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Friday, June 30, 2006

U.S. Northeast waits for floods to recede, 20 dead; Rain doesn’t dampen D.C. Fourth plans; June is second wettest on record in N.H.; Severe storms possible from Plains to Northeast from July 3-5; Heavy rain in forecast for S. Texas; Wet and windy Sunday in S. Fla.; June simmer sets record in Denver; Weather modification raises red flags, but pushes ahead; Wildfires in Sask.; Scientists release movies of SoCal quakes; NASA takes risk with shuttle launch; NASA software gives faster tsunami warning

Northeast Flooding Update: U.S. Northeast waits for floods to recede; 20 dead | Rain doesn’t dampen D.C. Fourth plans | June is second wettest on record in N.H.

Stormy Fourth?: Severe storms possible from Plains to Northeast from July 3-5

Other Weather News: Heavy rain in the forecast for South Texas

Tropical wave expected to make for a wet and windy Sunday in South Florida

June simmer sets record in Denver

Weather modification raises red flags, but pushes ahead

Hot weather makes fires more likely

Wildfires lead to evacuations in northern Sask.

Quake Wire: Scientists release movies of SoCal earthquakes

Space News: NASA takes risk with shuttle launch | NASA software gives faster tsunami warning

Permalink | Entry by: Bill Young Jr. (WXnation.com Founder) @ 6:11 pm EDT

Thursday, June 29, 2006

Residents return to Wilkes-Barre, Delaware River floods again; Floods cripple river towns in U.S. northeast; Bloomberg: NYC won’t rely on feds in hurricane; Mayor unveils hurricane preparedness plan; Hurricane Katrina victim sues to get dog back; Nev. hopes rain will douse wildfires; Gore on Comedy Central; NASA develops drone planes to fight fires; Old moon and sister stars image

Northeast Flooding Update: Residents return to Wilkes-Barre, Delaware River floods again | Floods cripple river towns in U.S. northeast

NY Hurricane Preps: Bloomberg: NYC won’t rely on feds in hurricane | Mayor unveils hurricane preparedness plan

Katrina Update: Hurricane Katrina victim sues to get dog back

Wildfires: Nevada hopes rain will douse wildfires

Gore On Comedy Central: Al Gore will be on the Daily Show at 8 p.m. EDT talking about his climate-change documentary “An Inconvenient Truth.” posted at CapitalWeather.com

Space News: NASA develops drone planes to fight fires

Astronomy Picture of the Day: Old moon and sister stars

Permalink | Entry by: Bill Young Jr. (WXnation.com Founder) @ 5:46 pm EDT

Wednesday, June 28, 2006

9 dead in worst flooding in eastern U.S. for decades; Up to 200,000 ordered evacuated in Penn. flooding; Flooding expected along the Delaware Wednesday, Thursday; List of flood stages, crest times; 16,000 lightning strikes recorded, homes damaged in C. Fla.; NWS investigates: Tornado or microburst in Pa.; Weather Channel star happily ready to be at center of storm; Weather steals the show at local TV stations; Children’s books help explain drama of weather; Clouds threaten Saturday shuttle launch; Mammatus clouds, giant weather balloon images

Historic Flooding In Northeast Kills 9: 9 dead in worst flooding in the eastern United States for decades | Coverage from NE PA TimesLeader.com | Other Stories: Up to 200,000 ordered evacuated in Penn. flooding | Flooding expected along the Delaware Wednesday, Thursday

List of flood stages, crest times (Philly’s rivers will crest at 8 p.m. EDT Wed.)

Stories from South Jersey and Maryland

AccuWeather: Floodwaters continue to rise

Resources: Live streaming video from WRC-TV, D.C. and WBAL-TV 11, Baltimore (Insta-Weather Plus tab) | Coverage from CapitalWeather.com and WRC-TV 4 | Latest stories from Google News | Total storm precipitation | Personal weather stations on Google map (Precip. option) | Radar loop, current watches/warnings map and weather and live webcam images (Also listed by state in the left column)

Other Weather News: 16,000 lightning strikes recorded; Homes damaged in C. Florida

NWS investigates: Tornado or microburst in Pa.?

