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 since Feb. 2003
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Other Weather News: Oops. The National Weather Service accidentally triggered a tsunami warning alert across Oregon Wednesday morning

Las Vegas area drying out after storm brings flooding

Colorado gets dose of winter weather

Paltrow wouldn’t like Colorado right now: She says Britain’s cold and depressing

WeatherBug data now available via RSS

Katrina Update: 1 town, 1 huge gift

Quake Update: South Asia quake toll nears 80,000

Space News: Hubble takes rare look at Moon | Last Titan rocket blasts off; an era ends

Texas Gets First World Series: Astros reach first World Series. Nothing related to the topic of this blog here, except that I’m in Texas and love baseball… Go ‘Stros!

Top 5 WXnation.com city weather and webcam pages visited on Wednesday: 1. Key West 2. New Orleans 3. Miami 4. Cape Coral/Ft. Myers 5. Orlando … See the top 20 so far this month in the center column of our home page.

Wilma Most Intense Hurricane On Record In Atlantic Basin After Jumping From Category 2 To Cat. 5 Hurricane Overnight, Current Track Takes It To S. Florida: Wilma, with maximum sustained winds up from 110 mph Tuesday night to an incredible 175 mph in the 8 a.m. EDT advisory, could threaten S. Florida by Saturday as a major hurricane, but the forecast track could change. From NHC’s advisory: “The minimal central pressure is estimated to be 882 mb … 26.05 inches. This is the lowest pressure on record for a hurricane in the Atlantic Basin.” (See list later in this entry).

Wilma Stories: Wilma season’s record-tying 12th hurricane | Latest News | These hurricanes seem to be drawn to MTV award shows | More in the red column | Live weather/webcam images

Mass. Dam Remains In Jeopardy: Hundreds of residents evacuated from city

Katrina, Rita Updates: Blanco pledges Katrina accountability: La. lawmakers propose another $250 billion in federal outlays to help the state recover. | Mayor Nagin: N.O. East, Ninth Ward face uncertain future | Live streaming coverage from WDSU-TV 6, New Orleans | New Orleans weather and live webcams

Rita losses for farmers pegged at $195 million or more

Other Weather News: Storm system moves out of Los Angeles area

Mount Washington, N.H. beats two snow records

Expert: Warming trends could plague N.M.

Warming to cause harsher weather, study says

Quake News: Quake rescuers try to reach 500,000 people in Northern Pakistan

Astronomy Picture of the Day: Mars by Moon

Top 5 WXnation.com city weather and webcam pages visited on Tuesday: 1. New Orleans 2. Las Vegas 3. Los Angeles 4. Baltimore 5. Miami … See the top 20 so far this month in the center column of our home page.

Wilma Becomes Hurricane In Caribbean; Track Moved Toward Florida: The forecast track is changing a lot, but that can be expected when we are so far out from a possible U.S. landfall of the record-tying Hurricane Wilma. The latest track suggests landfall on Florida’s west coast, or in the Keys. Of course, this can change, and anyone along the Gulf Coast and Florida should keep an eye on Wilma.

Wierd Wilma News: Richard C. Hoagland was on Coast To Coast AM last night, discussing something that showed up in radar loops for Ophelia and now Wilma: Somebody’s trying to kill Wilma! | Wilma loop — direct link Wait ’til Scott Stevens sees this! … The disclaimer on this page offers an explanation. (Thanks, Geoff Scott for the tip)

Other Weather News: Fears of dam burst in Mass.

Rain weakens Burbank, Calif., hillside burned by brushfire

Connecticut begins assessing flooding damage

Heavy snow falls on Mount Washington

Katrina Update: FEMA memos show bureaucratic chaos | Evacuee wins $25,000 in lottery | La. looks into 215 Katrina deaths | Live streaming coverage from WDSU-TV 6, New Orleans | New Orleans weather and live webcams

Space News: The ‘why’ behind China’s own private space race

WXnation Webcam Archive Update: I’m moving to quarterly updates, since the archived images are now well into the hundreds. I’ve just added the July-Sept. page, including these images (which open large versions in a new window):

Top 5 WXnation.com city weather and webcam pages visited on Monday: 1. Los Angeles 2. New Orleans 3. San Diego 4. Phoenix 5. Las Vegas … See the top 20 so far this month in the center column of our home page.

