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Researchers Predict 13 Named Atlantic Storms For 2023

The New Orleans Times-Picayune reports: The 2023 hurricane season officially begins on June 1, and Arlene sits at the top of this year’s list of storm names. The National Hurricane Center moves through an alphabetical list throughout the season. Though hurricane season lasts from June 1 to Nov. 30, storms can form at any time. It is not uncommon for …

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Fort Lauderdale Rainfall Broke Single-Day Record Set During 1980 Hurricane, Schools Still Closed, FLL Open

CNN reports: More storms could strike South Florida on Friday after monumental flooding wreaked havoc on Fort Lauderdale and surrounding communities, closing schools and government buildings and sending hundreds of residents to seek refuge at emergency shelters. Many streets turned into lakes across Fort Lauderdale Wednesday and Thursday when a historic volume of rain exceeding 2 feet inundated the South …

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At Least 23 Dead, Dozens Hurt In Mississippi Tornado

The Washington Post reports:  A devastating tornado swept through parts of Mississippi overnight, killing at least 23 people, injuring dozens more and wreaking severe damage after wind gusts of up to 80 mph and hail the size of golf balls swept through the state. The severe weather has pummeled homes and caused widespread power outages early Saturday. The towns of …

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Southern California Gets Rare Blizzard Warning [VIDEO]

Axios reports: A rare, powerful winter storm is directing a firehose of moisture at large parts of California, including causing blizzard conditions in the hills and mountains near Los Angeles, San Francisco and San Diego. This storm prompted the first blizzard warnings in L.A. and Ventura Counties since 1989, and the first-ever blizzard warning issued by the Weather Service’s San …

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Mild And Snowless Winter Continues For Mid-Atlantic

Axios reports: Temperatures will sizzle toward record territory for many in the Mid-Atlantic on Thursday. Baltimore and Washington, D.C., could reach 80°F.  The freakishly mild winter in the East has led to a sense of unease. This is February, when Nor’easters normally churn the Atlantic, dumping heavy snow for millions. Instead, the only thing that has been heavy in New …

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Winter Storm Cancels/Delays Thousands Of Flights

Reuters reports: Airlines canceled more than 1,500 flights in the United States on Wednesday as a strong winter storm makes its way through the western and central states. A total of 1,510 flights within, into and out of the United States were canceled by 4:30 p.m. ET, according to flight-tracking website FlightAware, which also showed 3,870 flights were delayed. Snow …

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US Census: 3.4M Displaced By Climate Events In 2022

NBC News reports: Natural disasters forced an estimated 3.4 million people in the U.S. to leave their homes in 2022, according to Census Bureau data, underscoring how climate-related weather events are already changing American communities. The overwhelming majority of these people were uprooted by hurricanes, followed by floods, then fires and tornadoes. Nearly 40% returned to their homes within a …

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NH Mountain Sees US Record -108 Wind Chill [VIDEO]

The Washington Post reports: The wind chill at the summit of New Hampshire’s Mount Washington dropped to minus-108 degrees on Friday, marking what meteorologists and climate scientists say is probably the lowest recorded in the history of the United States at a time when the Northeast is getting battered with dangerously cold air. Videos recorded by the nonprofit Mount Washington …

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Groundhog Day: Punxsutawney Phil Sees His Shadow

Pittsburgh’s CBS affiliate reports: Punxsutawney Phil has spoken: Six more weeks of winter await us. The beloved groundhog took his position for the 137th time in Gobblers Knob Thursday. Phil also saw his shadow in 2022, giving us six more weeks of winter. 2023 now marks the 108th time Phil’s shadow has been seen since the tradition began in 1887. …

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1300 Flights Canceled As Ice Storm Sweeps The South

NBC News reports: Nearly 1,300 flights within, to and from the United States were canceled Tuesday as an ice storm swept over parts of the South. The storm was concentrated in the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area, leaving the region hit the hardest with travel issues, with 374 flights canceled at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, according to the online flight tracker …

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Northeast To See Subzero Arctic Blast This Weekend

AccuWeather reports: An intense blast of Arctic air will barrel into the Northeast later this week to deliver quite a cold shock to the Northeast and neighboring Canada, AccuWeather meteorologists warn. For example, in Boston, after a high near 40 on Thursday, temperatures there will dip to 10 below zero on Saturday morning. “At peak during the outbreak from late …

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NYC Breaks Record For Latest Snowfall Of Any Winter

AccuWeather reports: No white Christmas to set a festive mood in Rockefeller Center. No snow to greet New Year’s Eve revelers in Times Square for the first full-blown celebration since the start of the pandemic. New York City has hardly looked like winter over the past couple of months due to a lack of snowfall. The Big Apple’s snowless streak …

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NYC Set To Break Record For Snowless Days Streak

AccuWeather reports: The longest snowless streak lasted 332 days and ended on Dec. 15, 2020. This season’s streak is currently up to 323 days as of Jan. 26. No snow has been measured in the Big Apple since March 9, 2022, when 0.4 of an inch fell. AccuWeather forecasters say that with no significant chances of snow in the forecast …

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Southwest Ups Loss From Holiday Meltdown To $1.2B

Axios reports: Southwest Airlines has been in damage-control mode since its December holiday meltdown, working to defend its reputation. Now, that episode has an actual price tag. The airline said today the snafu cost it $800 million in the fourth quarter, driving it to a net Q4 loss. And it expects to take another $300 million to $350 million hit …

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Shareholders Sue Southwest Over Holiday Meltdown

Reuters reports: Shareholders filed a lawsuit against Southwest Airlines Co on Thursday, accusing the carrier of fraudulently concealing problems that led last month to an operational meltdown and more than 15,000 flight cancellations. According to the proposed class action filed in federal court in Houston, Southwest publicly downplayed or failed to disclose serious shortcomings in its flight scheduling software technology. …

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2022 Climate Disasters Caused $165 Billion In Damage

NBC News reports: The United States experienced 18 extreme weather events last year that each caused at least $1 billion in damages, according to a report released Tuesday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Weather and climate disasters across the country resulted in more than $165 billion in damages in 2022, making it the third-costliest year on record, NOAA …

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California Sees Widespread Flooding, Evacuations

NBC News reports: Thousands of people in California were forced to flee their homes as severe weather continued to batter the state, leaving one person dead this week and a child missing, while tens of thousands of utility customers were still without power Tuesday morning. Moderate to heavy rains were expected to continue to hammer much of California on Tuesday …

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560K CA Homes Without Power After Severe Storms

Reuters reports: Torrential downpours and damaging winds left hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses without power in California early on Sunday as the area braced for the next onslaught of severe weather. More than 560,000 homes were reported to be still without power as of 5AM. At least six people have died in the severe weather since New Year’s …

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CA Gov Declares Emergency Over “Bomb Cyclone”

Just in via press release: Working to protect Californians from the incoming winter storms, Governor Gavin Newsom today proclaimed a state of emergency throughout California to support the ongoing response to recent winter storms. The emergency proclamation supports emergency relief efforts including authorizing the mobilization of the California National Guard to support disaster response, directing Caltrans to request immediate assistance through …

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Southwest Offers Customers 25K Frequent Flier Points

CBS News reports: Southwest Airlines, which angered customers with thousands of flight cancellations over the holidays, is offering 25,000 frequent-flier points to travelers who were affected by the epic meltdown. Southwest CEO Bob Jordan wrote in a letter to impacted travelers that the 25,000 points have a value of more than $300, will never expire and carry no blackout dates. …

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