Weather Channel star happily ready to be at center of the storm

From Toledo: Weather steals the show at local TV stations

Children’s books help explain the drama of weather

Space News: Clouds threaten Saturday shuttle launch

Mammatus clouds image posted at SpaceWeather.com

Space.com image: Giant weather balloon circles the globe

Permalink | Entry by: Bill Young Jr. (WXnation.com Founder) @ 5:33 pm EDT

Tuesday, June 27, 2006

D.C. under state of emergency; Md. dam may fail; D.C., Northeast brace for more flooding rain; D.C. area cleans up storm, flood damage; Record heat scorches Oregon; Hurricane machine to flatten home; NHC sees no Atlantic tropical storms through Tues.; Rain doesn’t end Georgia drought; Lightning sparks house fires in Atlanta; Crews battle Nevada wildfires; Weather makes Earth wobble; Huge asteroid to fly past Earth on July 3; Shuttle crew aware of spaceflight risks

11:45 p.m. EDT Northeast Flooding Update: D.C. under state of emergency; Md. dam may fail | Flood warnings continue as rain remains | D.C., Northeast brace for more flooding rain | D.C. area cleans up storm, flood damage

Resources: Live streaming video from WRC-TV, D.C. and WBAL-TV 11, Baltimore (Insta-Weather Plus tab) | Coverage from CapitalWeather.com and WRC-TV 4 | Latest stories from Google News | Total storm precipitation | Personal weather stations on Google map (Precip. option) | Radar loop, current watches/warnings map and weather and live webcam images (Also listed by state in the left column)

6 p.m. EDT Update: National Hurricane Center issues special tropical disturbance statement for weather centered just southwest of Cape Lookout, N.C.

Other Weather News: Record heat scorches Oregon

Hurricane machine to flatten home

NHC sees no Atlantic tropical storms through Tuesday

Rain doesn’t end Georgia drought

Lightning sparks house fires in Atlanta

Crews battle Nevada wildfires

Space News: Weather makes Earth wobble

Huge asteroid to fly past Earth on July 3 … More from SpaceWeather.com

Shuttle crew aware of spaceflight risks

Permalink | Entry by: Bill Young Jr. (WXnation.com Founder) @ 11:57 pm EDT

Monday, June 26, 2006

Serious flooding in Md. spurs state of emergency: 6 plus inches of rain with up to 4 more inches possible Mon.; Record rainfall poses flooding threat for Harrisburg, Penn. area; Low pressure system brings heavy rain to Fla., N.C.; Urban flood advisory issued for NE Miami-Dade County; Staying behind to weather Katrina: ‘We were so wrong’; Record heat hits Salem, Oregon; More snow storms for New Zealand; Hubble telescope main camera not working; NASA wrestling with same old problems; NASA hopes competition spurs commercial space growth; Last week’s Top 10 city pages

Flooding Update: Serious flooding in Md. spurs state of emergency | 6+ inches of rain with up to 4 more inches possible Monday | Resources: Coverage from CapitalWeather.com | Latest stories from Google News | Total storm precipitation | Radar loop, current watches/warnings map and weather and live webcam images (Also listed by state in the left column)

Record rainfall poses flooding threat for Harrisburg, Penn., area

Heavy Rain In Southeast: From the National Hurricane Center:

A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE COVERS THE AREA FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO S GEORGIA. ENVIRONMENT IS EXPECTED TO BECOME MARGINALLY FAVORABLE FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO. EVEN IF A TROPICAL SYSTEM DOES NOT DEVELOP…IT IS EXPECTED TO BRING HEAVY SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TO THE FLORIDA PENINSULA AND THE COASTAL AREAS THROUGH NORTH CAROLINA.

