Storm alert: A lot of places getting rain in the next 72 hrs

The latest EURO run has more winter weather….and severe…

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Ryan Maue‏@RyanMaue1 h
In extended range, 8 days GFS, jet stream straight out of NW driving Alaska/Canadian Arctic air into Lower-48

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Ryan Maue‏@RyanMaue1 h
Major snowfall would be in Colorado Tues/Wed as low moves into Texas then rides up front into Great Lakes. Great late season snowpack for CO

Ryan Maue‏@RyanMaue1 h
Next major storm for Lower-48 will drive another cold front thru S. Texas. w/low pressure [...]

Tornado threat for TOMORROW: A lot of messy winter weather going on across the central part of US!!!

Winter Storm Q is now heading into the Plains and Midwest after first impacting the West Coast and Four Corners states Tuesday into Wednesday.

In addition to laying down a fresh coat of snow in the Rockies, the storm also brought snow as far south as Tucson, Ariz. on Wednesday. Ahead of the main storm system, an initial bout of snow moved into portions of Nebraska, Kansas and Oklahoma.

http://www.weather.com/news/weather-winter/winter-storm-q-california-plains-midwest-20130218

SevereStudios‏@severestudios

Tornado threat area for TOMORROW, [...]

BREAKING: Assad Orders Weapons Transfer to Hezbollah. Israel Responds with NO-FLY ZONE!! US Preps to Bomb Aleppo! Gnd Invasion Approved. Biden: ‘Assad Is A Tyrant And Must Go’

Syrian ruler Bashar Assad has ordered the resumption of weapons transfers to the Lebanese Hezbullah.

This was agreed with Iran’s National Security Director Saeed Jalilee, who arrived in Damascus after Israel’s reported air strike last Wednesday

The Syrian ruler assured the Iranian official that he would not be deterred by what he called acts of “aggression.” It was up to Syria and Iran to put their heads together to find a safe [...]

No End to Coldest China Winter in 28 Years, Forecaster Says

Southern China will be hit by a new cold front this week, extending the country’s chilliest winter in 28 years, the country’s weather agency said.

Temperatures in Southern provinces including Guangdong will dip to as low as minus 5 degrees Celsius (23 degrees Fahrenheit) on Jan. 11 and 12, the China Meteorological Administration said in a statement yesterday. Provinces including Guizhou and Hunan may experience snowstorms, it said.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-01-06/no-end-to-coldest-china-winter-in-28-years-weather-agency-says.html

‘Coldest May in 100 years’, forecasters predict – May set to bring snow, bitter winds and freezing temperatures

The winter weather follows a wet start to April, with the threat of floods and storms to come over the next few days.

The Met Office has issued weather warnings for the South West, London, South East, Wales and the West of England due to flooding on roads and 60mph winds.

Hail storms are expected across the country and it is feared windows could be broken by giant hail, up to 1cm [...]

The Cliff Notes

From The Contrary Investor

The Cliff Notes

Certainly we’ve started 2012 with a better tone to a number of economic indicators.  Employment numbers have strengthened, leading economic indicator series have trended higher, and there’s even a little bit of life in housing as many former savers have now become mom and pop landlords in the effort to achieve some type of rate of return in what essentially is a Fed sponsored yield starved [...]

Where did spring go? Arizona and New Mexico hit with up to 14 inches of snow (as rest of country basks in unseasonably warm weather)

While many throughout the U.S. enjoy unseasonably warm weather, Arizona got hit with a unusually late winter storm blanketing the south western state with snow.

The city of Flagstaff was covered in 10 to 14 inches of snow by Sunday morning, causing problematic travel conditions and numerous road closures.

The only ones presumably excited about the late snow were avid skiers, who were greeted with a total of 12 to 18 inches [...]

2012 is Your Year to Prepare!

Emily Kerby

One of my New Year’s resolutions is to become more prepared for emergencies.  I’m excited about it!  Have you set a similar resolution?  It’s hard to become prepared all at once, but we can accomplish so much in a whole year.  This is our year to prepare!

Of course, it’s important that we become more specific about our resolution.  Vague ideas don’t usually lead to much accomplishment.  What do you [...]

Oregon governor declares state of emergency in 4 counties – Oregonian

Les Zaitz/The OregonianOverflowing Mill Creek flooded the state’s main motor pool in Salem on Airport Road today. Two tow trucks waded in, hauling out as many vehicles as possible as the water continued to rise.

