Many people think a blizzard has more to do with the amount of snow but actually it has more to do with wind. To officially quality a...

SUPERCELL TORNADO Supercell tornadoes occur from thunderstorms with deep rotation in the storm; rotation meteorologists refer to as a...

The term QLCS stands for 'Quasi-Linear Convective System'. These are tornadoes that form very quickly with little warning. They 'spin up'...

A squall line or quasi-linear convective system (QLCS) is a line of thunderstorms forming along or ahead of a cold front. A squall line...

The coldest temperature ever was recorded at Rogers Pass, Montana -70 degrees on January 20th, 1954. Alaska holds the record for the...

FORECASTING WEATHER IN THE PAST: Weather observing started with simply stepping outside and noting what was seen, heard, and felt. ...

Before going in-depth, please keep in mind that meteorology is NOT an exact science, and climate-based meteorological forecasts are more...

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...

Atlanta's SNOWIEST Day in History was during the Great Atlanta Blizzard when 10"+ of Snow fell in Atlanta the high that day was 36 back...

The long-term average is just 2 inches of snow falling on an average of one day in January and one day in February. In the winter of 1968...

The long-term average is just 2 inches of snow falling on an average of one day in January and one day in February. In the winter of 1968...

Northern Canada and much of inland Alaska are almost guaranteed to have a white Thanksgiving. Parts of the upper Midwest, northern Great...

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...

On Oct. 16, 1975, NASA launched the first operational GOES satellite! GOES-A was the first in a series of weather satellites that NASA...

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...

A fast-moving storm from western Canada is forecast to strengthen rapidly and is poised to bring a dose of drenching rain, strong winds,...

Hurricane Season for the Atlantic runs from June 1 thru November 30. But the vast majority of tropical storms and hurricanes occur...

Conditions have to be just right for a hurricane to form. There are many factors involved in the formation. A hurricane can only form...

Dozens of cities across the country experienced their hottest September in more than a century of recordkeeping. All told, more than...

Severe and extreme drought drought has developed in several states, where crop losses are likely beginning and water shortages are...