Urban flood advisory issued for NE Miami-Dade County | Resources: Radar loop | Watches and warnings map | S. Fla. weather and webcam images

Other Weather News: Staying behind to weather Katrina: ‘We were so wrong’

Record heat (100 degrees) hits Salem, Oregon on Sunday

NZ Snow: More snow storms on the way to New Zealand | NZ Resources: (Thanks to Jon Kelly for the list) NZ wide webcams | NZ Snowfields | University based Web site: Photographs of the week has great shots of NZ weather | NZ Antarctic Web site plus webcam | NZ government Web site | NZ TV coverage with video | NZ TV 3 | NZ Herald newspaper

Space News: Hubble telescope main camera not working

NASA wrestling with same old problems

NASA hopes competition spurs commercial space growth

Last Week’s Top 10 City Pages: Most visited WXnation.com city weather and webcam pages between June 18-24, 2006:
1. Houston
2. Dallas/Fort Worth Orlando
3. Indianapolis
4. Boston
5. Detroit
6. New York City
7. Cleveland
8. Chicago
9. Washington, D.C.
10. Toronto
… This month’s Top 20 is in the center column of our home page

Permalink | Entry by: Bill Young Jr. (WXnation.com Founder) @ 1:26 am EDT

Saturday, June 24, 2006

Heavy rain for Northeast; Areas could receive up to 8 inches of rain; Forecast prompts flood watch; Tropical system could develop this weekend, head toward Fla.; Doctors: Cell phones increase risk of being killed by lightning; 40,000 homes in D.C. area lose power in storms; One dead in Midwestern storms; Hottest weather so far this year ahead for Wash.; Much of Texas feeling summer heat earlier this year; Tenn. residents urged to fight flooding with cameras; 20 indicted on federal charges related to Katrina disaster fraud; Perry announces hurricane recovery grants; Officials: Ohio quake stronger than first thought; Hubble’s main camera stops working

Heavy Rain For Northeast: Areas from Boston to D.C. could receive up to 6 inches of rain, with isolated areas of up to 8 inches along the I-95 corridor | Forecast of heavy rain prompts flood watch | Resources: Radar loop, current watches/warnings map and weather and live webcam images (Also listed by state in the left column)

Tropical System Could Develop This Weekend, Head Toward Fla.: Tropical system could develop NE of Bahamas, says National Hurricane Center | More from the NHC

Cell Phone Lightning Risk: Doctors: Cell phones increase risk of being killed by lightning

Storm Update: 40,000 homes in D.C. area were reported without power after severe thunderstorms

One dead in Midwestern storms

Other Weather News: Hottest weather so far this year this weekend in Washington: Some may see 100 degrees

Much of Texas feeling the summer heat earlier than last year

Tennessee residents urged to fight flooding with cameras

20 indicted on federal charges related to Katrina disaster fraud

Perry announces hurricane recovery grants

Officials: Ohio earthquake stronger than first thought: Was magnitude 3.8

Space News: Hubble’s main camera stops working

Permalink | Entry by: Bill Young Jr. (WXnation.com Founder) @ 12:21 am EDT

Friday, June 23, 2006

State of emergency issued, damage reported from flooding in N. Ohio; Hurricane Center reports no tropical storm activity; AccuWeather sees possible Tropical Storm Beryl, possibility of historic flooding in parts of East within next week; Storms with heavy rain possible in N. Texas; Perry asks feds for drought assistance for C. Texas counties; Severe storms leave damage, flooding concerns in Ind.; Severe storms produce tornadoes in Colo.; Tornadoes spotted in SE Mich. on Wed.; Nearly 700 firefighters attack Ariz. blaze; Earth hottest it’s been in 2,000 years; Hail, rain pounds Calgary; Blizzard conditions close NZ roads

Ohio Flooding: State of emergency issued, damage reported in Northern Ohio

Tropical News: National Hurricane Center reports no tropical storm activity

AccuWeather sees possible Tropical Storm Beryl, possibility of historic flooding in some parts of the East within the next week

Other Weather News: Storms with heavy rain possible in North Texas | D/FW area weather and live webcam images

