Tag: Accuweather

Atlantic Hurricane Season is upon us, and Agatha is expected to be the First of many to Pack a Punch

AccuWeather meteorologists report that there is a chance for a new tropical storm south of Mexico to redevelop over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico during the opening days of the Atlantic hurricane season. Forecasters expect Tropical Storm Agatha, which formed in the East Pacific early Saturday morning, to move inland over Mexico with torrential rain […]

What’s in a Name? Whirlwinds, Dust Devils and Cyclones

Accuweather recently shared video of a dust devil spinning up a neighborhood baseball field in Florence, Alabama.  According to reports, it was a mostly sunny day in mid May, and a youth baseball league was outside practicing when a tornado-like whirlwind seemed to appear out of nowhere, sweeping across the infield as if it was […]

Could the Southwest’s Extreme Drought Solve Cold Cases? Second body found at Lake Mead as Waters Recede

It appears that the Southwest’s crippling drought has a morbid side effect: bodies long gone into the depths of what was once a deep Lake Mead are being revealed as the lake levels drop to historic lows. More human remains were found at Lake Mead less than a week after a body in a barrel was […]