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Dec 10, 2024 | 
weatherbug.com | Matt Mehallow
The 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season officially ended on November 30, and while it was an above average year, seasonal activity didn’t quite reach the AEM’s forecast predictions anticipating one of the most active seasons on record. Leading into the hurricane season, AEM forecasters noted warmer than average water temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico and tropical Atlantic Ocean would be one of the top driving forces for above-average hurricane forecasts.
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Nov 24, 2024 | 
weatherbug.com | Matt Mehallow
The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, which officially ended on Saturday, featured above-normal tropical activity, record-warm sea surface temperatures, and a weak La Niña. The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season was notably active, featuring 18 named storms, 11 hurricanes, and 5 major hurricanes. The 30-year averages are 14 named storms, 7 hurricanes and 3 major hurricanes.
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Mar 24, 2024 | 
weatherbug.com | Matt Mehallow
Tornadoes are among the most destructive natural disasters on the planet. This was on full display nearly 50 years ago today when a powerful twister, known as the “Governors Tornado”, whipped through Atlanta during the morning rush hour, claiming three lives and injuring 152 people. During its journey, it caused significant damage to the Georgia governor’s mansion.
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Mar 4, 2024 | 
weatherbug.com | Matt Mehallow
McALLEN, Texas (AP) — An influx of hundreds of firefighters and more favorable weather conditions on Monday helped authorities in the Texas Panhandle keep the largest wildfire in state history from threatening more homes and communities, fire officials said.
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Feb 20, 2024 | &sz=64)
weatherbug.com | Matt Mehallow
Fifty-three years ago today, a devastating tornado outbreak struck portions of the Lower Mississippi River Valley and the Southeastern United States on February 21st to 22nd, 1971. There was a highly amplified pattern present across the U.S. with a trough of low pressure moving eastard toward the Lower Mississippi Valley. By early afternoon, sunshine had propelled surface temperatures to near 80 degrees across the Mississippi Delta.
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Dec 21, 2023 | 
weatherbug.com | Fred Allen |Mark Ellinwood |Matt Mehallow
There was a very unsettled weather pattern throughout the U.S. during the spring and early summer months. Mother Nature provided 11 especially dangerous storms that ended up with more than $25 billion in damages. AprilMidwest to Ohio Valley Severe Weather Outbreak (April 4-6, 2023):A mature storm system swung out of the central Plains and into the Midwest to kick off the start of a multi-day severe weather event, which began across the Middle Mississippi Valley on April 4.
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Dec 4, 2023 | 
weatherbug.com | Matt Mehallow
One of the worst ice storms to ever strike North Carolina occurred on December 4-5th, 2002. The meteorological setup prior to the storm featured a stout high-pressure system over the Northeast U.S., which provided sufficient low-level cold, dry air. This cold air was kept in place by northerly winds and the Appalachian Mountains, resulting in a classic cold air damming event over the Carolinas.
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Nov 30, 2023 | 
weatherbug.com | Matt Mehallow
The 2023 Atlantic hurricane season, which officially ended on Thursday, November 30th, featured above-normal tropical activity, record-warm sea surface temperatures, and a strong El Niño. Leading into the hurricane season, AEM forecasters noted the two most important competing factors were the record-warm ocean temperatures in the Atlantic and the emergence of El Niño.
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Nov 20, 2023 | 
weatherbug.com | Matt Mehallow
Thirty-eight years ago, on this day in 1985, late season Hurricane Kate made landfall along the Florida Panhandle. The origin of Kate is traced to a tropical wave that moved underneath a subtropical ridge of high pressure set up across the Southeast and southwest Atlantic. The wave began to gradually develop northeast of the Virgin Islands as it interacted with an upper-level low pressure system between November 13 and 14.
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Nov 19, 2023 | 
weatherbug.com | Matt Mehallow
Hawaii's history shows it is quite rare for hurricanes to impact the islands. However, on this day in 1957, Hurricane Nina pounded the island chain. The final storm of the moderately active 1957 Pacific hurricane season took shape to the south of Hawaii on November 29. A tropical disturbance was organizing within an area of favorable atmospheric conditions and grew into a tropical storm once hurricane hunters investigated the system.
