Tag: Accuweather

Another Tropical Storm? In December? The Hurricane Weary Atlantic Coast Watches and Waits

The Atlantic hurricane season came to an official end on November 30, but less than a week later, AccuWeather meteorologists are suddenly monitoring the chances for an off-season storm to take shape. If the brewing system takes a name, it will be the first named storm to churn over the basin in December in 15 years. “An […]

California Braces for Significant Water Shortages as it enters Fourth Consecutive Year of Drought

Nearly 20% of California’s urban water agencies reported they could see significant water shortages in the coming months as the state braces for a potential fourth consecutive year of drought. After surveying urban water agencies representing roughly 90% of the state’s population, the California Department of Water Resources early this week released its first “Annual Water Supply […]

Ski season is Underway, and these Areas are Predicted to have the Best Snow Conditions

The wait is finally over for skiers and snowboarders across the United States as snow has returned and a new ski season is underway, although AccuWeather forecasters warn that some popular mountains could be hurting for snow in the coming months. Many ski resorts across the country are opening for the season, thanks in part to La Niña. […]

Super Soaker Storm Ends Seattle’s Record November Dry Spell in time for Thanksgiving Travel Woes

According to AccuWeather meteorologists, a quick-hitting storm hitting the Pacific Northwest will dish out disruptive rain and snow for Thanksgiving holiday travelers, but will have the side benefit of sweeping away the stagnant air pollution that has persisted for days. The storm is poised to end a record-breaking dry streak in Seattle during a month that is historically […]

A Fierce Storm is about to bring an Early Dose of Winter to the Northern U.S.

After dumping feet of snow across the highest elevations of California, a strengthening storm will unleash an early dose of winter weather across the central U.S, with blizzard conditions forecast in some areas of the northern Plains, according to AccuWeather meteorologists. Periods of snow persisted on Wednesday morning across portions of Utah, Idaho and up to Montana. The storm will emerge in […]

Hurricane Nicole is Raining (and Blowing) on Artemis I’s Launch Parade

NASA’s highly-anticipated return to the moon might be delayed once again, not due to technical issues, but due to tumultuous tropical weather. Tropical Storm Nicole developed over the weekend, and AccuWeather forecasters are warning that it could strengthen into a Category 1 hurricane before making landfall along Florida’s Atlantic coast. Artemis I, the first of NASA’s program to return […]

New Hurricane Watch Issued for Nicole as it Tracks towards a Storm-Weary Florida

AccuWeather reports that a new hurricane watch was issued along the eastern coast of Florida on Monday as Subtropical Storm Nicole churned across the Atlantic and showed signs of further strengthening as it tracked toward the storm-weary state. AccuWeather meteorologists expect this sprawling storm to take a turn and hit Florida’s east coast — as a hurricane — later […]

Hurricane Season Isn’t Quite Over Yet

The 2022 hurricane season isn’t over quite yet. The National Weather Service (NWS) is watching a tropical wave spreading from the Atlantic through the eastern Caribbean that may become a tropical depression early next week if conditions allow a well-defined center to form. The tropical wave, a group of showers and thunderstorms, is moving slowly westward […]

Are More Hurricanes on the Way? 

As AccuWeather reports, this 2022 Atlantic hurricane season has definitely been a roller-coaster ride. The season began with a quick burst of storms in June and early July and was followed by a historic pause in tropical activity from mid-July through the end of August before it ramped up dramatically in September. Hurricane season in the Atlantic […]

As Hurrican Ian’s Flooding Recedes, Mold is now the Monumental Problem

Hurricane Ian dealt a severe blow to hundreds of thousands of homes in Florida when it made landfall September 28 as a churning Category 4 monster of a storm. According to AccuWeather, storm surges in excess of 12 feet left many houses submerged in feet of water in just a short period of time. And the […]