Big change in weather pattern coming in February, Temps plunge across USA.

Forecast for the Next 3 Months

http://www.weather.com/video/forecast-for-the-next-3-months-33830

TEMPS PLUNGE ACROSS USA

With the jet stream blasting straight south out of northern Canada, cold air will continue to flood the eastern two-thirds of the country into Tuesday.

The cold air will probably reach its greatest areal extent Tuesday. Cities as far south as Nashville and Richmond may not make it above freezing all day.

Major Great Lakes cities such as Chicago and Detroit will struggle just [...]

WARNING: A Nor’easter Winter Storm Could Hit The East Coast By Election Day !!! More Snow, Wind and Rain Coming!!!

While millions continue to cope and clean up after Sandy, the last thing anyone wants is another storm to add to the misery.

Fortunately, there are no equals to Sandy to be found on the weather forecast maps. However, there is some indication that a more typical storm for November will form along the Atlantic coast next week and travel northeastward.

If the storm develops quickly right along the coast, rain would break [...]

US Stock Futures Fall Sharply: US Economy Shocked by Combined Disasters, Chinese Leadership Transition Is Teetering On ‘Chaos’, Riots Intensify At Greek Protests, And Bubble Burst In Asia (HK)

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US Economy Shocked by Combined Disasters
Hurricane Sandy: NE Coast Shuts Down Mandatory Evacs.

Zone A – fire island Ny
http://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2012/10/28/hurricane-sandy-frankenstorm/1663341/

NYC Evacuations Begin Over Hurricane Sandy; Public Schools Closed
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/28/nyc-evacuations-hurricane-sandy-public-schools-closed_n_2034613.html

also….see here
http://www.chron.com/news/article/Shore-towns-issue-voluntary-evac-orders-for-Sandy-3983699.php

New Jersey was set to close its casinos this weekend

http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=weather/forecast&id=8862499

Sandy Churns North, Officials Order Mass Transit Shutdown, Evacuations
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Hurricane-Sandy-NYC-Track-Sandy-Path-NJ-Flooding-Forecast-Long-Island-176158781.html

Hurricane Sandy prompts evacuations in N.J., Delaware
http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2012/10/hurricane_sandy_prompts_evacua.html

Christie Orders N.J.’s Islands, Casinos Evacuated
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-10-27/christie-orders-new-jersey-s-islands-casinos-evacuated

CT Gov. Closes All State Highways: ‘This Is Most Catastrophic Event We Have Faced In Any Of [...]

OCTOBER SURPRISE: COMBINED DISASTERS ARE HAPPENING RIGHT NOW!

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Hurricane Sandy: NE Coast Shuts Down Mandatory Evacs.

Zone A – fire island Ny
http://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2012/10/28/hurricane-sandy-frankenstorm/1663341/

NYC Evacuations Begin Over Hurricane Sandy; Public Schools Closed
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/28/nyc-evacuations-hurricane-sandy-public-schools-closed_n_2034613.html

also….see here
http://www.chron.com/news/article/Shore-towns-issue-voluntary-evac-orders-for-Sandy-3983699.php

New Jersey was set to close its casinos this weekend

http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=weather/forecast&id=8862499

Sandy Churns North, Officials Order Mass Transit Shutdown, Evacuations
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Hurricane-Sandy-NYC-Track-Sandy-Path-NJ-Flooding-Forecast-Long-Island-176158781.html

Hurricane Sandy prompts evacuations in N.J., Delaware
http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2012/10/hurricane_sandy_prompts_evacua.html

Christie Orders N.J.’s Islands, Casinos Evacuated
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-10-27/christie-orders-new-jersey-s-islands-casinos-evacuated

Gov. Christie announces mandatory evacuations for N.J
http://www.usatoday.com/media/cinematic/video/1662707/gov-christie-announces-mandatory-evacuations-for-nj/

filthadelphia opening centers; New Jersey orders evacuations
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/breaking/20121027_Huge_and_powerful_Sandy_heading_for_New_Jersey.html

Residents in Delaware told to leave
http://www.newser.com/story/156586/states-order-evacuations-as-sandy-closes-in.html

Mandatory evacuations ordered Sunday in [...]

