WXnation Podcast #6; Major quake hits N. Japan, injuries reported, tsunami warning issued, preliminary magnitude 6.8; Calif. quake drilling completed; WeatherBug(R) Plus 6.1 adds digital forecast, lightning data; 4-hour Sat. morning news program to follow new look for The Weather Channel; Flooding hits parts of W. Texas, S. Okla.; Violent storms leave thousands in NE without power; Wyoming town celebrates despite deadly tornado; Perseid meteors, Milky Way digital mosaic
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Major Quake Hits N. Japan: [Originally posted @ 11:53 pm EDT Mon.] At least 14 injured as quake hits northern Japan: Tsunami warning was issued for the coast of Miyagi state, about 190 miles north of Tokyo, and some buildings had been damaged, according to TV reports. | Magnitude reported between 6.8 and 7.2 — USGS | AP story… As always, the live quake wire data is in the left column of this page.
Drilling was completed last week on an 8.5-inch-wide hole that goes more than 2 miles into an active seismic zone of the San Andreas Fault at Parkfield, Calif. Full story
Weather News: Newly released WeatherBug(R) Plus 6.1 adds digital forecast, lightning data Images of the new features from WeatherBug.
The new logo for The Weather Channel is in place, and debuting Sept. 17, a four-hour Saturday morning news program with a “Good Morning America”-style approach, featuring an anchor without a meteorological background.
Flooding hits parts of West Texas and Southern Oklahoma
Thousands of people in the Northeast were without power for alarm clocks and air conditioners Monday morning following waves of violent thunderstorms. More details
Wyoming town celebrating despite deadly tornado
Perseid meteors and the Milky Way digital mosaic
Top 5 WXnation.com city weather and webcam pages visited on Monday: 1. Dallas/Fort Worth 2. Houston 3. Los Angeles 4. Indianapolis 5. New York City … See the top 20 so far this month in the center column of our home page.
