Category: Weather Nerd

Weather 101: What Is Lake Effect Snow?

Lake effect snow over Lake Erie

If you watched the Buffalo Bills defeat the San Francisco 49er’s on Sunday night football, you noticed the blizzard-like conditions on the field. Across the Great Lakes and interior Northeast, the first significant lake-effect snow event were underway over the weekend, and AccuWeather meteorologists continue to warn of several feet of snow remaining in the […]

Where is it going to Snow this Thanksgiving?

Cars driving on snowy road, tail brake lights on

It’s beginning to look a lot like… Thanksgiving? Winter weather has come early this year, and AccuWeather meteorologists say that a cross-country storm will deliver wet and wintry weather from California to Maine this week, disrupting travel for millions who plan on traveling on the days surrounding Thanksgiving. A storm dumping feet of snow in […]

You think THIS is bad? A History of Notorious Thanksgiving Storms over the past 125 years

Cyclone storm cloud over a field

Cars and trucks stuck in a deluge of snow in California. A historic ice storm in New England. A cluster of deadly tornadoes in the South. Snow during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. All were exacted by Mother Nature’s full force on or around Thanksgiving Day. As AccuWeather reports, through the years, we’ve tried to […]

Thanksgiving Travel Could be Hindered by Foul Weather

Travel could prove challenging and the best seats for the New York Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade 2024 may be in your living room as storms threaten to bring chaos to much of the nation during the long holiday weekend. In the West, heavy rain and snow chances increase on Tuesday as “another atmospheric river event arrives” across […]

Once-in-a-decade “Triple Bomb” Cyclone is gearing up to Blanket the West Coast

Pacific Coast Storm surge waves crashing along beach

While the Northeastern states continue to deal with unseasonable prolonged drought conditions, a powerful “bomb cyclone” will combine with an atmospheric river to unleash over a month’s worth of rain, hurricane-force wind gusts and feet of mountain snow to parts of the Pacific Northwest and Northern California. A storm system off the Pacific Northwest was […]

New York City creates First Ever Brush Fire Task force

New York City has struggled with fires in its parks and open spaces in 2024, a record-breaking dry year for the Big Apple, including more than 200 such blazes over a recent two week period. As USA Today reports, residents who fled more than 160 homes along the New York-New Jersey border over the weekend due to a […]

National Hurricane Center says “Tropical Storm” Sara could Form as Soon as Friday, become a Hurricane by Next Week

Tropical storm ocean waves against Atlantic Coast

The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is issuing advisories on Potential Tropical Cyclone 19, monitoring the Caribbean Sea for it to develop into Tropical Storm – and possibly Hurricane – Sara in the coming days. The term Potential Tropical Cyclone refers to a system that isn’t yet organized enough to be considered a tropical depression or […]

Philippines Devastated by 2 Deadly Typhoons as 2 More Approach

Man wades through flood waters from a typhoon

AccuWeather meteorologists report that the Western Pacific Ocean is experiencing a surge in tropical activity this week, with four storms stretching from Vietnam to the Mariana Islands. After two typhoons hit the Philippines Thursday and Monday, two additional typhoons are poised to potentially impact the area late this week and early next week. The previous […]

Meteorologists are Eyeing more Tropical Storm Activity that could affect Florida this Month

Storm clouds and rain over pacific ocean and beach

Even though the storm that Rafael threatened has dissipated and passed, the never-ending 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season isn’t quite over yet. As AccuWeather meteorologists report, a feature near the Bahamas that has been watched since last week is out of time due to an approaching front and a surge in wind shear, but the main […]