TROP STORM WARNINGS: FLORIDA

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Threat for mid-Atlantic, Northeast from hurricane Sandy

There is a consensus forming in weather forecast models that hurricane Sandyis unlikely to go out to sea. Instead, it more likely will merge with a strong fall cold front and transition into a powerhouse, possibly historic mid-latitude storm along the mid-Atlantic and/or Northeast coast Sunday through Wednesday.

The majority of models now take Sandy from its current position over Jamaica northward over the Bahamas before [...]

Drought on verge of reaching Dust Bowl proportions as severe dry weather is forecast to get worse… and it forces up the price of groceries

Weather forecasts published on Monday have dealt a blow to struggling farmers and families in the Mid West as they show that the drought is going to get worse, nearing Dust Bowl proportions. 

For next week, the eastern Midwest is predicted to get ‘less than 0.25 inch of rain’, down from the morning forecast which called for up 0.75 inch rain, said Drew Lerner, meteorologist for World Weather Inc.

Lerner said the [...]

REPORT: 1,000+ counties in 26 states deemed ‘disaster areas’ as drought spreads, about 61% of the contiguous United States (excluding Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico) was experiencing drought conditions

(CNN) – A severe drought is spreading across the Midwest this summer, resulting in some of the worst conditions in decades and leaving more than a thousand counties designated as natural disaster areas, authorities said.

Farmers in the region are suffering, with pastures for livestock and fields of crops becoming increasingly parched during June, according to the National Climatic Data Center. Many areas in the southern Midwest are reporting the poorest conditions for June [...]

ALERT: Northeast about to get slammed…

Severe thunderstorms are once again knocking down trees and power lines in parts of the Northeast.

Saturday’s first severe thunderstorms developed shortly after 11 a.m. in upstate New York, west of Binghamton.  Trees and power lines were brought down by thunderstorm winds in Watkins Glen and Elmira.

Further south, with crews still restoring power knocked out by the June 29 derecho, millions of people are bracing for the potential of additional severe [...]

EXTREME HEAT BREAKS 4,500+ RECORDS

We’re now approaching a two-week spell of record-smashing heat which first built in the Rockies and High Plains, then spread into the rest of the nation’s heartland, then surged into the Southeast and parts of the Mid-Atlantic States.

The number of record highs tied or broken across the nation is staggering.  Below are the latest tallies over the past 30 days from NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center:

# of Record Highs Last [...]

Utility union threatens strike during historic heatwave

The second heat wave of the summer will again test the power grid in our area just as a deadline comes for a possible Con Edison strike.

Temperatures reached 98 degrees at LaGuardia Airport Friday, while Newark, N.J. saw 97 and Central Park hit 93.

A mix of sun and clouds continues Saturday and temperatures will linger in the muggy low- to mid-90s. Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible in the [...]

Freak Lightning Storm Strikes Buildings in NJ, NY, CT

View more videos at: http://nbcnewyork.com.

Strong thunderstorms are rolling through the tri-state area Monday morning, bringing bursts of lightning, howling winds and possible nickle-sized hail pellets.

Forecasters urged residents to take adequate precautions on their way to work. Rainfall rates of 2 to 3 inches an hour are possible with this storm, which could cause minor flooding of poor drainage areas and ponding in some places.

The National Weather [...]

ALERT: Widespread Severe-Weather Outbreak Forecast Wednesday thru Weekend

Starting to look at some of the model runs.

Significant features show a low spinning up and moving into the Midwest pulling up a lot of deep moisture from the Gulf of Mexico.