Perry asks feds for drought assistance for C. Texas counties

Severe storms leave damage, flooding concerns in Indiana

Severe storms produce tornadoes in Colorado

Tornadoes spotted in southeastern Michigan on Wednesday

Nearly 700 firefighters attack blaze in Arizona

Earth hottest it’s been in 2,000 years

World Weather: Hail, rain pounds Calgary

Blizzard conditions close NZ roads

Permalink | Entry by: Bill Young Jr. (WXnation.com Founder) @ 5:57 am EDT

Thursday, June 22, 2006

Severe storms pound Midwest, Great Lakes; N. Ohio hit by storms; Heat bursts occur across Nebraska early Tues.; Tropical system may form by early next week; Wildfires burn across western U.S.; Tornado-strewn trees may pose fire threat; Ga. officials declare statewide drought; Major quake due to hit S. Calif., study says; NASA shuttle launch hinged on repairs; Pluto’s newly found moons named

Severe Storms Update: Severe storms pound Midwest, Great Lakes | Northern Ohio hit by storms

Heat Bursts: Heat bursts occur across South-Central Nebraska early Tuesday morning: Temperature reached 94 degrees overnight.

Tropics: Tropical system in our near future? System could form within the next few days off the Southeast coast of the United States

Wildfires Update: Wildfires burn across western U.S.

Tornado-strewn trees may pose fire threat

Georgia officials declare statewide drought

Quake Wire: Major earthquake due to hit Southern California, study says | Live quake data is in the right column of this page.

Space News: NASA shuttle launch hinged on repairs

Pluto’s newly found moons named Nix, Hydra

Permalink | Entry by: Bill Young Jr. (WXnation.com Founder) @ 12:51 am EDT

Wednesday, June 21, 2006

NOAA releases U.S. summer outlook; SPC: Biggest chance of severe storms from N. Ill. to NE Ohio; Monkeys check the weather to find food, study says; Storms skirt Houston; Lightning strikes in D.C. area; Fla.’s flood may lurk behind wall; FEMA gives $14.5M for Houston-area hurricane work; Nortel to enhance U.S. weather satellite network; ‘No ordinary drought’ in N.M.; Snow plows in June; NE Ohio hit with 12th quake since 2005; Manila conducts quake test with school kids; Storms track toward NZ; 15-foot waves destroy Nicaragua homes; Indonesia volcano slides; Summer solstice; NASA safety chief against launch decision; Kazakhstan reaches space; Ends for Rather, ‘Pops,’ Mavs

NOAA’s Summer Outlook: NOAA releases July through September U.S. summer outlook

Images, courtesy NOAA, link to large versions in a new window.

Severe Storms On Wednesday: SPC: Biggest chance of severe storms Wednesday from Chicago to Detroit and Cleveland | Indy may see storms | Resources: Radar loop, current watches/warnings map and weather and live webcam images (Also listed by state in the left column)

Monkey Weather: Monkeys check the weather to find food, study says

Storm Update: Storms skirt Houston, heavy rains fall southwest

Lightning strikes cause damage in D.C. area

Other Weather News: Does Florida’s flood lurk behind this wall? | FEMA gives $14.5 million for Houston-area hurricane work

Nortel to enhance U.S. weather satellite network

‘No ordinary drought’ in New Mexico

Snow plows in June

Quake Wire: Northeast Ohio hit with 12th earthquake since 2005: Quake had magnitude of 3.3 | Manila conducts quake test with 1 million school kids

World Weather: More storms track toward NZ’s South Island

15-foot waves destroy homes in Nicaragua

Rain might worsen Indonesia volcano slides

Summer’s Here: Happy Summer Solstice!

Space News: Astronomy Picture of the Day: Sunrise solstice at Stonehenge

NASA safety chief against launch decision

Kazakhstan reaches space in first satellite launch

Eras End: While a 44-year era ends in the U.S. with Dan Rather’s departure from CBS, in the U.K. BBC cancels ‘Top of the Pops’ after 42 years.

Season Ends: As summer begins, a great season for the Mavs ends with a loss to the Heat.

Permalink | Entry by: Bill Young Jr. (WXnation.com Founder) @ 12:57 am EDT

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