Storms, apparent twisters slam Wisc.; Category 3 Katrina spurs debate over accuracy of hurricane scale; TWC’s ‘Storm Stories’ looks at 2001’s Tropical Storm Allison; APoD: Alaskan volcano erupts; Birth announcement!
Weather News: Storms, apparent twisters slam Wisconsin
Category 3 Katrina spurs debate over accuracy of hurricane scale
The Weather Channel’s “Storm Stories” Thursday at 8pm ET looks at Tropical Storm Allison, which flooded the Houston area 5 years ago, dumping more than 37 inches of rain, causing an estimated $4.88 billion in damages and killing 22.
Astronomy Picture of the Day: An Alaskan volcano erupts
Off-Topic/ Birth Announcement: Why no WXnation Wire entry for the much-hyped 6-06-06 date? It’s not superstition, nor conspiracy — but time did play a major role… It turns out I became a dad for the first time on Monday night (yep, we avoided 6-06-06 by only a few hours). As a result, today’s post is much shorter, and includes this photo snapped minutes after Logan Young was born (image links to a larger version in a new window):
Now, back to the new world of parenthood (and a big thanks and love to Logan’s mommy for handling all of this so well!). I’ll be back to full speed on this “blog” in about 18 years…
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| Entry by: Bill Young Jr. (WXnation.com Founder) @ 1:26 am EDT
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CONGRATS MAN!!!! I have three boys myself. Twins who are 5 and our youngest who is 3. They are great…
Brian: Thank you … I can only imagine how amazing it would be welcoming twins into the world!
Congratulations!!!!!
Thanks, Brendan!