Fun at the Flood City Music Festival

Here’s a clip of Tony Martin tossing to Tim Tender who was live at the Music Fest in Johnstown Friday afternoon:

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Weather Overview – Wednesday, November 5th, 2008

Change is Coming

We’re talking about the weather here! After a string of very warm temperatures for early November, things will return to reality over the weekend and early next week. A cold front will come in Friday night and give us some much needed rainfall before we chill down. Here’s more on the cool-down and if there’s any snow in sight:

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A Bit Foggy!

Here’s an interesting photo from Johnstown earlier in the season:

Bill Neff City Fog

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What’s going on is an inversion. That’s when temperatures are warmer with increasing height, forcing the cool air underneath it to stay in place until enough mixing (sunshine) can occur. The air underneath that warm layer cools [...]

Weather Overview – Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

Indian Summer Part Deux!

After our little bout of winter weather this week, our pattern will calm down quite a bit. In fact,

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October Snow

Snow in October is not unheard of, but some of the amounts we picked up today were a bit unusual. Parts of Elk county approached 10 inches, as did the ridges of western Somerset county. Here’s some visual proof:

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Scary Sightings!

Here’s a picture from Bedford County that is definitely appropriate for the season:

Linda Werfel – Halloween Picture

This one is courtesy of Linda Werfel while she was traveling on routes 31/96 between Manns Choice and Jean Bonet Tavern in Bedford County. Happy [...]

New Milestone! Thank You!

We started the Severe Weather Team Blog a couple of years ago, but in the last year, we made the transition to WordPress.com. One of the really nice things about WordPress is that it lets you see how many people have been on your website.

Today, we hit a new milestone with our 20,000th [...]

Heavy Rain and Wind!

A strong storm will race through the Alleghenies over the next 24 hours bringing

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Weather Overview – Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

Here Comes the Cold

 

A strong storm system will move into the area for the start of the weekend, bringing us some beneficial rain and even a few thunderstorms. Rainfall amounts will average around one inch, but some higher amounts are possible.

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The WX Factor: Baseball

A while back we looked at the WX Factor (or The Weather Factor) when it comes to football, specifically the Pittsburgh Steelers.  Now, our sister station takes a look at the WX Factor for The World Series.  Click into the post for more… and trust me, it’s a toss-up!

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Weather Overview – Wednesday, October 15th, 2008

Cooler Times Ahead

 

We all knew it had to end at some point, and that looks to be Thursday. A strong cold front will usher in a pattern change that will drive temperatures down to below average levels for much of the time over the next week or so. The longer range

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2008-2009 NOAA Winter Outlook

Here’s a look at what the NOAA and the Climate Prediction Center are predicting for the upcoming cold season. These are maps of probability, meaning the chances for certain weather to occur. Click ahead for the maps and more: (Read More)

Weather Overview – Wednesday, October 8th, 2008

Indian Summer?

This could qualify as one over the next several days, with high pressure in control and getting stronger through the weekend. Indian Summer usually means warm temperatures after

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September Rainfall Review

The month actually ended up wetter than average for most of west central PA, with the exception of northwestern areas. That part of the state missed out on a good deal of the tropical related rain that we saw from time to time. Here’s how we fared:

Weather Overview – Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

Warming Back Up

Our first real taste of Autumn will be with us for the end of the week, with the higher hilltops not getting much above 50 on Thursday. The good news is (Read More)

Weather Overview – Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

Rain Cometh Again!

It looks like we’ll pick up some decent amounts of rain later this week, and again it’s thanks to the tropics. A tropical-type system will develop along the east coast and sling some rain our way by late (Read More)

Weather Overview – Thursday, September 11, 2008

Day of Remembrance

I can remember where I was 7 years ago today like it was yesterday. I was sleeping in that Tuesday morning, just starting my vacation. The weather was perfect, but the good feelings didn’t last long. I woke up and was watching the Today show and that’s when everything of course went wrong around 8:30am. (Read More)

Viewer Question

Joann Bozich asks:

i am writing to try to find the answer to the question, WHAT exactly is indian summer?, and WHEN is indian summer?

i have searched many websites and they all give a different answer.

thank you for your time and help with this question

Here’s the answer:

Weather Overview – Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008

Hot Stuff!

Temperatures this week will stay about 10 degrees above average as far as the highs are concerned, and about 5 to 10 below average for the nighttime lows. It all points to some pretty nice weather for early September and late Summer. We do have a chance at some beneficial rain [...]

Weather Overview – Thursday, August 28th, 2008

Back to the Usual!

Our rainfall from the remnants of Fay couldn’t have come at a better time as we were really drying up. Now that it’s gone, not much rain will be in our cards through the middle of next week. Here’s an update to the weather overview videos: