New York City records 2nd warmest winter since the Civil War - @WSJweather
This winter was no slouch around the tri-state area, as Weather Journal reported last week. Among the hefty records that were broken locally were the warmest February and second warmest winter ever measured at Central Park, since at least 1869.
New York City will be warmer than Las Vegas, Tucson, Ariz., and Oklahoma City, Okla., on Thursday — locations not typically known for frigid winters.
A monstrous dust storm (Haboob) roared through Phoenix, Arizona in July.
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Some areas of Mass. could see snow
- Though Boston may not be getting more than a few snowflakes on Thursday night, National Weather Service meteorologist Alan Dunham is “reasonably sure” sustained snowfall will occur northwest of the city.
Good morning all. Our night was relatively painless as far as hurricanes go. Tucker Barnes, a reporter for FOX affiliate WTTG, had a much tougher go of it. He got covered in raw sewage while reporting on the hurricane in Ocean City, Maryland. Eww. We hope that most of you on the East Coast are having better luck this morning than Mr. Barnes. (On a side note, our post on fact-checking Hurricane Irene photos appears to have gone viral, which warms our hearts because it means people care about fact-checking. Good work, internet!)
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Astronauts shoot video of Hurricane Irene from space, call it ‘big, scary storm’
On board the International Space Station, astronauts observed the structure of the massive hurricane becoming increasingly uniform and stronger.
Josh Robin of NY1 reports Gov. Cuomo has declared a state of emergency for NY.
Powerful hurricane Irene heads for Bahamas
Drought leaves 1.5 million hungry bats in Austin
Expert: ‘Fear is that this is not a regular drought, but could be indicative of change coming’
“Words can’t describe what we’ve seen in Joplin, MO.” - @chrisrailey
“It very well may have been a F3 or F4 tornado, with wind speeds up to nearly 200mph… There are trees that have lost their bark.” - CNN
Breaking: 5 hurt, one critically, after ice fell off of Cowboys Stadium, host of this Sunday’s Super Bowl
