Christmas winter storm batters the Plains and Northeast
Fri Dec 25 2009 @ 03:38 EST
2:15 PM Friday update: Winter storm warnings continue to be in effect, with Blizzard and white-out conditions, throughout much of the Northern Plains. Very cold air is filtering in behind the powerful low pressure system currently over Iowa. Temperatures have dropped quickly as far east as St. Louis and the cold air will push into the Midwest and the Ohio Valley later today.
3:30 AM Friday update: A major winter storm that developed over the Southern Plains has caused blizzard conditions in the Northern Plains and Midwest, and will bring freezing rain and ice to the Northeast on Friday.
The state of Oklahoma has declared a statewide emergency and ordered all highways closed due to the extreme weather conditions. The airport in Oklahoma City reported 13 inches of snow, and was closed for travel late Thursday night.
6 to 10 inches of snow are expected in Eastern Kansas and Eastern Nebraska. The storm system will push North into the Dakotas, Minnesota, and Wisconsin through Christmas day. View a web briefing from the Omaha, Nebraska Weather Forecast Office.
Behind the storm system and associated cold front, gusty winds will occur. Wind advisories and high wind warnings are in effect throughout the Southeast. 6 to 10 inches of snow are expected in Northeast
Tornadoes were also reported in Texas on Thursday.
FEMA has further information on Winter Weather precautions.
Tracking Tropical Storm Ida
Tue Nov 10 2009 @ 00:04 EST
Rainfall totals in the Gulf states may reach 6-8 inches. If you live in the Gulf states, be on the lookout for rising rivers and flash flooding. Although Ida has weakened since yesterday when it was a hurricane, it is still capable of extreme rainfall and minor wind damage.
Related links
- National Data Buoy Center
- Great wind and radar maps of Tropical Storm Ida
- Weather Cams: Alabama • Mississippi • Georgia
Hurricane Ike makes landfall
Sat Sep 13 2008 @ 05:06 EDT
Houston/Galveston, TX Doppler Radar
Railroad cam in Houston
Hurricane Ike made landfall as a strong Category 2 hurricane at 2:10 AM CDT near Galveston, Texas. A State of Disaster has been declared in coastal counties in Texas. FEMA is prepared to send 5 million meals and 5 million liters of water to the region, and generators are in place for hospitals and water plants.
In Galveston, the historical district is flooded and several buildings burned down after firefighters were unable to get to the buildings during the height of the storm. Over four million people are without power in the Galveston and Houston areas. Galveston City Manager Steve LeBlanc said about 40 percent of the city's residents — some 20,000 people — chose to stay even after evacuation orders.
In Houston, many windows were blown out of the 75-story JP Morgan Chase Tower. Localized flooding was occuring in suburbs.
The Coast Guard has rescued over 100 people so far from floodwaters and flooded homes.
The storm has caused three deaths in Texas.
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- KHOU Live Video Stream from Houston
- Audio updates from the National Hurricane Center
- HurricaneTrack.com Live Web Cam
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- Harris County Emergency Management — Houston area
- Texas Governor's Division of Emergency Management — state-wide
Hurricane Gustav making landfall; TD #9 forms in Atlantic
Mon Sep 1 2008 @ 11:47 EDT
New Orleans, LA Doppler Radar
The latest storm information is available in the Tropical Center.
Hurricane Gustav is making landfall along the coast of Louisiana. The center made landfall near Cocodrie, LA at 10:30 EDT (14:30 UTC) as a strong Category 2 hurricane. The storm was a Category 3, but has weakened recently due to interaction with land. This puts Gustav only west of the landfall location of Hurricane Katrina, but with weaker wind speeds, which will be a relief to many along the coast.
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Latest information on Tropical Storm Fay
Wed Aug 20 2008 @ 06:08 EDT
Tuesday 5:00 PM Update: Tropical Storm Fay has not weakened after it moved onto land over Florida. Because of this, the storm may intensify into a hurricane as it moves out into the Atlantic Ocean later this evening. A Hurricane Watch is now in effect from Flagler Beach, Florida north to Altamaha Sound, Georgia. A Tropical Storm Watch is now in effect from Altamaha Sound to the Georgia/South Carolina border.
Tropical Storm Fay, the sixth tropical storm of the 2008 Atlantic season, is approaching the mainland of Florida as of 5:00 PM Monday. The storm has moved very slowly through the Caribbean and Cuba, and only recently has it picked up speed as it moves North into a ridge of high pressure over the Southeastern United States. The mountainous terrain of Haiti and the Dominican Republic kept the storm from intensifying. However, the storm is now over very warm waters near the Florida Keys and could intensify before making another landfall on the Western Florida coast.
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- Live weather data in Melbourne, Florida
- Video update from the Key West weather service office
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- Key West, FL radar
- Tampa Bay Area, FL radar