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HOW MUCH HAS TECHNOLOGY CHANGED WEATHER FORECATING THROUGH THE YEARS?
FORECASTING WEATHER IN THE PAST: Weather observing started with simply stepping outside and noting what was seen, heard, and felt. ...

Brandon Shipp
Jan 14, 20203 min read
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MULTI-DAY SEVERE WEATHER EVENT POSSIBLE IN THE SOUTH AND A FLOOD RISK SATURDAY.
While it is still several days away and there is still some uncertainty and these maps could change a little between now and Friday and...

Brandon Shipp
Jan 8, 20208 min read
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Brandon's 2019-2020 Winter Weather Outlook (In-Depth Discussion)
Before going in-depth, please keep in mind that meteorology is NOT an exact science, and climate-based meteorological forecasts are more...

Brandon Shipp
Dec 21, 20194 min read
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DECEMBER STARTS WITH THE MOST SNOW COVER FOR THE FIRST PART OF DECEMBER IN THE US IN OVER A DECADE!
Snow cover across the Lower 48 Monday morning was the most expansive for Dec. 2 since at least 2003.The past week saw an increase in...

Brandon Shipp
Dec 3, 20191 min read
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THE ODDS OF SNOW ON THANKSGIVING
Northern Canada and much of inland Alaska are almost guaranteed to have a white Thanksgiving. Parts of the upper Midwest, northern Great...

Brandon Shipp
Nov 15, 20191 min read
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Brandon's 2019-2020 WINTER WEATHER OUTLOOK!
Before going in-depth, please keep in mind that meteorology is NOT an exact science, and climate-based meteorological forecasts are more...

Brandon Shipp
Nov 8, 20194 min read
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THE BEST PLACES TO SEE FALL FOILAGE COLOR!
Here is where the Color is it is near Or at Peak in the Northeastern US although there many leaves are probably falling because of the...

Brandon Shipp
Oct 17, 20191 min read
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BEYOND THE FORECAST: WHEN DID THE FIRST GOES SATELLITE LAUNCH?
On Oct. 16, 1975, NASA launched the first operational GOES satellite! GOES-A was the first in a series of weather satellites that NASA...

Brandon Shipp
Oct 16, 20191 min read
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RECORD SNOWFALL FOR PARTS OF MONTANA, NORTH DAKOTA, AND SOUTH DAKOTA SO FAR THIS FALL
It has been an active start to Fall with Record Snowfall for the cities below Great Falls Montana 27" of Snow from several Snows already...

Brandon Shipp
Oct 15, 20191 min read
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POTENT STORM TO IMPACT NORTHEASTERN US WITH HEAVY RAIN, STRONG WINDS AND POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES.
A fast-moving storm from western Canada is forecast to strengthen rapidly and is poised to bring a dose of drenching rain, strong winds,...

Brandon Shipp
Oct 15, 20191 min read
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BEYOND THE FORECAST: WHEN IS THE PEAK OF HURRICANE SEASON?
Hurricane Season for the Atlantic runs from June 1 thru November 30. But the vast majority of tropical storms and hurricanes occur...

Brandon Shipp
Oct 5, 20191 min read
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BEYOND THE FORECAST: HOW DOES A HURRICANE FORM?
Conditions have to be just right for a hurricane to form. There are many factors involved in the formation. A hurricane can only form...

Brandon Shipp
Oct 5, 20191 min read
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OVER A DOZEN US CITIES HAD ONE OF THE HOTTEST SEPTEMBER'S ON RECORD!
Dozens of cities across the country experienced their hottest September in more than a century of recordkeeping. All told, more than...

Brandon Shipp
Oct 4, 20191 min read
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DROUGHT CONDITIONS EXPANDING AND GETTING WORSE IN OVER A DOZEN STATES!
Severe and extreme drought drought has developed in several states, where crop losses are likely beginning and water shortages are...

Brandon Shipp
Oct 3, 20193 min read
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PARTS OF GEORGIA AND ALABAMA NOW HAS SEVERE AND EXTREME DROUGHT CONDITIONS.
Severe drought is the third-worst of five drought categories, ranging from abnormally dry to exceptional drought. The estimated...

Brandon Shipp
Oct 3, 20191 min read
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DROUGHT WORSENING IN THE SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST DUE TO RECENT RECORD HEAT AND HIGH PRESSURE.
Severe drought has developed in several states, where crop losses are likely beginning and water shortages are possible. Severe drought...

Brandon Shipp
Oct 2, 20193 min read
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10 YEARS SINCE THE GREAT FLOOD OF 2009 IN ATLANTA AND NORTH GEORGIA.
Catastrophic flooding impacted the Atlanta metropolitan area September 15-22, 2009, as a result of multiple days of prolonged rainfall. A...

Brandon Shipp
Sep 19, 20195 min read
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HURRICANE DORIAN BY THE NUMBERS
HURRICANE DORIAN BY THE NUMBERS: It was a Historic Storm one that the name will likely be retired. It had 4 landfalls including 3 in the...

Brandon Shipp
Sep 14, 20191 min read
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BEYOND THE FORECAST: JULY 2019 WAS THE HOTTEST MONTH ON RECORD FOR THE PLANET.
SOURCE NOAA: Much of the planet sweltered in unprecedented heat in July, as temperatures soared to new heights in the hottest month ever...

Brandon Shipp
Aug 23, 20192 min read
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BEYOND THE FORECAST: THE FASTEST WARMING CITIES AND STATES IN AMERICA AND ABOUT TEMPERATURE CHANGE.
Temperatures have risen at nearly 98% of U.S. cities since 1970. Ten cities have warmed by at least 4 degrees, and 59, have warmed by at...

Brandon Shipp
Aug 23, 20192 min read
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