Halloween History

October 31st, 1989- Interestingly, there is nothing ”scary” in the annals of weather history for Halloween day. Halloween night on this date was a soggy one in New England. Showers in the northeastern U.S. produced more than an inch and a half of rain in six hours at some locations. An invasion of cold arctic air brought … read more

Halloween Weekend

Quiet weather is in store for the nearly the entire U.S. this Halloween weekend. With the exception of scattered showers on the East Coast and Northwest on Saturday, no rain or thunderstorms are expected. Mild temperatures and little wind should make it a pleasant holiday for the majority of the Country.

TORNADO WATCH ISSUED IN THE SOUTH

A tornado watch is in effect until 7pm CDT for portions of Mississippi and Georgia.
SPC DISCUSSION:…EXPECT THUNDERSTORMS TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND
   INTENSITY ACROSS THE WATCH AREA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AS HEATING OF
   THE DAY AIDS IN BOOSTING SURFACE-BASED INSTABILITY AND STRONG COLD
   FRONT PROGRESSES GRADUALLY EAST INTO VERY MOIST AIR MASS. RADAR IS
   ALREADY … read more

The Perfect Storm

 
October 30th, 1991- “The Perfect Storm” was an unusual nor’easterwhich was extratropical, after absorbing Hurricane Grace, itultimately evolved into a small hurricane within an extratropical system late in its life cycle. The initial area of low pressure formed across Indiana before moving offshore of  Atlantic Canada, where the cyclone reached its peak intensity. The unnamed hurricane of 1991 was the … read more

TORNADOES RAKE SHREVEPORT, LA ON THURSDAY

(Above) Emergency personnel attend to a man after a large steeple fell on his car in downtown Shreveport, LA (Courtesy of Greg Pearson, Shreveport Times)
At least four tornadoes touched down in Northern Louisiana and Southern Arkansas on Thursday. Two of the tornadoes touched down the Shreveport area causing one fatality. The fatality occurred when a man drove … read more

Friday, October 30th

Heavy rain and thunderstorms will persist on Friday from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico. Severe storms with damaging winds and a few tornadoes will be possible in Mississippi but no widespread severe weather event is expected.
The snow that is currently blanketing the Northern Plains should begin to taper off as well and change over … read more

MAJOR SNOWSTORM BLANKETS THE ROCKIES & HIGH PLAINS

(Above) Stalled traffic along I-70 north of Denver on Wednesday (Courtesy of Peter M. Fredin, AP)
As much as a two feet of snow have fallen in some areas around Denver, CO & Cheyenne, WO over the last 24 hours causing headaches to commuters in the region. As much as four feet have fallen throughout the … read more

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR EASTERN OKLAHOMA

A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect until noon for  the eastern half of Oklahoma. A long line of strong thunderstorms is slowly making its way across the state and will bring the possibility of damaging winds across the Southern U.S. on Thursday. More severe weather watches will be likely as the day progresses.
UPDATE: A tornado … read more

Devastating Indian Cyclone

October 29th, 1999 -  The Orissa cyclone was the deadliest Indian Ocean tropical cyclone since the 1991 Bangladesh cyclone, and deadliest Indian storm since 1971. The storm made landfall just weeks after a Category 4 storm hit the same general area. On October 28th it became a severe cyclone with a peak of 160 mph (260 km/h) winds. It hit India … read more

Thursday, October 29th

The weather will be quite active over the Central U.S. on Thursday. Showers and thunderstorms will be persistent throughout most of the day from Minnesota to Texas. Meanwhile, heavy snow will blanket areas near the Rockies.
A squall-line with embedded supercells will likely be ongoing through Thursday night bringing severe weather in parts of Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, … read more

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