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It's really getting crazy. A tornado hits Manchester, hurricane force winds in Siberia and a big hail storm in Argentina are the latest events. All while the stratosphere is colder than usual, stratospheric clouds appear early.
Violent #hail storms and strong winds have caused damage in cities in the provinces of #LaPampa and West of #BuenosAires #Argentina
The central west coast experiences its first wave of storm fronts with 25ft breaks causing havoc and evacuations.
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Live Updates: Flooding and evacuations along NorCal coastline with dangerous waves
An evacuation order has been issued in parts of Marin County and a warning has been issued in parts of Santa Cruz County due to flooding with the high surf. Here's the latest.
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Strong waves pound California coast, injuring at least 8
One wave sent eight people to the hospital, Ventura County official said.As a crowd watched the high surf at the end of an avenue in Ventura, California, a "rogue" wave crashed over the seawall, flooding the area and carrying people and vehicles up the street.
The wave sent eight people to the hospital on Thursday, a spokesperson for the Ventura County Fire Department said on social media.
Cities along the California coast were warning residents that the rough waters caused by a Pacific storm this week can turn quickly into dangerous waves.
"Stay away from rocks, jetties, piers, and other waterside infrastructure," the National Weather Service in the Bay Area said on social media. "Never turn your back to the ocean!"
The highest surf was expected Thursday, but conditions were still forecast as dangerous and were expected to continue into Saturday. A high surf warning remained in place for Southern California into Saturday night with waves 15 to 20 feet, and local sets reaching 25 feet.
The rain is forecast to start Friday morning in the northwest and is expected to reach the Bay Area by the afternoon. It could impact evening travel around San Francisco. The storm also comes with wind, especially near the coast, where gusts could reach 50 mph Friday.
Strong waves pound California coast, injuring at least 8
Cities along the California coast were warning residents that the rough waters caused by a Pacific storm this week can turn quickly into dangerous waves.
This is what conditions were like yesterday on the beach in Ventura, California.
Large waves pounded the Southern California coastline on Thursday, causing flooding in coastal communities and multiple rescues by lifeguards. #HighSurf
Watch out for strong winds in the northwest this evening and night. Start around 8 p.m. in Finistère. More info at https://meteo-express.com/article/coup-d
Superb satellite image showing the arrival of depression #Geraldine near Ireland on December 30. The associated cold front will approach #Bretagne this evening, accompanied by powerful gusts of #vent .Image: NASA - Worldview
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Following from my previous update a few days ago modelling has become far more uncertain on whether the UK will see deeper cold moving south following a retrogressing high. What do we know?
Below avg temps out to the 15th
Wintry showers in places but mostly dry
High moves NW towards mid month
? Cold air moves south
Beyond those basics, the detail remains messy.
Modelling with the Pacific high is causing the issues, the Pacific high drains the heights away from Greenland on some runs which then allows the jet to nudge further north. The jet stream is very south shifted and not all that strong or interested in pushing back northwards.
Modelling with the Pacific high is causing the issues, the Pacific high drains the heights away from Greenland on some runs which then allows the jet to nudge further north. The jet stream is very south shifted and not all that strong or interested in pushing back northwards.
One thing to note is that modelling is absolutely all over the place in terms of the Pacific and there's still time for things to trend back the other way, background forcing remains favourable for HLB on our side of the Atlantic, we have a weak Atlantic and a weak polar vortex.
Westerly momentum overall remains fairly high following recent strong +MT events albeit it has fallen off a little and the MJO remains stalled in a slow moving phase 3. All in all, from a background forcing point of view blocking is favoured & to be fair, blocking is what we're going to be seeing/are seeing currently, today. Cold air is filtering in across the UK today.
The only issue is whether the UK, a tiny island can tap into some much colder air or not. The teleconnections have done their job re: the broadscale pattern and have produced blocked patterns, that just doesn't automatically = UK cold unfortunately, we need a little luck on the regional/smaller scale for that.
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Colder weather at least at the surface will be with us for a while, below average and frosty where skies are clear. Potential for snow still higher towards the middle of January but exact details have become muddy and more uncertain.
Previous 3 updates in the reply to this.
Less than a few miles from the coast
Atlantic Canada prepares for arrival of 1st winter storm of 2024
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As the current climate (scam) narrative falls apart, MSN manipulates its audience with the fear of droughts.
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Baqueira of the notable accumulations! @sandraruro22
Winter Storms in the Northeast, the Western U.S., and Portions of Alaska
252 AM EST Sun Jan 07 2024 Snip:Following from my previous update a few days ago modelling has become far more uncertain on whether the UK will see deeper cold moving south following a retrogressing high. What do we know?
Below avg temps out to the 15th
Wintry showers in places but mostly dry
High moves NW towards mid month
? Cold air moves south
Beyond those basics, the detail remains messy.
Modelling with the Pacific high is causing the issues, the Pacific high drains the heights away from Greenland on some runs which then allows the jet to nudge further north. The jet stream is very south shifted and not all that strong or interested in pushing back northwards.
