Posted by Lauren Whisenhunt on November 18, 2011
There are so many things I love about the holidays and Thanksgiving is one of my favorites. Like most of you I enjoy spending time with family and friends, watching football and of course, eating until I’m about to pop. It wouldn’t be Thanksgiving to me without two of my favorites, which are cornbread dressing [...]
Posted by Fred Rogers on November 17, 2011
After a brief but jarringly disruptive major snow event in the Northeast U.S. over Halloween weekend, the country finds itself in a relative lull, at least weather-wise. However, the line of thunderstorms that rolled through the South last night, killing six in Georgia and the Carolinas, reminds us that there’s never, ever a time that [...]
Posted by Lauren Whisenhunt on November 15, 2011
Community outreach is a passion of ours here at ImpactWeather. Several times a year we make it a priority to give back to the community and to lend a hand any way we can. Most recently we gave our support to the 515th Sappers by raising money and filling boxes of goodies to send overseas [...]
Posted by Lauren Whisenhunt on November 9, 2011
Alaska is under the gun today as an extremely strong storm system impacts especially the western half of the state. The worst of the weather will remain well west of some of the most populated areas like Fairbanks and Anchorage. Unfortunately, some of the hardest hit areas include the cities of Nome, Point Hope and [...]
Posted by Lauren Whisenhunt on November 9, 2011
Last week I posted about the first nationwide test of the EAS, which is taking place at 2pm EST today. The test may last over three minutes and there has been growing concern about the test; specifically, about those unaware of the test and it causing some anxiety. There’s concern that the TV message might [...]
Posted by Lauren Whisenhunt on October 25, 2011
The weather is far from boring this week as parts of the northern and central Rockies gear up for the first significant snow of the season. It’s going to feel like winter across parts of Colorado and Wyoming today and tomorrow, while in southern Florida their main concern is Hurricane Rina as it intensifies in [...]
Posted by Lauren Whisenhunt on October 18, 2011
Cooler air is moving southward today behind a strong cold front. The actual front moved through Southeast Texas earlier this morning, with breezy northwesterly winds between 15-25 mph with higher gusts behind it. Temperatures have also been a lot cooler behind the front and it’s now 60F in Dallas, 69F in Houston and 76F in [...]
Posted by Lauren Whisenhunt on October 5, 2011
It was a long, hot summer here in Texas and I couldn’t be happier about the cooler weather finally settling in over the area. Technically, it’s not exactly cool weather per-se, but when temperatures go from being 10 degrees above average to about average for this time of year (in the mid 80’s for highs) [...]
Posted by Lauren Whisenhunt on September 21, 2011
It’s been almost a month since Hurricane Irene dumped torrential rain and caused extensive flooding along the East Coast. Upstate New York and Vermont suffered the worst flooding in centuries and even a month later they’re still cleaning up. Hurricane Irene as seen from the International Space Station on August 24, 2011. Image: NASA With [...]
Posted by Lauren Whisenhunt on September 8, 2011
Tropical Update…3 Named Storms It’s the Peak of Hurricane Season Today is the 111th Anniversary of the 1900 Hurricane This weekend marks the 50th Anniversary of Hurricane Carla The Texas Drought Continues…Wildfires Rage 2011 has been and continues to be The Year of Weather in the U.S. This is reflected in a piece we’re posting [...]
