February 15, 2016
By AP
New York — A grab bag of weather conditions (click here) — including snow and sleet — will descend on communities from the mid-Atlantic to the Northeast, but with many people off for Presidents Day, it might be just another day to hunker down.
After much of the Northeast experienced record cold on Valentine’s Day, the National Weather Service said Monday that it would be snowy in many areas before sleet or freezing rain started and rain finally arrived.
Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser said she deployed the D.C. snow team Sunday ahead of the storm, which is expected to deliver a sloppy mix of snow, sleet and rain. One to 3 inches is forecast for Monday....
Ice begins to form along the Hudson River in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, on Feb. 14.
February 16, 2016
By Jennifer Kay and Jeff Amy
Suspected tornados (click here) touched down in a rural town on Florida's Panhandle and in Mississippi on Monday, destroying up to 10 homes, damaging a school, and sending fire crews out to investigate reports of residents trapped under rubble.
The tornadoes were part of a large winter storm system that was clobbering the eastern U.S. with snow, sleet, strong winds and rain, and which came on the heels of record-breaking low temperatures.
Officials in Florida and Mississippi were investigating reports of at least three possible tornadoes. One of the apparent twisters swept through the rural town of Century, in the northwest corner of Florida's Panhandle, late Monday afternoon, destroying or significantly damaging about 10 homes, said Escambia County spokeswoman Joy Tsubooka.
Tsubooka said fire crews were investigating reports that some residents may have been trapped in the rubble of destroyed homes, but she said several of the reports had already proved to be unfounded. She said some people had reported minor cuts from flying debris but that she had not received any reports of serious injuries.
Century is located on the Florida-Alabama border about 45 miles north of Pensacola, Florida. Pensacola news station WEAR-TV showed a large, black funnel cloud touching down on a highway near the town, and images submitted by viewers to the news station's Facebook page showed downed trees and damage to the exteriors of at least two homes. Gulf Power reported on its website that about 800 people in Century were without electricity....
February 15, 2016
After much of the Northeast experienced record cold on Valentine’s Day, the National Weather Service said Monday that it would be snowy in many areas before sleet or freezing rain started and rain finally arrived.
Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser said she deployed the D.C. snow team Sunday ahead of the storm, which is expected to deliver a sloppy mix of snow, sleet and rain. One to 3 inches is forecast for Monday....Ice begins to form along the Hudson River in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, on Feb. 14.
February 16, 2016
By Jennifer Kay and Jeff Amy
Suspected tornados (click here) touched down in a rural town on Florida's Panhandle and in Mississippi on Monday, destroying up to 10 homes, damaging a school, and sending fire crews out to investigate reports of residents trapped under rubble.
The tornadoes were part of a large winter storm system that was clobbering the eastern U.S. with snow, sleet, strong winds and rain, and which came on the heels of record-breaking low temperatures.
Officials in Florida and Mississippi were investigating reports of at least three possible tornadoes. One of the apparent twisters swept through the rural town of Century, in the northwest corner of Florida's Panhandle, late Monday afternoon, destroying or significantly damaging about 10 homes, said Escambia County spokeswoman Joy Tsubooka.
Tsubooka said fire crews were investigating reports that some residents may have been trapped in the rubble of destroyed homes, but she said several of the reports had already proved to be unfounded. She said some people had reported minor cuts from flying debris but that she had not received any reports of serious injuries.
Century is located on the Florida-Alabama border about 45 miles north of Pensacola, Florida. Pensacola news station WEAR-TV showed a large, black funnel cloud touching down on a highway near the town, and images submitted by viewers to the news station's Facebook page showed downed trees and damage to the exteriors of at least two homes. Gulf Power reported on its website that about 800 people in Century were without electricity....
After the coldest weekend (click here) in most of our lifetimes, a rapid temperature rise is on the way. As matter of fact, the difference between the subzero wind chill temperatures of Sunday morning and the high temperature tomorrow yields a nearly 90-degree swing! (Actual temperatures will show an over 60-degree turnaround in such a short period of time.)
Ahead of the mild air, a period of snow, sleet and freezing rain will create travel difficulties this evening, but should be mainly over by the morning commute Tuesday. Showers could be heavy at times on Tuesday and there is even the chance of a thunderstorm late in the day. From record cold to thunderstorms: what’s going on?
It can be tempting to start pointing fingers as to the cause of individual wild weather swings, but the atmosphere is very complex. There are, however, model simulations which do predict more arctic air spilling south into the mid-latitudes, such as here in New England, as the climate warms....
There are many problems with travel and school closings. (click here) Check the radio regularly and be happy in a warm home for the day.
There are many problems with travel and school closings. (click here) Check the radio regularly and be happy in a warm home for the day.
