Be extra cautious out on the roads. Snow is falling but  freezing rain/sleet is mixing in parts of the southeast. This system will continue to move north overnight tonight. Ice accumulations close to an inch will even be possible as far north as Virginia and Ohio Valley by Thursday. Winter Weather Alerts are…

The high fire danger across Southern California remains in the forecast again on Wednesday, as wildfires still continue to burn in several locations. A Red Flag Warning remains in effect from Ventura County south to San Diego until 5 PM PST.  A Red Flag Warning means warm temperatures, very low humidities, and stronger winds are…

A storm system that will produce significant snow from the mid-South to the Appalachians will also bring the risk for flooding rains from the Southeast into the Middle Atlantic. Flash Flood Watches have been issued from Georgia northward to Chesapeake Bay. Up to 4" of rain may fall by Friday in the watch areas. The storm system…

A trough of low pressure is digging across the eastern half of the country bringing colder than average temperatures. This same trough is likely to yield another developing low over the Gulf of Mexico today (Wednesday) which will swing more moisture from the Gulf back across the Southeast into Thursday. What does this mean? Well,…

As we near the end of hurricane season (November 30th), activity in the Atlantic seems to be dwindling down, at least for this week.  A storm we had our eye on had about a 90 percent chance of becoming a tropical system on Monday, but those chances have decreased exponentially. Nonetheless it will bring some…

[Lt. j.g. Debroisse and BMC Rootz collect and access data in the Coast Guard’s training area at Camp Lejeune. From NOAA] [NOAA] Hurricane Florence came ashore along the North Carolina coast on September 14, bringing category 1 force winds and substantial amounts of rain and storm surge. After the storm, NOAA has been working to…

The Camp Fire in Northern California, is now the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California history. The fire has claimed 48 lives with more than 200 people still missing. The fire has also become the most destructive fire in the state's history, consuming 8,860 structures. In total, the Camp Fire has displaced more than…

FORECAST A low pressure system moving in from the southeast is going to bring more heavy rain and snow to the northeast. This will start up Thursday evening and will last all day on Friday. By early Saturday morning, the precipitation will clear out leaving us with dry conditions to wake up to. We are…

[I-95 near Houlton, ME. From Maine DOT] A storm system that gathering strength in the Deep South Monday moved quickly northward overnight, bringing a round of accumulating snow to the Northeast. Winter Storm Warnings remain in effect over parts of northern Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. An additional 2" to 8" of snow may fall…