Gov. John Kitzhaber declared a state of emergency this afternoon for Benton, Coos, Lincoln and Benton counties as flooding submerged swaths of the state, forcing evacuations, closing roads, downing trees and power lines and forcing emergency shelters to [...]

Seattle: Biggest Snowstorm in Decades Begins… Up to 10-inches

By Alex Sosnowski, Expert Senior Meteorologist

The snow into Thursday could end up being one of Seattle’s biggest snowstorms on record.

The storm and its heavy snowfall have the potential to close passes in the Cascades, clog streets at sea level with tons of snow and slush and force flight delays and cancellations.

Near the coast, the snow will be heavy, wet and difficult to shovel. The combination of heavy, wet snow with gusty [...]

SET TO BREAK TV RECORDS!

Tebow, Tebow, Tebow, Tebow, Tebow.  Are you sick of hearing about Tim Tebow yet? Tom Brady must be, but at least he can console himself with three Super Bowl rings, a Victoria’s Secret supermodel wife and just being Tom Brady! Most of us can’t do that and if Saturday night’s game is reasonably close, you can expect to hear a LOT more about Tebow (and if there is divine intervention and Denver [...]

Blizzard to Kickoff Christmas Week… White-Out in Plains…

For a larger version of this map, visit theAccuWeather.com Winter Weather Center.

(Accuweather) As much of the nation prepares for last-minute holiday shopping and preparations, a storm will bring a plethora of precipitation to the country starting with the Southwest

This storm system will bring a threat foraccumulating snow from Chicago to DetroitTuesday before shifting into the East on Wednesday.

While AccuWeather.com meteorologists are still hammering out the details as new data comes in every [...]

Historic October Snowstorm Still Crushing New England… More Than 2 Million Lose Power

A historic October snowstorm is still crushing New England with heavy snow and howling winds before cruising away into Atlantic Canada.

Snow amounts have already topped two feet across portions of New England, while record-shattering snow hammered the major Northeast cities from Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia to New York City and Hartford, Ct.

An additional 3-6 inches of snow will thump across portions of Maine and New Brunswick, Canada, as the potent nor’easter [...]

Oct. 28 is Frankenstein Friday, Plush Animal Lover’s Day, National Chocolate Day, Saint Jude’s Day:

Frankenstein Friday

 

Two people are credited with the popular image and character of Frankenstein: author Mary Shelleyand actor Boris Karloff. The folks behind Frankenstein Friday dedicate the day to these “parents” of Frankenstein and commemorate the pair annually on the last Friday of October. This year’s celebration celebrates the 80th anniversary of 1931′s “Frankenstein” directed by James Whale.

 

* Make your own candy Frankenstein decoration.

 

* Host an edible Frankenstein mask making contest to kick off Halloween [...]

June rain fall records have been broken in SF, SJ and Oakland. The previous SF record was set in 1934

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — Parts of the Bay Area are getting record breaking amounts of rain this weekend.

It’s creating problems in some parts of the Bay Area. A tree toppled onto a Chevy Suburban in Santa Rosa. Firefighters used chainsaws to chop up another downed tree along Franquette Avenue in Santa Rosa.

The winter weather hasn’t stopped the summer events. The pigs at the Contra Costa [...]

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 [...]

From Citi’s Andrew Cox: US payrolls: Weather impact still a USD issue

Citi’s economics team is forecasting +250k for Friday’s NFP release, well above the median estimate of +190k. The distribution of estimates has a substantial right tail and we expect that many forecasters are erring on the side of caution.  Of the 83 forecasters, 72 lie between 150k and 230k, with the other 11 stretching from 235k to 295k.

The problem is that a weak number is [...]

Tough time ahead for UK economy

by LFM

Whilst ordinary people around the world have to tighten their belts as their finances are getting worse, banksters get mega bonuses yet again, a survey carried out at the elite business conference in Davos, of the richest businessmen say their confidence is at pre crisis highs again. Of course they don’t live in the reality of the majority:

Business confidence around the world has returned to pre-crisis levels, a survey [...]

The administration is already starting to spin the unemployment numbers for Friday because of the winter weather –

Well folks, LOOK at this trending history and you will KNOW that is a lie – it is getting worse BECAUSE it is getting worse. Especially note the Jan-Feb-Mar time frame from 2008 and what happened last year – more of the same this year. The summer surge is college students, the September drop is them going back to school – the actual column is the first, the “seasonal adjusted” [...]