La Niña expected to continue into Winter 2021 and into early 2022. What you need to know.
La Niña strengthened in the last month, with below-average sea surface temperatures (SSTs) evident across most of the equatorial Pacific,...
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Brandon Shipp
May 20, 20211 min read
Snowfall across the country from 9/30/20-5/19/21
Below is the Snowfall maps that shows how much each part of the country has received between last Fall and this Spring.
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Brandon Shipp
Mar 21, 20211 min read
Beyond The Forecast: Why is it more cloudy usually in the fall and winter?
From late-fall through winter, the sun is lower in the sky, striking the ground at a smaller angle and producing less heat. The longer...
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Brandon Shipp
Feb 20, 20211 min read
Recap of historic cold weather across the United States and February snow.
Much of the Southern US including the southern plains and Mid-South was under a winter storm warnings this past week. Areas as far south...
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Brandon Shipp
Feb 17, 20211 min read
Over 73% of the United States is covered in snow right now.
Over 73% of the United States is covered in snow the most in several years. Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama even has...
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Brandon Shipp
Feb 13, 20212 min read
Significant winter storm ahead for much of the country. More rain ahead for Georgia.
A high impact winter storm is ahead for many states especially Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, parts of New Mexico, Arkansas, Missouri, parts...
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Brandon Shipp
Feb 13, 20211 min read
Snow drought continues in metro Atlanta.
It has been over 1,120 days since the last accumulating measurable snow in Atlanta officially at the airport. The last sticking...
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Brandon Shipp
Feb 9, 20211 min read
Snow has fallen in every state except Florida this winter!
Below is the Snowfall totals from 9/30/20 through 2/8/21 Snowfall from 9/30 through 2/7
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Brandon Shipp
Jan 24, 20211 min read
Beyond The Forecast: How clouds can impact the high temperature and morning low temperature
Without cloud cover, we can warm significantly allowing the daytime temperature to rise. With thicker cloud cover, it can act as a...
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Brandon Shipp
Jan 24, 20211 min read
Beyond The Forecast: Why is our environment so quiet after a big accumulating snow?
Snowfall absorbs more sound making the environment sound quieter. After that snow melts the sound is back to normal. When you have...
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Brandon Shipp
Jan 24, 20211 min read
Beyond The Forecast: All about the Polar Vortex
The Polar Vortex is always present in the Arctic Circle. It is a broad area of low pressure usually contained by the Polar Jet Stream. A...
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Brandon Shipp
Jan 23, 20211 min read
United States Drought Update some relief ahead for the West.
Some relief is coming to drought stricken areas of the Western United States and Southwest including California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado...
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Brandon Shipp
Jan 21, 20211 min read
Beyond The Forecast: How much snow does the Smoky Mountains average in a year?
At Newfound Gap at over 5,000 feet high the area typically sees around 69" of snow. The higher elevations are also much colder than the...
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Brandon Shipp
Jan 20, 20211 min read
Beyond The Forecast: The coldest Inauguration days.
President Ronald Reagan’s second inauguration in 1985 marked the coldest January inauguration. That day, the temperature reached seven...
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Brandon Shipp
Jan 20, 20211 min read
Beyond The Forecast: What was the coldest January Inauguration day?
The coldest January Inauguration day was January 1985 President Reagan's second term during the Inauguration it was 7 degrees.
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Brandon Shipp
Jan 20, 20211 min read
Record Low Great Lakes Ice Coverage.
Great Lakes Ice Coverage this winter is less than 2% (1.8%). Typically this part of winter (January) the average for Great Lakes Ice...
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Brandon Shipp
Jan 3, 20213 min read
Memorable January snow and ice storms in Georgia
The Great Atlanta Blizzard hit in January 1940 (January 23rd) over a half foot of snow (over 8" fell in many areas including the city of...
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Brandon Shipp
Dec 17, 20201 min read
12/17 Snow Cover over 40% of the United States are covered in Snow!
40.8% of the United States has snow on the ground! The most recent snow has fallen across parts of the Rockies, the Mid-Atlantic, the...
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Brandon Shipp
Dec 16, 20201 min read
Over 60 million in the path of a major winter storm for the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern U.S.
A major winter storm will impact the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast Wednesday and Thursday snowfall rates between 2 and 3" per hour are...
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Brandon Shipp
Dec 16, 20201 min read
Freezing rain possible in NE Georgia and parts of the Carolinas Wednesday.
While most of Georgia will have a cold rain as a wedge of cold air builds in Wednesday parts of Northeast Georgia could have some...
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