Tag: Storms
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Mostly sunny skies today in Fort Morgan
Sep. 20—A high around 81 and mostly sunny skies should make for great conditions for the Fall Harvest Car Show today in Fort Morgan, according to the National Weather Service. Tonight, expect a low around 51 with partly cloudy skies. Sunday will bring a bit warmer and sunnier conditions. A chance of storms Monday will…
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Partly sunny skies today in Sterling
Sep. 20—A high around 82 and partly sunny skies are expected in Sterling for the first day of the Sugar Beet Days festival, according to the National Weather Service. Tonight, expect a low around 53. Sunday will bring a bit warmer and sunnier conditions. A chance of storms Monday will precede a big cooldown for…
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Drought gripping the Northeast, NYC raises fears of autumn wildfires
Waterways and wells are running dry in parts of New England and trees in New York City are already shedding their leaves as a late-summer drought engulfs the U.S. Northeast, raising the risk of wildfires. More than 80% of the region is now abnormally dry or in drought, according to a U.S. monitoring service, compared…
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‘All of a sudden, kaboom!’ Why lightning is so terrifying on California’s highest peaks
LOS ANGELES — Megan Eskew did everything right before she climbed Mt. Whitney last month. She got in top physical shape, carefully checked the weather and, noticing a chance of thunderstorms, heeded expert advice to start very early — a few minutes after midnight. Moving quickly up the 11-mile trail, she climbed out of the…
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After unequal Helene evacuations, is Western North Carolina better prepared for the next lethal storm?
Natasha Vidal was never told to evacuate before Hurricane Helene roared into Yancey County, North Carolina, last September. She and many others should have been, she says. Fewer people might have suffered and died. “I made a video to my kids in case they found me dead. That’s how bad it was,” she said nearly…
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Tropical Storm Gabrielle has spun up in the Atlantic Ocean, forecasters say
Tropical Storm Gabrielle has formed far from land in the Atlantic Ocean
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Many ask where the hurricanes are this season as the Atlantic remains quiet
Not a single named storm has formed in the Atlantic Ocean in nearly three weeks, even though it’s the peak of hurricane season
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Hurricane center gives 90% chance system will form, begins tracking second Atlantic system
The National Hurricane Center on Tuesday said an Atlantic system is expected to develop into the season’s next tropical depression or storm, while also beginning to track a new tropical wave off the coast of Africa. As of the NHC’s 2 p.m. Eastern time tropical outlook, an area of low-pressure with showers and thunderstorms in…
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Hurricane center keeps chances high for an Atlantic tropical depression or storm
The National Hurricane Center on Monday bumped up again its forecast chances that a tropical wave in the Atlantic would develop into the season’s next tropical depression or storm. As of the NHC’s 2 p.m. tropical outlook, a low-pressure area had formed from the tropical wave in the central tropical Atlantic about midway between the…
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Sunny in Sterling today, with high near 86
Sep. 15—Sterling will be sunny today with a high near 86, according to the National Weather Service, but should expect wet weather by midweek. Tonight’s forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and a low around 52. The detailed NWS forecast follows: Today Sunny, with a high near 86. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph, with…