Tag: Accuweather

September started out feeling like Summer’s Heat and Drought would never end, but just wait until the shift in October

The start of meteorological autumn is likely to feel more like summer for millions across the Midwest and Northeast as a persistent weather pattern continues to promote above-normal warmth across the region. But, according to AccuWeather meteorologists, big changes are expected to take place as the calendar flips to October. Spells of dry weather paired […]

The Triple Dip La Nina fueled Drought will Exacerbate the already Active 2022 Fire Season

Widespread, long-term drought and the impending Triple Dip La Nina weather pattern has set the stage for another active wildfire season across most of the Western U.S., but the worst of the fires are expected to develop in different areas compared to 2021. As AccuWeather reports, North American monsoon has provided some drought relief across […]

La Niña to help reignite Atlantic hurricane season

The weather pattern in the Southeast will be influenced by several factors this autumn, including the unusually warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico and a significant climate pattern unfolding thousands of miles away. For the third year in a row, La Niña will be one of the dominant factors in the global weather pattern. […]

Meteorological Fall is Here (Even though it still feels like Summer)

September has arrived, marking the return of pumpkin spice lattes, football season and cooler weather, but AccuWeather long-range forecasters say that it may take some time for the latter to come to fruition across the United States. Meteorological autumn officially kicked off on Thursday, September 1, and will continue through Wednesday, November 30. AccuWeather meteorologists […]

Danielle strengthens into First Hurricane os the 2022 Atlantic Season

One day after becoming a tropical storm, the first in the basin since Colin in early July, Danielle strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane over the North Atlantic Ocean on Friday morning. As AccuWeather reports, the hurricane wasn’t a threat to land as it was located 885 miles west of the Azores, an island chain […]

August has been an Eerily Quiet month for Hurricanes, but September is Looming Large

The Atlantic Ocean has been void of tropical systems since early July, and the basin is on the verge of historic inactivity for the month of August. But AccuWeather meteorologists say that the tropics may soon come alive as they are tracking a few different areas for potential tropical development by early September. At least two out […]

The Flooding in Dallas is the Fifth 1-in-1,000-year Flood Event in US since late July

In just a little over a month, five areas across the United States have all experienced what should have been very unlikely — if not impossible — one in 1,000-year flooding events. As AccuWeather reports, most recent historic flooding event occurred in Dallas on Monday, August 22, where 8 to 16 inches of rain fell […]

AccuWeather Issues an Update to its 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season Forecast

AccuWeather meteorologists continue to warn about a surge of tropical activity and direct threats to the southeastern United States as the heart of the hurricane season looms, despite a long gap in tropical development over the Atlantic this summer. Atlantic tropical activity this year has been slower than in recent seasons and there has not been […]

Historic Rainfall hits Death Valley causing a “once in a thousand-year” Flood

As AccuWeather reports, heavy thunderstorms on Friday dumped nearly a year’s worth of rain over the Death Valley National Park in just three hours, resulting in flash flooding that damaged dozens of vehicles, closed roads throughout the park and trapped roughly 1,000 visitors and staff, officials said. “Rain this weekend was a historic event,” the […]

Here’s Something that Thrives in Heat & Drought: Rattlesnakes

Not everyone is sweltering in the seemingly never ending summer heat.  Some of the reptilian variety actually thrive in it.  Rattlesnakes, specifically. Hayley Crowell, a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Michigan, and her team of researchers set out with the goal of finding out just what range of temps help snakes function at their […]