Vancouver Island Rivers on Floodwatch

This big storm that is lurking over the BC coast has Vancouver Island rivers on a floodwatch.   Some of the Island has received over 200 mm of rain in the past couple of days.  On the east coast of...

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, February 7, 2009, 6:15 PM CT

WEATHER HAZARDS (During The Next 24 Hours)SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK(potential for tornadoes, damaging winds, and large hail within the next 24 hours)ISOLATED Severe Thunderstorms(Microbursts, Large Hail, Isolated...

At Last, California Turns Colder And Wetter ! Rain, Snow Forecast

For much of this winter, California has been shut out of chances for needed rain and mountain snows. A shift in the jet stream configuration, however, will enable the Golden State to recharge soil moisture (which is...

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 -...

I’ll Be Praying for Rain in Denver on Aug. 28

Would it be wrong to pray for rain of Biblical proportions to fall during Barack Obama’s televised outdoor acceptance speech during the Democratic National Convention Aug. 28 in Denver? That question is the...

350,000 displaced in Sri Lanka as monsoon death toll rises

Heavy rains have caused devastating landslides and floods in southern Sri Lanka.  More than 350,000 people have been moved due to the flooding and the death toll has risen to 19."Normal life has been severely disrupted in the districts of Gampaha, Kalutara, Galle,...

India worst bird flu outbreak spreads

India's worst outbreak of bird flu spread as health authorities battled on Friday to stop it reaching the densely populated city of Kolkata amid heavy rain that hampered culling efforts. Authorities reported the disease had affected two more districts, bringing the number...

Super Typhoon Batters Taiwan - Landfall Still 24 Hours Away

HUKOU, HSINCHU COUNTYUPDATE: 13:00:Wind speeds are rapidly increasing.  Building structures are breaking under the stress.  My neighbor's pigeon coop blew over and pieces of sheet metal are flying...

Azores set for Hurricane Gordon

"The Azores islands in the mid-Atlantic have been placed on high alert for Hurricane Gordon, which is due to hit the Portuguese territory shortly."

Alert in Gujarat | Rain toll | Forecast

"Most of the deaths have occurred because of landslides and collapsed houses following heavy rain."

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