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Friday, April 30, 2004

Severe Storms Forecast For North Texas, Oklahoma; Mississippi Severe Weather Updates; Missouri Tornado; Colorado Snow Part ?; Molten Moon Pic; Eyeful Of Saturn

Severe weather is forecast in north Texas and southern Oklahoma this afternoon and into the night. Tornado and flash flood watches have been posted in many counties. Here’s the current radar loop from the National Weather Service. Warnings are posted in the right column (under ad) in the National/International page. More radar and webcam images in the Dallas/Fort Worth page and Oklahoma City page.

Update on Mississippi severe weather via Google News

From Missouri: Third Saturday Storm Classified As Tornado

Another Storm Brings Spring Snow To Colorado

Molten Moon image posted on SpaceWeather.com

Astronomy picture of the day=Eyeful of Saturn

Thursday, April 29, 2004

Arkansas, Mississippi Tornado Warnings; Tornado Memories; Colorado Cold; WeatherBug’s Company Gets $23 Million In Financing; Bad Smog Areas Dominate

Tornado warnings have moved from Arkansas this afternoon to Mississippi tonight. Get the latest radar and cams in the Jackson, MS page and other cities/live national radar, plus check out the live weather warnings box under the right column ad in the National/International page

Memories of tornadoes: La Plata, Maryland, Bounces Back Two Years Later | Many Reminders of Missouri Tornado Two Years Later | Memorial service planned for last week’s Illinois tornado

More cold in Colorado: A cool, wet end to the workweek | Cold, Snow Replacing Spring Weather

WeatherBug’s parent company, AWS Convergence Technologies, has secured $23 million in financing. Details

And finally this evening, take a deep breath before reading: Most Americans live in bad smog areas

Wednesday, April 28, 2004

Montana Snowstorm; Storm Knocks Out Power For Thousands In WA; Tornado Confirmed; California Bakes!; NASA Technology Helps Forecasters

Storm blankets western half of Montana; forces at least 2 highway closures

Storm Knocks Out Power For Thousands In Washington State | Weather Service Confirms Twister Hit Near Sumas

April or August in California? Story … Follow heat wave stories via Google News

New NASA Technology Helps Forecasters In Severe Weather Season

Tuesday, April 27, 2004

From California: Weather Info Helps Boaters, Surfers; Sizzling Day In Bay; See Comet Bradfield; Nations Near Agreement On Global Climate Tracking

A couple of California stories: Warnings, 24-hour info will help boaters, surfers

‘Sizzling’ day around the bay

From SpaceWeather.com: Comet Bradfield isn’t very bright, but it is beautiful. Look for it in the eastern sky before dawn, rising just ahead of the morning sun. Binoculars are required if you live among city lights.

And, Nations near agreement on global climate tracking

Monday, April 26, 2004

Arkansas Flooding Update; Rain Prompts Evacuations, Strands Motorists In Texas; Mr. Frost Making His Rounds; Weather Channel Sees Record Profits; Project Seeks To Use Airport Radar To Detect Terror Attacks; Pictures Aplenty!

An update to deadly flooding over the weekend in northwest Arkansas and western Oklahoma: Four dead in weekend flooding

Rains Force Evacuations, Strand Motorists in Corpus Christi, Texas, area.

A creative way to say it’s still cold: Jack Frost still taking early morning strolls

The Weather Channel experiences its most successful quarter in company history

Project seeks to use airport radar to detect terror attacks

And, on a lighter, cuter, and off-topic note, here are some photos I’ve snapped recently from the phone cam…

My lovely wife with pink Easter bunny:
I love you!

My lovely dog, Jake, lounging around …
Jake lounging

… and drawing his own bath. He’s an incredible dog!
Jake waits for relaxation

The city where these things happened: Fort Worth (looks like somebody’s had it with this traffic jam):
Downtown Fort Worth traffic jam

Sunday, April 25, 2004

Tornadoes, Injuries Reported In Missouri; Children Swept Away In Arkansas Flooding; Comet Bradfield Photo; U.S. TV Station Delivers Weather In French; Couple Chases Tornadoes Across Sooner State

Southeast Missouri: Tornadoes, injuries reported

Arkansas: Two children swept away in northern Arkansas flooding | Two Counties Declare Flooding Emergencies

An incredible photo of Comet Bradfield posted at SpaceWeather.com

The weather today: Comme ci, comme ça! Louisiana TV station delivers a French forecast

Couple racks up miles, experiences chasing tornadoes across state (Requires registration)

Saturday, April 24, 2004

Flooding Big Threat Today; Nice Pics On SpaceWeather; Webcam Bird Dies

Flood warnings are posted in Arkansas and Missouri, and watches in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas. Get the latest watches/warnings from Earthwatch and in our National page. Stories: Central Texas flooding | Houston-area flood watch | Southwestern Missouri rain … More radar, weather and webcam resources in your nearest city’s WXnation.com page

SpaceWeather.com has posted some nice pictures: A boat in Honk Kong and the Moon in San Diego

And, some sad news from the world of webcams: Falcon who became Internet star dies. Sympathy cards for the bird have come from as far away as Germany.

Friday, April 23, 2004

Funnel Cloud Pics In North Fort Worth This Evening

Here are some pictures taken this evening of a wall cloud with rotation, which became a funnel cloud. It spawned a tornado warning in far north Fort Worth and Roanoke, Texas. The first image was taken from my home looking to the southwest. The next three, looking north, were taken about 15 minutes later. Click on the images for lighter versions:

Wall Cloud With Rotation

Wall Cloud

Wall Cloud

Funnel Cloud

Funnel Cloud

Storms Approach Dallas/Fort Worth; Pileup Kills Woman In NM; April Snow In Colorado; 3rd Day Of Severe Storms For Oklahoma; See Top Cities Visited On WXnation.com Since 2002 Launch

Strong thunderstorms are approaching the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. You can track the storms live (broadband, Windows Media Player users that is), at KXAS-TV’s Feedroom - Streaming StormTrack5 Radar (Opens in new window). All warnings can be found in the right column of the National/International page.

From New Mexico: Woman Killed In 18-Car Pileup Caused By Dust Storm

Storm might bring up to 18 inches of snow in Colorado | Get the latest on the storm via Google News

Severe Weather Hits Oklahoma For The Third Day In A Row

And, I’ve added a new feature to the WXnation.com site, which can be located on the homepage under the left column Top 20 cities list. It is a compilation of the Top 20 city pages visited on this site by month, and goes back to the site’s first full month online, March 2002. It gives us a good idea of where weather was happening… Here is the Top 20 city pages direct link.

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