Winter Storm Sweeps Central USA Weather, Roads, and Closures

Snow storms are covering the the central United States, including Iowa and Oklahoma, which were being hit the hardest.  The snow fall has already caused major delays and closures and is expected to get...

The Political & Religious Polarization of America

     In days long past, Americans seemed able to get past politics to personally pursue what was inevitably in the best interests of America.  Those days seem long gone.  There is...

Hey, Do 'Commoners' Have Any Say In Political Party Candidates?

     LOOK, the news is abuzz about Sarah Palin, again!  (Screeams! -- joy, -- rage...it depends on who is screaming.)  Yep, Sarah, you've set the headlines and political world...

Barak Obama's Anti-Christian View No Friend to Blacks, Church

     Since taking office, President Barak Obama and his allies in Congress have careened into the headlines and pummelled Republicans still reeling from defeat and dissent within their own...

Kirksville Missouri tornado kills 3, damages dozens of homes

In Kirksville Missouri, a tornado touched down yesterday, killing three in the northern part of the state and damaging dozens of homes in four Midwestern states. Thousands of people are still without power.  ...

Donkey basketball banned in the US due to animal rights

The odd and eccentric sport of Donkey basketball has been banned in the United States, due to pressure from PETA and animal rights activists that the sport was cruel to the animals. The sport was developed during the...

Update: WEATHERAmerica Newsletter (Severe Weather Threat), 02/09

  Overview  A powerful, very cold disturbance over California will emerge from the southern Rocky Mountains on Tuesday afternoon, providing what appears to be a major risk for severe thunderstorms and...

WEATHERAmerica Newsletter, Saturday, January 31, 2009 6 PM CT

WEATHERAmerica Newsletter, Saturday, January 31, 2009 at 6:00 P.M. CT WEATHER HAZARDS (During The Next 24 Hours)SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK(potential for tornadoes, damaging winds, and large hail within the next...

Supplement To The WEATHERAmerica Newsletter, January 29, 2009

Negative-Tilt+Triple Phase+Vortex Formation = Impressive Blizzard On February 2 - 4 I have not changed my thinking about the system forecast to affect the eastern half of the U.S. and Canada during the February 1 -...

Supplement To The WEATHERAmerica Newsletter, January 28, 2009

Major Winter Storm, Intrusion Of Arctic Air, February 1 - 4Although some may be incredulous at the idea of another "big hitter" storm affecting the U.S., odds on such an event are increasing. The operational GFS...

WEATHERAmerica Newsletter, Saturday, January 24, 2009

SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK(potential for tornadoes, damaging winds, and large hail within the next 24 hours)STRONG WINDS(Pressure Gradient Derived, Orographically Enhanced)BC....E WA....N ID....W MT....C WY....E...

Embracing the Blight of the Midwest Industrial Landscape

It was Thursday afternoon, January 9, 2009. I was just outside downtown Dayton, to deliver my entry for the Hermes Award Competition at a meeting of the Dayton Advertising Club. My entry was for the photography category and included tear sheets from an editorial feature...

WEATHERAmerica Newsletter, Saturday, January 17, 2009, 5:35 PM CT

TODAY'S FUN LINKS: OLR Depiction The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth WEATHER HAZARDS (During The Next 24 Hours)SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK(potential for tornadoes, damaging winds, and large hail within the next...

Cold weather hits Canada and US, prompts schools closures

A wave of very cold weather has hit Prairies, Eastern Canada, and Maritime provinces with wind chill warnings reaching as low as -50°C. It is expected the weather will improve by early weekend time. " From the...

Blizzard aims for Midwest after socking Plains

One more lesson that nature is still strong and that we cannot control nature. It also shows that winter and cold weather are facts of life for many people. " Residents in the Northern Plains bundled up as a blast...

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