Tropical Storm Wilma Forms, Ties Record For Most Storms In Atlantic Season: Wilma forms in Caribbean: Long-term forecasts show the storm heading into the Gulf of Mexico and toward Florida or the northern Gulf Coast by the weekend. Forecasters say it could become a major hurricane as high water temperatures are favorable for development. From NOAA’s discussion:

ONLY POSSIBLE LAND INTERACTION WITH THE NORTHEASTERN YUCATAN PRECLUDES FORECASTING WILMA TO BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE BY 120 HOURS.

National Hurricane Center‘s forecast track and more in the red box.

Wilma ties the record for the most storms in an Atlantic season. The other year with this many named storms was 1933. More details from NOAA

Week of rain ends with up to 19 inches, more in places

Quake News: Two tremors shake western Turkey | Death toll in Pakistan quake up to 54,000 | Boys enlist army help to rescue sister after 8 days

4.9 earthquake shakes SoCal Sunday

Space News: Chinese space capsule returns to Earth

Top 5 WXnation.com city weather and webcam pages visited on Sunday: 1. New Orleans 2. Los Angeles 3. San Diego 4. Vancouver 5. New York City … and on Saturday: 1. Boston 2. New Orleans 3. New York City 4. Miami 5. Los Angeles … See the top 20 so far this month in the center column of our home page.

Tropical Depression 24 Forms In Western Caribbean Sea: Expected to become Wilma, which would tie the record for the most storms in an Atlantic season | National Hurricane Center‘s forecast track suggests it may become Hurricane Wilma, turn northward and move into the Gulf of Mexico headed toward Florida or the Northern Gulf Coast by next weekend: Latest advisory and forecast computer models, Others (‘Frame 1 links’) | Updates and satellite images are in right column red box

Flooding In NE: Forecasters: Flooded northeast may get reprieve | Flooding claims one life, closes roads throughout CT | Coverage from WNBC-TV 4, NYC | Weather/webcam images for: Boston/NH area | CT | Other areas

Katrina Update: Hundreds of Louisiana residents file for bankruptcy | Poll: two-thirds of survivors say they’ll return home | Elephants help in zoo cleanup | Some question whether police are ready for residents’ return | Superdome could be back on line in 12-16 months | Live streaming coverage from WDSU-TV 6, New Orleans | Help hurricane victims

Weather guy says goodbye, ‘GMA’

Small steps can make big dent in winter heat bills

Heat, off-line generators put Southern California on energy diet

Quake News: Pakistan earthquake death toll near 40,000

How to help quake victims | U.S.-based aid agencies accepting contributions

USGS introduces new 3D seismic velocity model for the San Francisco Bay Area: Direct link

Space News: Spacecraft sightings

If you live on the Pacific side of Earth, you can see a partial eclipse of the Hunter’s Moon early Monday. Details

NASA: Shoddy work likely caused foam loss

Top 5 WXnation.com city weather and webcam pages visited on Friday: 1. New York City 2. New Orleans 3. Boston 4. Orlando 5. Toronto … See the top 20 so far this month in the center column of our home page.

NOAA: Globally, September warmest on record

Floods, evacuations spread in Day 8 of rain: Rain continues to fall, breaking records in NYC | NWS watches/warnings map | NYC weather/webcam images | Other cities

Katrina Update: Evacuees shun going home: Poll reveals 39-percent may not return | Job losses from hurricanes jump to 438,000 | Nebraska weather photos passed off as Hurricane Katrina | Eight dolphins seen in Lake Pontchartrain | Vision quest begins in MS | Live streaming coverage from WDSU-TV 6, New Orleans | More coverage from | Survival of N.O. blog, WWL-TV 4, New Orleans, and MS Sun Herald

Quake News: Aftershocks trigger panic as quake survivors await aid | As always, the live quake wire is in the left column of this page, and maps, etc. are in our National/ International page

Space News: China’s spacecraft orbit ‘slips’ | Scientists: Black hole helps spawn stars

Top 5 WXnation.com city weather and webcam pages visited on Thursday: 1. New York City 2. San Antonio 3. New Orleans 4. Boston 5. London … See the top 20 so far this month in the center column of our home page.

