Tag: Accuweather

Why is most of the U.S. still doing Daylight Saving Time?

On the second Sunday of March, at 2 a.m., clocks in most of the United States and many other countries move forward one hour and stay there for nearly eight months in what is called Daylight Saving Time (yes you read that right – the correct term is Daylight Saving Time, not Savings). On the […]

Weather Archives: The Andrea Gail and the “Perfect Storm”

Just over thirty years ago, a trio of atmospheric factors came together to form a storm so uniquely dangerous and powerful that its mesmerizing development could only be described in one way: perfect. As Accuweather reports, that’s how Bob Case, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Boston, categorized the storm at the time. […]

Tumblin’ Tumbleweeds Bury Montana Homes

When envisioning a tumblin’ tumbleweed, one usually thinks of a lone bush wafting across a deserted desert highway. But that’s not what happened in Great Falls, Montana, last week. Tumbleweeds piled up into mountainous heaps against homes in the area in central Montana during a high wind event that blasted through the state on Tuesday. […]

October Heatwave is Baking an Already Scorched Southwest

September-like heat is underway across the Southwest, AccuWeather meteorologists say. The unseasonable heat will challenge daily record highs in several locations. “Strong high pressure will build into the West, leading to significant warming over much of the West,” AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Heather Zehr said. “The peak of the heat for much of California will be Thursday, but over the […]

The Atlantic Coast is Getting Pummeled with More Tropical Storms and now a Nor’easter is on the way

It has been one rainy weekend after another in the Northeast recently, and there’s a strong signal that a significant storm will develop along the East Coast this weekend, AccuWeather meteorologists say. It has the potential to become a full-fledged nor’easter, which will bring soaking rain and strong winds. Past Nor’easters have been responsible for billions of […]

Midwest Braces for their Fall Heat Wave to turn Frosty in a Snap, causing Chaotic Weather across the entire Eastern half of the Nation

The weather pattern across the Great Lakes and Northeast will suddenly switch from summerlike to brrrisk autumn conditions in the coming days. A November-like chill will sweep in and may even trigger snow in some places this weekend. AccuWeather meteorologists warn that the transition will be preceded by a dose of heavy rain and the risk of […]

New York City and New Jersey inundated by Flash Flooding

A coastal storm unleashed a deluge of heavy rain on the New York City Tri-State area from late Thursday night into Friday night, leading to flash flooding, stranded motorists, street closures, subway suspensions and hundreds of flight delays and cancellations. Water rescues were reported in neighboring New Jersey. AccuWeather reports that as the flash flood emergency unfolded, […]

Shine On Harvest Moon, the Final Supermoon of 2023

The “summer of the supermoon” has come to an end. Every full moon throughout summer, which started on June 21 and concluded on Sept. 23, was a big and bright supermoon. However, the cosmos is about to perform an encore that will coincide with one of the most well-known full moons of the entire year. As AccuWeather reports, […]

Ophelia Wreaks Havoc along East Coast

Ophelia tracked northward across eastern North Carolina into southeastern Virginia on Saturday. Although it lost wind intensity while moving over land and was classified as a tropical depression by Saturday evening, it continued to pack a punch across much of the East, unleashing drenching rain and threatening flooding from eastern North Carolina to southern New […]

Lee finally Roared Ashore over the Weekend, leaving Destruction in its Wake

The ferocity of Lee was unleashed on New England and the Canadian Maritimes over the weekend, ending the nearly two-week journey of the most powerful storm of the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season. As AccuWeather reports, the monstrous storm cut power to more than 280,000 electric customers across Maine, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick as it roared ashore on Saturday afternoon. […]