Weather & Space News Blog
 since Feb. 2003
 WX - Telegraph abbreviation for weather often used with Morse code
 The Wire - Name once given to the telegraph

When I started this blog early last year, I searched for another weather weblog with no luck. The other day, webmaster Ed Oswald of a similar blog — WeatherBlog — commented here to let me know someone else is out there… Thanks! If you know of others (or maintain them) please post ‘em in the comments link below.

Weather updates: Florida Forecasters Watching Two Tropical Weather Systems | Additional coverage

Oklahoma cooler than usual, while Cool weather sets records around Indiana

North Carolina rainfall sets record

Florida tropical watch: Forecasters Closely Watch 2 Tropical Waves

North Texas flooding update: Texas Rain Storms Kill Two Near Dallas | Many additional stories

Flooding in North Carolina: Flooding, road work slow commuters

Colorado storms: Severe weather hits south and east of Denver metro area

AccuWeather To Send Weather IMs To Mobile Phones

And finally, another great wallpaper pic arrives, posted on SpaceWeather.com

Not again! Parts of North Texas that were flooded out in June are once again flooded from a storm yesterday that dumped a foot of rain and left hundreds of homes damaged in Lancaster, south of Dallas. It appears the Fort Worth suburbs Mansfield and Arlington were also hard hit. Slideshow and story from KXAS-TV. The latest watches and warnings are here. Many other weather and cam links are in the Dallas/Fort Worth page

I’ve just returned from an evening at Mount Rushmore and a day in the Black Hills. I haven’t been there since I was a child, and it was fun … a great place to spend time and money, and the weather was incredible.

Here are some stormy weather news updates:

Thunderstorm Pelts Maryland With Record Rainfall

National Weather Service confirms New York State storm packed a tornado

And flood watches for North Texas. Get radars and cams in the Dallas-Fort Worth page

It appears my friends and co-workers really do read this daily display of musings, and one of them — Ginny Bonner — gets it right when she writes in a comment yesterday that a new addition to the *family* of WXnation.com Webcams is in South Dakota (with thanks to generous in-laws). Behold, a live view from Lake Mitchell, located just north of Mitchell, South Dakota’s city limits. One may see birds to the left, boaters on the water, or complete darkness at night. The cam updates automatically every 15 seconds, and now sits atop the list of webcam links in the Sioux Falls page. This cam joins WXnation.com’s first two cams, located due south (and quite a long way south, I might add) in Fort Worth, TX. And Frank, I know you were the first to post a comment on this, but Ginny had the guts to include her name, so she gets all the credit…

XM Satellite Radio will add traffic and weather channels devoted to Atlanta (XM Channel 227), Miami-Ft. Lauderdale (XM Channel 230), Minneapolis-St. Paul (XM Channel 219), San Diego (XM Channel 223), and Seattle (XM Channel 220) for a total of 21 traffic and weather channels for XM subscribers nationwide. Press release here

Air2Web and the Weather Channel develop new mobile weather application for Sprint PCS users

Cool Indy continues… has yet to see a 90 degree day this year, while it’s also cooler than usual in Iowa

Parts of the U.S. see stormy weekend with flooding in New Mexico, New Jersey

He’s chasing funnel clouds in Tornado Alley

WeatherBug site a Web success

And, finally, a new WXnation.com webcam is in the works, this one from a much different location than Fort Worth, TX, where the two “HQ” cams are located. An update on this to follow soon…

Wave after wave of rain has moved through Kansas, causing flooding, which I saw firsthand Saturday afternoon while driving up 135 and Highway 81: What’s up with the weather? (From Salina) | Flooding storms in with July cool front | More via Google News

Another story in the news that I can directly relate to: Cool summer weather hits South Dakota. This was my destination Saturday evening… I am staying with relatives. We spent some time on a nice lake here, and it sure felt cold to a Texan (the overnight low of 48 will feel like freezing when I’m used to lows in the mid-70s).

Severe Weather Cuts Power In Albuquerque, Rio Rancho

Lawmakers Make Plea to Keep Weather Satellite

Tune in for weather only if it’s really bad

Heavy rain again creates havoc around state

Here’s how the jet stream affects weather on the ground

Washington State Heat: Weather Eye: Our temperatures will climb past 100 today

Oklahoma City: Cell towers may aid in weather reporting

Heavy rain prompts flood warnings in Kansas

Weather junkies keep this bug in business

Northwest Indiana cleans up after storm

Some weather news this evening…

From California: Fire danger can only get worse

California Power Plant Goes Offline As State Faces More Hot Weather

Thunderstorms in Colorado bring hail, high water

Storms roar through Indiana

Illinois under thunderstorm watch today

And, in the world of webcams: Logitech Q1 net profit triples, sees better demand