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

Photo courtesy of NASA

Above image of Frances was taken by Astronaut Mike Fincke aboard the International Space Station as he flew 230 miles above the storm at about 10 a.m. EDT Friday, Aug. 27. More details here.

Some other weather news:

• Gaston Kills At Least 5: Tropical Storm Gaston Leaves 5 Dead In Virginia
• Big NASA News: New Planets: Major Extra-Solar Discovery Announcement Scheduled Tuesday
• Cold Weather Bad For Heart: Cold weather snaps bad for heart health
• NY State Storms: Damaging storms pound upstate New York
• Wettest Summer: Soggiest Summer Ever In N. Texas | I have a special page that compares the daily temps and rainfall for this summer in N. Texas vs. the hot, dry summer of 2000 here
• 90-Degree Free Indy Summer?: Cooler weather means city might miss 90 mark
• Almanac Says: Crazy Weather Coming!
• No Go … Again: Final Atlas 2 Rocket Again Delayed by Weather

Top 5 cities visited Tuesday: 1. Richmond, VA (2nd day at No. 1) 2. Orlando 3. Miami 4. West Palm Beach 5. Key West Top 20 for August in the home page (left column)