A major severe weather outbreak is forecast this afternoon across much of the Great Lakes and Ohio and Mississippi Valleys. The Storm Prediction Center has issued a rare “High Risk” for severe weather across much of Illinois and Indiana as well as parts of Southern Michigan and Western Ohio. A highly unstable atmosphere, juxtaposed with […]
Warmer weather settled into the area this morning behind a warm front, which moved northward as a result of a strong system over the Central United States. The warm weather comes on the heels of some of the coldest weather so far this season, which swept through the Northeast on Tuesday. The snow and cold […]
Much has been made of the cold and snowy weather this week, and rightfully so. Temperatures fell into the teens and 20’s on Wednesday night after snow on Tuesday, and high temperatures Wednesday afternoon barely scraped into the upper 30’s. Those temperatures are more typical for overnight lows this time of year. But there is […]
Two weeks from perihelion (its closest approach to the sun), Comet ISON is finally brightening at a rapid pace. Observations taken over the last week had shown the structure of the comet developing. Initially, bifurcation of the comets tail was observed. Shortly thereafter, the tails split into two and three — followed by a disconnection […]