A negative-tilt trough will be associated with it and cooler air behind it.

https://twitter.com/Weathermansam77/status/207323235971383296/photo/1

SPC already has a moderate risk for severe weather Wednesday – Nebraska to Oklahoma.

http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day2otlk.html

 

Also, a stalled front will be set up Wednesday afternoon as the low spins [...]

Wildfire in Colorado grows significantly overnight; fire estimated at 5,090 acres as of Thursday morning – @9NEWS

LARIMER COUNTY – Authorities say a fire burning northwest of Fort Collins has significantly grown in size over Wednesday night to 5,090 acres. Nearly 400 fire personnel are battling the blaze.

The wildfire broke out in Poudre Canyon near the Hewlett Gulch Trail in Roosevelt National Forest on Monday just after 1 p.m.

The fire is estimated at 5,090 acres as of Thursday morning – growing quickly in less than a week. [...]

Space weather expert has ominous forecast

Amina Khan
L.A. Times
May 7, 2012

A stream of highly charged particles from the sun is headed straight toward Earth, threatening to plunge cities around the world into darkness and bring the global economy screeching to a halt.

This isn’t the premise of the latest doomsday thriller. Massive solar storms have happened before — and another one is likely to occur soon, according to Mike Hapgood, a space weather scientist at the Rutherford [...]

Space weather expert has ominous forecast

A stream of highly charged particles from the sun is headed straight toward Earth, threatening to plunge cities around the world into darkness and bring the global economy screeching to a halt.

This isn’t the premise of the latest doomsday thriller. Massive solar storms have happened before — and another one is likely to occur soon, according to Mike Hapgood, a space weather scientist at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory near Oxford, [...]

The Independent: UK’s ‘big six’ suppliers show bumper profits as more than 5.5 million homes are in fuel poverty

Simon Read
The Independent
February 10, 2012

UK – More than 5.5 million households are suffering under fuel poverty, many being forced to choose between heating or eating.

Click HERE to view ‘Fair energy? rising profits, rising poverty’ graphic

Meanwhile the Big Six energy suppliers increased their profit margins by 733 per cent in just three months last year. Enough is enough. Today The Independent supports a campaign to force energy companies to share their profits with the [...]

Snow in Tahoe

LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — Don’t put your snow shovels away just yet.The latest weather forecast is predicting 3 inches of snow at lake level in the Tahoe basin this weekend.”It’s going to be a dramatic change from today,” said Placerville’s Bill Rose as he prepared to hike near Echo Summit.Forecasters said the snow is expected to start falling Saturday night and continue into Sunday.”Today couldn’t be better. It’s sunny [...]

Only 9 percent of the nation’s corn crop had been planted as of Sunday VS. 46 percent last year

USDA Crop Progress Report Released

Only 9 percent of the nation’s corn crop had been planted as of Sunday, well below both last year and the five-year average, according to USDA’s weekly Crop Progress report.

“Planting progress for corn only increased 2 percentage points last week to 9 percent, significantly below last year’s 46 percent, well below the five-year average of 23 percent and short of [...]

ALERT: If corn planting does not get underway in earnest this week, things will get dicey

by Norsky

Watch the midwest weather this week. If corn planting does not get underway in earnest this week, things will get dicey since May 1 is when they start really getting concerned over yield loss due to planting delays.

From Farms.COM:

As a cool, wet spring draws on throughout the Corn Belt, Tom Martin continues to work on his equipment and wait for the weather present decent [...]

UPDATE: 7 more killed in heartland storms; total at 16…WATCHES/WARNINGS

AP – A billboard lays collapsed on the ground after a tornado went through Friday, April 15, 2011 in Tuscaloosa, …

BOONE’S CHAPEL, Ala. – Vicious storms and howling winds smacked the Deep South, killing at least seven people in Alabama including three family members whose homes were tossed into nearby woods.

In Alabama’s Washington County, about 50 miles north of Mobile, a mother and her two children were among those [...]