one is looking at and the high resolution of the photo. The skies are black. We are literally looking at a picture of Earth from space with incredible detail. There can be no doubt about the dynamics of Earth on any given day. 

This photo illustrates three vortexes and one severe thunderstorm all in one hemisphere of Earth. A vortex in the northern hemisphere, one in the southern hemisphere and one at the equator. The severe thunderstorms are occurring at the equator as well. The extratropical storms are at the poles of Earth where ice is melting and adding water vapor to the troposphere.