U.S. forecasts warmer than normal winter: NOAA announced the 2005-2006 U.S. Winter Outlook Wednesday, saying there is a 60 percent chance of warmer than normal weather in the Dakotas, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, north Texas, northern New Mexico and southern and eastern Colorado.

Flooding In NE: Flood warning issued as rain pummels NY, NJ | More rain expected | More rain prompts Mass. flooding worries | Current watches/warnings map | US satellite/radar (links to local weather/webcam images)

Katrina Update: Deadline to empty shelters nears, 22,000 remain | Lawyer for officers says they did nothing wrong in beating of suspect | Doctors tell harrowing stories about dark days of Katrina | WDSU-TV 6, New Orleans streaming video coverage

Second tornado strikes Birmingham, UK

Quake News: Girl, 5, rescued from rubble in Pakistan | Winter weather threatens quake survivors: Homeless, injured face low temperatures and rain in coming weeks | Computer simulations might predict future earthquakes | Major earthquakes worldwide in recent years list | Quake wire is in the left column of this page

Space News: Solar sounds | Direct link

China lets public watch space launch

Top 5 WXnation.com city weather and webcam pages visited on Wednesday: 1. New York City 2. New Orleans 3. Denver 4. Dallas/Fort Worth 5. Toronto … See the top 20 so far this month in the center column of our home page.

Heavy Rain Slows Earthquake Aid In Asia: First aid convoys reach survivors; death toll climbs to 35,000 | Pakistan needs more help after massive quake: PM | How to help quake victims | U.S.-based aid agencies accepting contributions

Guatemalan sisters in miracle escape from mudslide: Giant landslide killed up to 1,400 Maya Indians

More Flooding In NE?: From CT: We need the rain, but this is getting ridiculous | Up to 2 inches of rain possible in Lancaster Co., PA Wednesday | Current watches/warnings map | US satellite/radar (links to local weather/webcam images)

Katrina Update: Florida volunteers say they witnessed New Orleans beating | South Dakota girl’s tooth donation raises $500 for hurricane relief | Katrina may affect New Orleans’s wildlife | Bush: Resources coming for Coast recovery | WDSU-TV 6, New Orleans streaming video coverage

World helpless against assaults of nature

Space News: China launches two astronauts into space: Second manned spaceflight will be first to last longer than a day

Top 5 WXnation.com city weather and webcam pages visited on Tuesday: 1. Denver 2. San Antonio 3. New Orleans 4. Houston 5. New York City … See the top 20 so far this month in the center column of our home page.

20 Inches Of Snow In CO Sets Record: Winter storm drops 20 inches of snow in Colorado | Thousands still without power as storm sets record | Denver-area weather/webcam images

Floods blamed for 10 deaths in eastern U.S.: More rain in forecast … New England storm total precipitation

Aid for Pakistan, key details: CNN: Food arrives as death toll tops 42,000 | Coverage from USA Today.com

Vince First Cyclone On Record To Make Landfall In Spain: Weakening Tropical Depression Stan with 35-mph winds was the first tropical cyclone on record to make landfall in Spain, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami: Story | Only one hurricane name to go

Guatemala halts recovery effort after mudslides: Hurricane Stan leaves 652 dead, 384 wounded; hundreds remain missing

Katrina Update: 9-year-old swims from Alcatraz raising $30,000 in donations for Katrina victims | Burlington donates pumpkins to hurricane-ravaged MS city | Michigan man who aided Katrina victims loses home in fire | Corps finishes pumping out New Orleans floodwater | Bush on 8th trip to hurricane zone | Will tourists return to New Orleans?: Without them, city businesses face bleak future | WDSU-TV 6, New Orleans streaming video coverage | MS Sun Herald

National Hurricane Center signs off on its own storm forecasts

She’s on NBC by day and sometimes by night, but her pumpkin ride gets rained out

Better than weather knocking out NBC’s “Today” show

From MI: Strange weather sets stage for fall colors | Fall foliage webcams

Space News: Russian spacecraft returns from 7-day trip

Who’s afraid of a solar flare?: Last month, the sun went haywire…. It was not a good time to be in space. Or was it?

