First of all I want to apologize for the lack of blogging on this site since I made the move to Rochester. I have been busy with the new job and finding time to post has been tough plus having a weather blog through the station, StormWatch 8 Weather Blog, I figured that site needs [...]
Entries from March 2008
Just a Few Things
March 26th, 2008 · 3 Comments
Tags: Erie Weather · Misc Weather · WX-MAN.com · WXNation.com
NOAA: Coolest Winter Since 2001 for U.S., Globe
March 15th, 2008 · No Comments
March 13, 2008 (From NOAA.gov)
The average temperature across both the contiguous U.S. and the globe during climatological winter (December 2007-February 2008) was the coolest since 2001, according to scientists at NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C. In terms of winter precipitation, Pacific storms, bringing heavy precipitation to large parts of the West, produced [...]
Tags: NOAA · Weather News · Winter 2007/2008 · Winter Weather
PA Severe Weather Awareness Week: Severe T’Storms
March 12th, 2008 · No Comments
Thunderstorm Safety
Severe thunderstorms are defined by the National Weather Service as downdraft winds in excess of 58 miles an hour and/or hail 3/4 inch in diameter or greater. Since 1986, severe thunderstorm winds have killed 310 people and injured over 4000 nationwide.
Severe thunderstorm safety rules…
The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma issues a SEVERE THUNDERSTORM [...]
Tags: Erie Weather · Lightning · Severe Weather · Storms · Weather Safety
PA: Severe Weather Awareness Week 2008
March 11th, 2008 · No Comments
Severe Weather Awareness Week 2008
March 10-14, 2008
(NWS State College)
We have Severe Weather every year. Even last year (2007), which was a VERY dry Spring and Summer, we still managed to get over 700 separate reports of damage, tornadoes, or large hail in the Commonwealth. See a graphic of ALL the (Convective) Severe Weather Reports for [...]
Tags: Severe Weather · Tornadoes · Weather News · Weather Safety
Winter Storm Recap.
March 10th, 2008 · No Comments
I want to take the time to once again thank Ray Petelin, WSEE Meteorologist for agreeing to be a guest blogger. I look forward to more items Ray may add to this site and keeping up with updating the people on interesting weather happenings.
Of course this weekend saw its share of interesting weather. Most notably [...]
Tags: Blizzard · Snow · Weather History · Weather News · Winter Storms · Winter Weather
