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Record Snow Totals
As expected, some heavy snow developed in the area yesterday. The only unexpected part was that the snow did not make it as far north as forecast. The heaviest band of snow was south of Marathon...
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News reports and social networking websites in Arizona have been buzzing this week over the smell of smoke. Wildfires are commonplace in the desert southwest. But right now the winds are pushing the...
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What Weather Is Best For Fireworks?
Happy 4th of July! The 4th of July means celebrating our country’s history, enjoying the outdoors with family and of course, fireworks. As we approach the 4th of July holiday millions of Americans...
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Ice & Smoke Around the World
There is a big change in the weather today but the thing everyone is talking about is the smoke from the Minnesota wildfire. Tony mentioned it in a blog post recently and here is a link to an animation...
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What ever happened to that wildfire in Minnesota?
Tens of thousands of acres have already been burnt. Since we have seen a good deal of clouds, spotty showers and cool temperatures over the past few days thanks to a stubborn upper-level low pressure...
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What is a Fire Weather Watch?
The Fire Weather Watch includes the entire TV-9 viewing area According to the National Weather Service, a Fire Weather Watch is issued when “critical fire weather conditions may occur. A combination...
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Smoke Plume & Very Warm Spring
The new dual polarization upgrade to National Weather Service Doppler Radars is already showing some benefits. It has been picking up hail quite nicely and now we have an example of it detecting a...
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Western wildfires seen from space
The National Weather Service has released some incredible photos of the wildfires impacting the western United States. In the included photo you can see what six wildfires in Montana and Wyoming look...
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El Nino Leads To Air Pollution?
A recent study published in the journal Nature, shows a strong link between El Nino and increased air pollution in Indonesia to the Philippines, Vietnam, and Thailand. This is because during an...
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The Peshtigo Fire
October 8th is the sad anniversary of the deadliest forest fire on record in North American, the Peshtigo Fire of northeast Wisconsin in 1871. It actually was a series of fires that devastated areas...
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Fire and Ice
The pattern of extreme changes continues this spring. Perhaps you heard about the huge ice shoves this past weekend that pushed mega piles of ice off Lake Mille Lacs in Minnesota. Homes and...
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California Fire From Space
You’ve all likely heard and seen the many dire facts of the massive wildfire raging near Yosemite. Of course there are concerns for homes and property, giant sequoia tree stands, and the...
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Tracking a Smoke Plume Using Weather Tools
On April 23rd a large smoke plume was located over the Horicon Marsh in northern Dodge County, Wisconsin. It was part of a prescribed burn for habitat management. It was clearly visible with the...
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Billion Dollar Weather Disasters in the U.S. in 2015
It appears extremely expensive weather events are becoming more likely. This in part is because population and development, especially in disaster vulnerable zones is increasing. According to the...
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Tracking the Smoke from the California Fires
The fires this fall in California have been brutal. You get a sense of how intense and large they are by the smoke plumes seen on satellite imagery. These plumes extend many miles up and spread...
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Terrible California Fires
The size of the some of the current fires in California is astonishing, and the smoke plumes are gigantic. We salute those emergency workers trying to keep lives and property safe. It must be...
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Many fires over Southeast Asia for agriculture
As a kid I remember a few neighbors setting the ditches on fire in the spring to eradicate dried up grass, shrubs, or weeds before the growing season would kick in. However the number of prescribed...
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