Top 5 WXnation.com city weather and webcam pages visited on Monday: 1. Denver 2. New Orleans 3. Houston 4. New York City 5. Dallas/Fort Worth … See the top 20 so far this month in the center column of our home page.

Quake death toll may reach 30,000 in Pakistan | South Asia a hotbed for earthquakes | Latest stories | Live quake wire is in the left column of this page, and quake maps and more are in our National/International page

Anger at slow aid to Guatemala mudslide village: Mudslide killed some 1,400 people | Robertson: Disasters point to 2nd Coming

Storm-tracking system often fails, report finds

Rare Hurricane Storm Vince forms in Eastern Atlantic, moves NNE | Story | More stories

First big snow of the season for much of Colorado: Parts of the Front Range and southern mountains see up to 20 inches of snow | Weather/webcam images for: Denver-area | W. Colorado

Flooding hits southern Vermont | Vermont weather and webcam images

Heavy rains cause flooding in northern New Jersey

Meteorologist reaches the mountaintop (The Weather Channel)

From New Zealand: Weather stops rescue from damaged yacht

Scientists: Everest shorter than thought

Space News: Europe ice mission failure probed

Top 5 WXnation.com city weather and webcam pages visited on Sunday: 1. Denver 2. New Orleans 3. New York City 4. Boston 5. Baltimore … and on Saturday: 1. New York City 2. New Orleans 3. New York City 4. Boston 5. Baltimore … See the top 20 so far this month in the center column of our home page.

At Least 18,000 Killed As Magnitude 7.6 Earthquake Hits Pakistan, India and Afghanistan: Latest stories | A look at countries hit | World quake map | Quake wire is in the left column of this page, and maps and more quake resources are in the National/International page

Heavy rain in Northeast: Up to 7 inches of rain possible in parts of New England [Boston forecast]… Current US watches/warnings | Regional radar and loop | Precipitation forecast and total precipitation amounts | Weather/webcam images by state/city

Subtropical Depression 22 Forms, Dissipates SE Of Bermuda: National Hurricane Center info and track, suggesting it will remain a depression as it moves south of Bermuda

Forecasters eye new tropical system emerging out of thunderstorms left in the wake of Hurricane Stan | National Hurricane Center discussion

Katrina Update: Katrina’s death toll in Louisiana officially tops 1,000 | Another story on a possibly weaker Katrina: Experts: Katrina may have been weaker than first thought | Live streaming coverage and more from WDSU-TV 6, New Orleans and WWL-TV 4, New Orleans | Coverage from Mississippi | New Orleans weather/webcam images

Top 5 WXnation.com city weather and webcam pages visited on Friday: 1. New Orleans 2. New York City 3. Washington, D.C. 4. Boston 5. Baltimore … See the top 20 so far this month in the center column of our home page.

Drought relief heads toward D.C.… Area could get several inches of rain, according to CapitalWeather.com | D.C. weather/webcam images | NWS watches/warnings map

Tammy causes flooding in Georgia | Storm prompts flood warnings

Weather affects fall foliage peak | Fall foliage webcams

Troops may stay on in New Orleans. New Orleans webcams… streaming video links and more are in yesterday’s entry.

Death toll from flooding in Central America stands at 236 with more bodies found

Fire crews make progress against two SoCal wildfires

Expert on earthquakes dies

Top 5 WXnation.com city weather and webcam pages visited on Thursday: 1. New Orleans 2. Dallas/Fort Worth 3. Atlanta 4. Houston 5. New York City … See the top 20 so far this month in the center column of our home page.

Tropical Storm Tammy weakens as it moves inland: Georgia, Carolinas could see 10 inches of rain. Images in the red column and in yesterday’s entry.

