Saturday, April 29, 2006
Tornado warning north of New Orleans; Storms bring rain, hail, up to 100 mph wind gust to N. Texas; Houston area under tornado watch; More storms today, this time in E. Texas and to the north and east; Rain chances to continue across Okla.; NHC alert that Tropical Depression 1 formed in the Caribbean mistakenly issued; Rain delays drought declaration in S.C.; InPhonic, WeatherBug sign agreement; Webcam records birth of B.C. eagle chick; NASA cloud satellites blast off; Discovery will fly without additional fuel-tank changes; Skylab over earth image
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Friday, April 28, 2006
Tornado warnings leave Dallas Fort Worth area, watches remain; Severe storms drop baseball-sized hail; Severe weather possible in Texas, Okla. overnight; NWS: Rains bring end to drought for now in C. Ill.; NOAA: Drought predicted to persist in South, Southwest through July;3 New Orleans pumps burned up in rainstorm; Businesses stock up on generators before hurricane season; Forest fires in Alberta, Canada; Webcams are new ‘vast wasteland,’ however charming; NASA: Removing roadkill aids astronauts
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Thursday, April 27, 2006
Tornadoes in South, S.C., Wednesday; Rain storm in S. Calif., Southwest Thurs. may become severe in Texas by weekend; Senate panel recommends abolishing FEMA; Weather Channel launching first national weather radio network for Spanish language listeners; Sensor glitch prevents NASA launch
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Wednesday, April 26, 2006
Severe weather possible in South; SW Mo. eyes water conservation as drought continues; More than 300 mobile homes to aid tornado victims; More tornado videos, some from stormchasers, Mon. in Okla.; In Stillwater, Okla., union used for shelter; Tornado damage beyond downtown Iowa City; Triangle storms; Experts debate beefing up future hurricane warnings; He thinks Reuters was wrong; Hurricane sales tax holiday approved; Popular nightlife spot still a ghost town after Katrina; PGA Tour returns to New Orleans; Man gets life prison term over Rita looting; SoCal rain in forecast; WISN-TV, Milwaukee, launches next generation of weather radar technology; NASA chief eyes 2011 for new spacecraft; NOAA seeks public comment on ACE
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Tuesday, April 25, 2006
TV news chopper captures Oklahoma tornado; Tornadoes touch down in C. Okla.; Power out in Tulsa area; Storms possible in N. Texas early Tues.; More Black Hills snow causing travel problems; Weakened cyclone missing Darwin; Rain helps relieve drought in Washington D.C. area; Record-breaking rain hits Albany, NY, Long Island Sunday; Maine could face heightened risk of coastal flooding; NASA improves hurricane forecasting
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Monday, April 24, 2006
Major Cyclone Nears Australian City: Northern Territory Island evacuated as Cyclone Monica nears land; Post-storm fuel may remain scarce in 2006 hurricane season; Heavy rain floods out Hotel Marcel in NYC; Heavy rains cause flooding in Conn., baby dies in accident; Stormy weather ignites blazes throughout Raleigh area; Storms possible from N. Texas, SE Kansas to Tenn. Valley Mon. into Tues.; Strong storms near Kansas City; NASA delays launch of 3-D cloud satellites; The solar spectrum pic
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Saturday, April 22, 2006
Cat. 5 Cyclone Monica to hit Australia; New Orleans Votes: Nagin, Landrieu in runoff; Drought in S. La. worse than most realize; Wet weekend for the Northeast; Storms in N.c.; Warmer temps will bring snow melt, potential flooding after major S.D. snow; Utah flooding possible; Boise River remains at flood stage level; Broken levee causes massive flooding in Calif.; New homes designed to withstand tornadoes, fire; Bob Dylan’s debut on XM Radio to feature weather-related music; From U.K.: Drought goes on despite rainfall; 90-minute movie of solar prominence; Z is for Mars pic
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‘It Could Happen Tomorrow’ Review: Sacramento Floods
Before Hurricane Katrina hit, The Weather Channel series “It Could Happen Tomorrow” was producing an episode about New Orleans flooding in a major hurricane. Then, it happened — before the show got off the ground.
On tomorrow night’s episode of “Tomorrow,” Hurricane Katrina’s floods become the example for a similar scenario in California’s capital, Sacramento.
The city, which sits in the previously flooded Central Valley, has a massive levee system where major rivers converge in the area.
After looking back at the failure of the levees in New Orleans, the show explains how the Sacramento levee system could fail, leaving some homes under more than 15 feet of water.
One of the experts interviewed said that a major flood sparked by heavy snow and heavy tropical rain from the “Pineapple Express” could leave the Central Valley under water, which would stretch 100 miles by 20 miles.
The episode finishes with evacuations and survival tips, which could have gone into more detail with a list of most important survival kit items. One way to increase the odds of survival — have an inflatable raft at the ready, as one couple does should it happen tomorrow.
The episode airs Sunday at 9:30 p.m. EDT on The Weather Channel.
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Friday, April 21, 2006
Spring snow brought up to 5 feet to S.D.; Severe weather to develop overnight in Texas; Power outages down from N. Texas storms; Storms, flooding possible through Fri.; Images from N. Texas storms; FEMA re-evaluating evacuees ruled ineligible for assistance; Brush fire conditions persist across N.H.; Strong storms roll through Ark.; 7.7 magnitude quake jolts Russian Far East; Lyrids meteor alert for April 22
Up To 5 Feet Of Snow In S.D.: Spring snow brought up to 5 feet to Plains | Weather and live webcams for SW S.D.
Stormy Texas, Night No. 2: Severe weather to develop overnight across Central Texas | Power outages down from North Texas storms | Storms, flooding possible through Friday
Storm Prediction Center: Chance of severe storms moves east Friday
Resources: Radar image | Watches, warnings map | Storm total precipitation | Video stream from KXAS-TV, Weather Plus | Weather and live webcam images for DFW and Austin
Images From N. Texas Storms, Night No. 1:
The following video stills were taken of severe storms that brought wind gusts to 77 mph early Thursday morning in far north Fort Worth. The first one was taken just after midnight in the middle of a lightning strike:
And here’s a bonus image … of a North Texas sunset from Interstate 35W in Fort Worth, taken on April 14. It links to a large version in a new window:
Other Weather News: FEMA re-evaluating evacuees ruled ineligible for assistance
Brush fire conditions persist across New Hampshire
Strong storms roll through Arkansas
Quake Wire: 7.7 magnitude quake jolts Russian Far East
Space News: Lyrids meteor alert for April 22: 2 a.m. to sunrise
Top 5 WXnation.com city weather and webcam pages visited on Thursday: 1. Dallas/Fort Worth 2. Austin 3. Birmingham 4. San Antonio 5. Atlanta … See the top 20 so far this month in the center column of our home page
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