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NOAA Expects Busy Atlantic Hurricane Season

May 27th, 2010 · No Comments

An “active to extremely active” hurricane season is expected for the Atlantic Basin this year according to the seasonal outlook issued today by NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center – a division of the National Weather Service. As with every hurricane season, this outlook underscores the importance of having a hurricane preparedness plan in place. Across the [...]

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Tags: Forecasting · Hurricane Forecast · Hurricanes · Long Range Forecast · NOAA · Seasonal Outlooks · Tropical Storm · Tropical Weather · Tropics 2010 · Weather News

That’s Right Woodchuck Chuckers, it’s GROUNDHOG DAY!

February 2nd, 2010 · No Comments

That’s right Woodchuck Chuckers, it’s GROUNDHOG DAY!!! This is one of my favorite holidays. It’s just fun. I also love winter, so I am not too disappointed that Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow which means 6 more weeks of winter. Groundhog Day grew out of what had essentially been a German superstition. German settlers brought [...]

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Tags: Groundhog Day · Holidays · Long Range Forecast · Misc Weather · Winter 2009/2010 · Winter Forecast

Groundhog Day 2010 Preview

February 1st, 2010 · No Comments

Tomorrow is February 2nd and it’s Groundhog day, and it’s time for my Groundhog Day Eve preview. Here are some facts about Punxsutawney Phil and Groundhog Day you should know. WHO IS PHIL?:Punxsutawney Phil has been making weather prognostications every Feb. 2 in Punxsutawney, Pa., since 1886. THE ORIGINS: Groundhog Day grew out of what [...]

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Tags: Groundhog Day · Holidays · Long Range Forecast · Misc Weather · Seasonal Outlooks · Winter Forecast · weatherlore

Today’s News 8 Weather Blog Post: FRIDAY FREE FOR ALL: IT’S NOT JUST EL NINO

January 22nd, 2010 · 1 Comment

(this is from the post I did this morning on the News 8 Weather Blog for WROC-TV in Rochester, NY) I decided to use the quiet weather pattern and sunshine to open this mornings post up to you the commenters and answer some of the weather question you may have on your mind. So feel [...]

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Tags: Cold Weather · El Niño · Long Range Forecast · Misc Weather · NY Weather · News 8 Weather Blog · Rochester Weather · Seasonal Outlooks · Snow · Weather Blogs · Weather News · Winter 2009/2010 · Winter Forecast · Winter Weather

COLD AND SNOWY THE NEXT 10 DAYS

January 4th, 2010 · No Comments

Written By: News 8 Chief Scott Hetsko What a weekend of weather in Western New York! As always with lake effect, wide variability in snow amounts between the lakeshore and just 10 miles to the South…  To read the rest visit RochesterHomepage.net Weather Blog Sphere: Related Content Bookmark to: Hide Sites $$(‘div.d2390′).each( function(e) { e.visualEffect(‘slide_up’,{duration:0.5}) [...]

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Tags: Cold Weather · Discussion · Forecasting · Lake Effect Snow · NY Weather · News 8 Weather Blog · Rochester Weather · Weather Blogs · Winter 2009/2010 · Winter Weather