Winter storm knocks out power in West: Up to 2 feet of snow fell in parts of North Dakota, with winds gusting to 50 mph | Travelers stranded by winter storm get cots, free T-shirt at school shelter

Central America, Mexico hit by mudslides from Hurricane Stan; 117 dead

Katrina/Rita Updates: New Orleans’ levees not being rebuilt to withstand more than Category 3 hurricane at this time | N.O. hurricane victim hits the jackpot | Rita’s pesky offspring are here — and they’re hungry | Live streaming Katrina coverage from WDSU-TV 6, N.O. and periodically from WWL-TV 4, N.O. | Miss. Sun Herald | N.O. weather/webcams

Hurricane victims, host families wait in line for gift cards

Storms dump more than 4 inches of rain in Twin Cities

From the UK: Met Office seeks simple forecasts

Space News: Astronomy Picture of the Day: Annular solar eclipse at high resolution

Top 5 WXnation.com city weather and webcam pages visited on Wednesday: 1. Savannah 2. Bismarck 3. New Orleans 4. Jacksonville 5. Orlando … See the top 20 so far this month in the center column of our home page.

Tropical Storm Tammy Makes Landfall Near Jacksonville: Tammy made landfall Wednesday evening near Jacksonville [weather/webcams] as a tropical storm with 50 mph maximum sustained winds. Heavy rain continues in SE Georgia [weather/webcams] and South Carolina [weather/webcams]. Coverage from WSAV-TV 3, Savannah | Story: Rain tapers off as Tropical Storm Tammy arrives | More stories… Images: Radar | Radar Loop | From the National Hurricane Center advisory:

TAMMY IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAINFALL OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA…EASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA… AND SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA… WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 10 INCHES.

Track | Get the latest images and data in the red column…

Winter Storm In MT, Dakotas: Snowstorm leaves thousands without power | Season’s 1st winter storm stalls travel in western I-94, central U.S. Highway 2 in ND | From Bismarck: Schizophrenic October: Snow may hit tonight | From Montana: First snow fall of season | Current watches/warnings map | Weather and webcam images: Western ND | Eastern MT | and Western SD | All other locations

Hurricane Stan slams into Mexico’s Gulf: Related storms across the region that left at least 66 people dead, most from landslides in El Salvador

Katrina, Rita Update: New data suggest Katrina was a less intense, Category 3 storm (Thanks for the tip, WX-MAN) | Hurricanes destroyed 108 offshore platforms | Saving data after Katrina, Rita

Weather Channel president to retire

Space News: Official offers shuttle foam loss theory | Experts: Microbes may show Mars has life

Top 5 WXnation.com city weather and webcam pages visited on Tuesday: 1. New Orleans 2. Minneapolis/St. Paul 3. Tampa 4. Billings 5. Orlando … See the top 20 so far this month in the center column of our home page.

Stan makes landfall in Mexico… Stan weakens after slamming into Mexico. Get the latest info and images in the red column

NE Kansas residents eye floodwaters

Snow possible early this week in ND: Weather/webcams for Fargo, Bismarck

Ugly weather coming to S. Florida: Days of rain, choppy surf, possible flooding and maybe even the season’s next tropical storm

Vermont fall foliage: The color is coming – but it is late … Fall foliage webcams

Katrina Update: Up to 3,000 New Orleans city workers being laid off | After arduous search, man reunited with dog from Hurricane Katrina | Search for Katrina bodies ends: As of Monday, the Katrina death toll in Louisiana stood at 964 | Man charged in Katrina Web scam | Hurricane donations stranded in Metro Detroit lot | Live Streaming Video Coverage: WWL-TV 4, New Orleans | WDSU-TV 6, New Orleans, WDSU alternate URL | New Orleans weather/webcam images … More coverage for N.O. from NOLA.com and for Mississippi from The Sun Herald | Latest Katrina stories

Rita more ripple than wave | E-mails sent to The Houston Chronicle: News stations, the people have spoken: Y’all overdid it! | Privacy a possible stumbling block in hurricane relief

Canada’s East and West can expect mild winter

Quake Wire: Moderate M4.3 quake shakes Israel, no damage reported … Live quake wire is in the left column of this page

Space News: Oct. 3 solar eclipse gallery

NASA downsizing its plans for space station

U.S. millionaire floats into space station

Wildfire News: Santa Ana winds prompt red flag warning: Fire crews investigating source of Burbank blaze

Top 5 WXnation.com city weather and webcam pages visited on Monday: 1. New Orleans 2. Houston 3. Los Angeles 4. Orlando 5. Vancouver … See the top 20 so far this month in the center column of our home page.