Delaware Valley Weather Blog

Pacific Earthquake/Tsunami!!!!!

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 22:33:00 GMT

FROM NBC:WASHINGTON - A tsunami struck the capital of American Samoa on Tuesday after an offshore earthquake that U.S. government agencies said registered 7.9 magnitude. There were no immediate reports of injuries or structural damage.Fili Sagapolutele, who works at the Samoa News, says water flowed inland about 100 yards before receding, leaving cars stuck in mud.The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, a branch of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administratio...
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COASTAL STORM?

Fri, 4 Sep 2009 16:01:00 GMT

CURRENT WEATHER THREATS (September 8)1. Severe Weather/FloodingToday's Severe Weather Outlook:Today's Chance for Tornadoes:Today's Chance for Hail:Today's Chance for Damaging TSTM Gusts:Today's Storm Reports:Today's Quantative Precipitation Forecast:North American Surface Analysis:As a ridge builds over the region, a coastal low pressure system will dawdle near the Jersey/Delmarva coastline Wednesday into Thursday, with the potential for classic early season coastal...
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DANNY, DELAWARE VALLEY TSTMS

Sun, 23 Aug 2009 22:30:00 GMT

1. CURRENT WEATHER THREATS (August 28)A. Severe Weather/FloodingAn air mass is destabalizing from the Western Shore of the Chesapeake in Maryland and Virginia. Mesoscale analysis shows a warm front which has diffused from a low over the NOVA region (Northern Virginia). The air mass, now currently moving over the remote parts of southern New Jersey, was stable earlier, but no longer remains in that condition. The warm front should move over Jersey today, and surface ...
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Louisville Floods

Wed, 5 Aug 2009 20:22:00 GMT

Severe storms are spread in small clusters all over the nation, but I'd like to take a look at the flooding in northern Kentucky, which has for some reason fascinated me. In a bad way of course.Yestersday, Tuesday, the 4th day of August 2009, the metropolitan area of Louisville, Kentucky endured an uncalled-for thunderstorm and flash flood problem. City officials claim this is some of the worst foods in decades. Other opinions feel that the flood of 1997 was much mo...
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Enrique, Felicia?

Sat, 1 Aug 2009 00:42:00 GMT

A. CURRENT WEATHER THREATS (August 2)1. Severe Weather/FloodingThe Northeast Region today must be fed up with this constant pattern. Since July 22, we have been storm day, sunny day, storm day, etc. These fronts (and unfortunately this summer) seem to be flying by. Much as I hate to admit it, before you know it, days will shorten and become cooler, hurricane season will end (if it would start), and [hopefully] the line between where tornadoes do and don't form retre...
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