Tag: Accuweather

If February feels like an Especially Snowy Month, it’s Not Your Imagination

Snow bank in front of house

The second month of the year is the snowiest for many regions of the United States, and for other areas, the peak in snowfall occurs even later toward the springtime. As AccuWeather reports, Climatologist Brian Brettschneider compiled snowfall data from around the United States and Canada, creating a map to show which month is the […]

A “Frenetic Weather Pattern” keeps Persistent Winter Storms Coming in more than 20 states Through the End of February

empty roadway in winter landscape

According to AccuWeather, a frenetic weather pattern will send persistent winter storms across more than 20 states through the end of February, disrupting daily routines and causing cascading travel delays. “It’s been a disruptive start to February, and this onslaught of winter storms is expected to stick around for most of the month,” AccuWeather Chief […]

The US just experienced the coldest January since 2011 and More is On the Way

Road sign reads: Polar Vortex Extreme Cold Take Precautions

If you spent much of last month shivering in the United States, you were not alone. A preliminary look at temperature data shows that the U.S. is likely to have experienced its coldest January average mean temperature since at least 2011, with records going back to 1895. As AccuWeather reports, Climate Central’s preliminary findings for […]

A Pineapple Express is Washing Over the Western Region this week. What causes an Atmospheric River?

Storm Clouds

An atmospheric river originating from near Hawaii known as a ‘Pineapple Express,’ will send copious amounts of moisture into a large portion of the Northwest and California into the new week, resulting in heavy rain and waist-deep snow, warn AccuWeather meteorologists. The Pineapple Express, already evident on weather maps this weekend, will bring a variety of hazards to the […]

What did Punxsutawney Phil See on Sunday? What does He (and Meteorologists) say about How Much Winter is Left?

Statue of Punxsutawney Phil outside Phil's Burrow building in Gobbler's Knob

Punxsutawney Phil is predicting six more weeks of winter after seeing his shadow at Gobbler’s Knob Sunday morning.  As CBS News reports, thousands of people gather every Feb. 2 to watch Phil make his big prediction at Gobbler’s Knob, about an hour and a half drive from Pittsburgh in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. This year’s crowd was […]

How Weather Shaped History: Revisiting the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster on Jan. 28, 1986

The chilly morning of Jan. 28, 1986, ended in disaster as the space shuttle Challenger broke apart off the coast of Florida in one of the worst tragedies in the history of NASA. As AccuWeather reports, the mission, known as STS-51-L, was Challenger’s 10th flight and the 25th flight of the space shuttle program. The […]

More Santa Ana Winds Pose Significant Threat to Southern California This Week

Just when they thought it was over…. While gusty winds took a long break over Southern California this past weekend, allowing ample progress to be made in containing existing wildfires, AccuWeather meteorologists have warned that winds will ramp up into Tuesday. A strong zone of high pressure is building across the Rocky Mountains early this week. As […]

Elyse Walker’s Pacific Palisades Flagship Store is Lost in L.A. Wildfires

Amid the ongoing devastation from the multiple wildfires happening across Los Angeles, a number of the city’s most beloved businesses and institutions have been impacted, if not destroyed entirely. According to a preliminary estimate by AccuWeather, the fires are expected to cost California up to $57 billion in damages and economic loss. As Fashionista reports, Elyse […]

These Simple Hacks can take the Pain out of Shoveling Snow

Closeup of person shoveling snow on walkway

If done incorrectly, shoveling snow can lead to injury and even death. Not only is shoveling snow a lot of work, but did you know that about 100 people in the United States die every winter while shoveling? That’s a sobering statistic. Changing the way you shovel can make your cleanup much easier, quicker and save you from […]

2024 Tornado Season was Second Worst on Record

Tornado

The year 2024 will go down in history as the second-worst tornado season on record, beating 2011, NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center’s said Friday. After a late December tornado outbreak with at least 88 twisters, 1,735 tornadoes have been confirmed so far in the United States from 1,880 preliminary reports during the year. As AccuWeather reports, that […]