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Today is the 120th anniversary of one of the worst natural disasters in American history. On May 31, 1889, the South Fork Dam gave way sending a 40-foot high wall of water roaring down the Conemaugh Valley. The flood crashed into the city of Johnstown in the late afternoon. More than 22-hundred people lost [...] Check out our latest Weather Kid: http://www.wjactv.com/video/19605952/index.html Take a look at this video and decide for yourself: http://www.wjactv.com/video/19605637/index.html It’s a busy night in the Severe Weather Center (both of them actually… more on that in a second!). Here’s what we have going on… a storm system is moving through the Alleghenies and bringing very heavy rains to parts of the viewing area. Along with that, expect some thunderstorms, high winds, and even [...] Temperatures this afternoon were some 20 to 30 degrees colder than yesterday’s highs, which were in the upper 70s and low 80s. Low pressure, rain, clouds and high pressure to our north were all responsible for the big cool-down. Here’s the first forecast from the NOAA on the upcoming Atlantic Hurricane Season: NOAA forecasters say a near-normal Atlantic hurricane season is most likely this year. However, as with any season, the need to prepare for the possibility of a storm striking near you is essential. Nothing too fancy for the blog today as I’m pretty tired… I did just want to wish everyone a Happy Memorial Day and say thanks to those who served. It should be a pretty uneventful day across the region with just the threat for some scattered showers and storms. The biggest threat will be [...] Here’s our latest Weather Kid, Kamden. He’s from Harmony School District. Click here for the video! If you know someone who would like to be a Weather Kid, get the details at the main weather page. My cousin, Jake, sent me ‘Flat Stanley’ in the mail a few days ago and I wanted to get him on TV. I did just that on Friday during the 6 PM show. In case you don’t know what I’m talking about, ‘Flat Stanley’ is a character of a children’s storybook. ‘Flat Stanley’ can [...] Traffic could be a concern in a few locations over the weekend with some construction. Get all the details from my report at 5 PM on Friday. Just click the link below… http://www.wjactv.com/video/19542128/index.html After a string of cloud-free days across the region, we’ll see some changes for the holiday weekend. I just wanted to touch on the change in our weather over the next few days here. A large ridge of high pressure will build off to our south tonight, changing our winds to the southwest. This is going to make it feel like mid to late June into the weekend. The last two mornings have been cold and this one was even record-breaking. Check out the lows from this morning across the Alleghenies.
Morning Lows (May 19, 2009) Record lows this morning were as follows: Johnstown: 30° in 1983 Altoona: 31° in 2002 DuBois: 32° in 1973 State College: 33° in 2002 As [...]  We’ve been advertising a cool-down for a while now and it’s here. Today’s high only made it into the 50s across the Alleghenies. That’s not going to be the big story, though.
Our big story right now is the Freeze Warnings and Frost Advisories in place across the Alleghenies tonight and into tomorrow morning. Have a look at the map below for all the counties that are in the mix by clicking into the post. It’s pretty much most of our viewing area. Check out the latest installment of the Weather Kid: http://www.wjactv.com/video/19477413/index.html We’re going to see a nice change to the pattern next week, one that will give us some true, mid-to-late spring weather. Before we get there though, we’re going to see another blast of very chilly weather. In fact, more frost is likely early next week. We’re seeing quite a bit of severe weather to our west tonight, out in Illinois and points west. This system is headed our way for tomorrow! NOAA: April Slightly Cooler Than Average for U.S.The April 2009 temperature for the contiguous United States was below the long-term average, based on records going back to 1895, according to an analysis by NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, NC. The average April temperature of 51.2 degrees F was 0.8 degree F below the 20th Century average. Precipitation across the contiguous United States in April averaged 2.62 inches, which is 0.19 inch above the 1901-2000 average. Clearing skies and an unseasonably cold airmass will combine with light winds to cause areas of frost to form late tonight and early Tuesday morning. Here the map: Slow spring – two pictures of slightly delayed growth. [...] |
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