Modelling with the Pacific high is causing the issues, the Pacific high drains the heights away from Greenland on some runs which then allows the jet to nudge further north. The jet stream is very south shifted and not all that strong or interested in pushing back northwards.
One thing to note is that modelling is absolutely all over the place in terms of the Pacific and there's still time for things to trend back the other way, background forcing remains favourable for HLB on our side of the Atlantic, we have a weak Atlantic and a weak polar vortex.
Westerly momentum overall remains fairly high following recent strong +MT events albeit it has fallen off a little and the MJO remains stalled in a slow moving phase 3. All in all, from a background forcing point of view blocking is favoured & to be fair, blocking is what we're going to be seeing/are seeing currently, today. Cold air is filtering in across the UK today.
The only issue is whether the UK, a tiny island can tap into some much colder air or not. The teleconnections have done their job re: the broadscale pattern and have produced blocked patterns, that just doesn't automatically = UK cold unfortunately, we need a little luck on the regional/smaller scale for that.
UK LIKELIHOODS:
Colder weather at least at the surface will be with us for a while, below average and frosty where skies are clear. Potential for snow still higher towards the middle of January but exact details have become muddy and more uncertain.
Previous 3 updates in the reply to this.
Less than a few miles from the coast
Atlantic Canada prepares for arrival of 1st winter storm of 2024
Das Video
As the current climate (scam) narrative falls apart, MSN manipulates its audience with the fear of droughts.
Météo Pyrénées
Baqueira of the notable accumulations! @sandraruro22
Washington and Oregon State get battered by fierce winds and snow.
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A winter storm will produce heavy snow, blizzard conditions, & snow squalls across portions of the West through Thursday. By Thursday night, the storm system will track towards the Midwest where it will bring another round of impactful wintry weather & strong winds late week.10:00 PM · Jan 9, 2024
First the wind, then the chill — and snow in the Seattle area?
In the Cascades, "an incredible amount of snow" was forecast to fall, thanks to the system that has pushed eastward, the weather service said.
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NWS Weather Prediction CenterSwish, swoosh. Whoooosh, whiff. Plop, plunk, pitter-patter, pitter-patter, pitter-patter!
If you didn’t hear the sighing, howling, wailing, rustling or shrieking of the wind overnight, you’ll get another opportunity on Tuesday.
Mother Nature is continuing to check off a laundry list of winter weather conditions — including strong winds and heavy mountain snow — that are “on the wild side, even for Western Washington,” the National Weather Service said.
The system responsible for the 14 weather service watches, warnings and advisories currently in effect across Western Washington slammed into the coast Monday evening, spreading inland overnight.
Southerly winds increased with the arrival of this overnight weather-maker, gusting up to 50 mph and leaving tens of thousands without power in the Seattle area.
As of 6:45 a.m., 416 outages have left 23,274 Puget Sound Energy customers without power.
Shortly after midnight on Tuesday, 6,350 Seattle City Light customers were without power. As of 6:45 a.m., 2,671 customers remain without power.
Wind gusts up 50 mph remain in the forecast through the lowlands on Tuesday where a wind advisory is in place through 10 p.m., the weather service said.
Wind speeds and gusts will vary by location on Tuesday. The strongest winds will begin blowing late Tuesday morning, peaking in the afternoon when gusts up to 55 to 65 mph are possible through the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
Areas in and around the strait are included in a high wind warning in effect through Tuesday afternoon.
Winds are expected to ease by nightfall.
Meanwhile, in the mountains, “an incredible amount of snow” is expected to fall through Wednesday thanks to the system that has pushed eastward, the weather service said.
Webcams at Snoqualmie and Stevens passes showed near-whiteout conditions around 4 a.m. Tuesday, which was shortly after the winter storm warning converted to a blizzard warning an hour earlier than expected. (Snoqualmie Pass traffic cameras were down later that morning because of a power outage.)
On Tuesday, winds gusting as high as 65 mph and an additional 2 to 3 feet of snow above 2,000 feet will create periods of whiteout and near-zero visibility, according to the weather service.
The Washington State Department of Transportation and Washington Emergency Management are urging drivers to avoid traveling through the passes.
Blizzard warnings are rare in Western Washington — the last one was in 2012 — and they require a combination of blowing snow, 35+ mph winds and quarter-mile visibility for three hours or more, according to the weather service.
Continuing our tour of current weather hazards across Western Washington, we arrive at the coast, where another cycle of king tides is expected. Low pressure, strong onshore winds and large swells (up to 28 feet with large breaking waves of 15 to 30 feet) will increase the risk of coastal flooding on Tuesday, the weather service said.
Significant coastal flooding is forecast on the coast and around the San Juan Islands on Tuesday. There is a coastal flood warning in effect through the afternoon for inundation up to 3 feet above ground level.
As we move into Thursday, meteorologists are tracking a rush of cold Canadian air bearing down on the region from the north, but “much, much uncertainty must be expressed in the evolution of the long term forecast,” the weather service said.
However, confidence is rising that temperatures will fall well below average heading into the weekend — overnight lows sinking below freezing are possible, while highs will struggle to crest 32 degrees.
Now, how much moisture will be around?
“That is the million-dollar question,” the weather service said.
As of Tuesday morning, there is a 40% to 60% chance of 2 inches or more of snowfall for much of the lowlands, including Seattle, starting Friday.
There is a 30% to 40% chance that snowfall could exceed 4 inches across most of the lowlands.
Stay tuned!
A winter storm will produce heavy snow, blizzard conditions, & snow squalls across portions of the West through Thursday. By Thursday night, the storm system will track towards the Midwest where it will bring another round of impactful wintry weather & strong winds late week.10:00 PM · Jan 9, 2024
The #cycloneBelal is about to hit The #Réunion . Its latest trajectory forecast takes it to cross the island from north to south. #vents at 200 km/h, waves of 8 to 12 m and accumulations of #pluies up to 1000 mm are envisaged. It could be one of the most powerful cyclones to hit the island since #Firinga in January 1989 and #Jenny in February 1962.
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The birds are also waiting patiently for Belal. They gathered at the Barachois bar trucks. It's borderline creepy, don't you think?
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Belal is there Don't forget rent zot caz afterwards Reunion - Barachoix
The birds are also waiting patiently for Belal. They gathered at the Barachois bar trucks. It's borderline creepy, don't you think?
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To the Barachois! RB photos - MB videos - Imaz Press #CycloneBelal
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A gale is forecast in the northwest, with a peak during the night from Sunday to Monday between Brittany & Belgium. We expect 80-90 km/h inland and 90-110 km/h on the coasts.
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Storm Isha forces UK flights to divert to France and Germany
Several UK planes are redirected to French and German airports due to Storm Isha.
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Storm Isha forces UK flights to divert to France and Germany
Storm Isha has forced a number of UK and Ireland flights to divert to France and Germany, with passengers finding themselves stranded in airports abroad.
Planes headed for Bristol, Dublin and London ended up in Paris, as several Edinburgh-bound planes landed in Cologne.
Some on domestic routes had left their passports at home, meaning they had to sleep on terminal floors overnight.
Parts of the UK have seen their strongest winds in 10 to 20 years.
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Other diverted planes include Ryanair flights from Tenerife and Seville headed for Edinburgh which ended up in Germany's Cologne Bonn Airport.
Another Ryanair flight from Manchester to Dublin was diverted to Paris Beauvais Airport.
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Rare red warning issued by Met Office as Storm Isha brings ‘danger to life’
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Pacific NW Weather: Atmospheric River Update
Weekend storm will bring the next round of snow to the Northeast
It may be hard to believe later this week when the temperature is pushing 60, but accumulating snow and ice can return to a portion of the Great Lakes and Northeast later this weekend, says AccuWeather meteorologists.
By Bill Deger, AccuWeather senior meteorologist Published Jan 24, 2024 6:53 AM HST Updated Jan 24, 2024 10:54 AM HST
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Following waves of rain and a surge of springlike warmth, parts of the Northeast may have to reach for the snow gear again beginning late this weekend as a new, colder storm moves in, warn AccuWeather meteorologists.
The storm, which will be the last in a series that will soak the South with over a foot of rain, will first move through the Ohio Valley and southern Appalachians to start the weekend on Saturday. After that, it will arrive with chillier air over the Northeast on Sunday, but the opportunity for wintry weather will not be equal from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic coast, like during the heart of the cold outbreak a week ago.
"After multiple rounds of rain and ice this week, the incoming storm this weekend is expected to feature a swath of accumulating snow across the Great Lakes and interior Northeast," said AccuWeather Meteorologist Brandon Buckingham.
Mainly a rain event for the big cities
For most along the Interstate 95 corridor, it will be another chilly rain from Washington to Baltimore to Philadelphia to New York, say AccuWeather meteorologists. Combined with recent heavy rain, a temperature spike and snowmelt that has caused area rivers and streams to run high, the rainfall could renew the threat of flooding.
"The final round of rain expected beginning on Sunday may not produce eye-popping rain totals," said Buckingham. "Despite that, it can still be enough to increase the risk of flooding."
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On the West Coast of California, will experience a strong low-pressure system and bring yet another Atmospheric River.
As well as the mountainous regions receiving heavy snow tomorrow through the end of the week.
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As well as the mountainous regions receiving heavy snow tomorrow through the end of the week.
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Mike Snyder's weather report breaks down the components of this event.
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Norway prepares for biggest storm in 30 years
Norway's central Atlantic coast battened down on Wednesday as authorities warned that the country could see its most powerful storm in three decades and urged people to stay indoors.
Hurricane-force winds were expected to hit the region, as air traffic companies and ferry lines predicted disruptions. Police warned that gusts of 126 to 180 kilometers per hour (78 to 112 miles per hour) were expected.
By midday Wednesday, there were scattered reports of ferry lines linking Norwegians islands suspending their services, and the closing of schools, roads, tunnels and bridges across the mountainous country.
Named “Ingunn” by Norwegian meteorologists, the storm was expected to land in central Norway around midday Wednesday before moving north Thursday.
The storm is expected to hit the same area as the 1992 New Year’s hurricane, one of the strongest storms in Norway’s history, the newspaper VG wrote.