Photo, Satellite Image Show Dust Storm -- At Sea Mar 21, 2012; 9:25 AM ET Gizmodo pointed out this NAVY photo this morning, showing a dust storm on an aircraft carrier at sea on March 19th. Dust storms routinely blow out to sea, especially in Africa ...

Videos: Lightning Hits Radar, Power Transformers Mar 19, 2012; 3:27 PM ET The O.U. Prime Radar, a research weather radar system at the University of Oklahoma was struck by lightning at 9:20 AM local time today, as shown by this video of a security cam...

Cape Cod Cottages Dismanted Due to Erosion Mar 17, 2012; 1:09 PM ET A sad story that isn't receiving national media attention this week is the dismantling of five summer homes in Chatham, MA, due to continuing beach erosion on Cape Cod. Boston.com say...

Radar Ducting Catches Chesapeake Bridge Mar 15, 2012; 1:29 PM ET There was a great example this morning (hat tip: Derek Wanner) of NEXRAD Radar "Ducting" (which I have blogged about before) in the southern Chesapeake Bay, and I used three different Ac...

Remembering the Storm of the Century in 1993 Mar 13, 2012; 11:59 AM ET In addition to the blog which I wrote in 2009, which shows maps and photos from the "Blizzard of 1993," we have some new resources this year. Among them is an article about how (sc...

Pacific Northwest Storm Waves Over 30 Feet Mar 12, 2012; 9:22 AM ET Rain of up to 4 inches and 2 feet of snow are predicted from a powerhouse Pacific Northwest storm, but winds are already gusting over 80 mph with waves over 30 feet early Monday. I wi...

3-Inch Hail and More Flooding in Hawaii Mar 9, 2012; 12:15 PM ET As an update to the flooding article I posted Tuesday, severe weather continues in Hawaii. Supercellular thunderstorms with rotation and large hail are currently moving through the islan...

155-MPH Winds in Southwest, Three Feet of Rain in Hawaii Mar 7, 2012; 2:16 PM ET Winds last night gusted to 133 mph at 11,000 feet on Mammoth Mountain, Calif., and into the 80s in lower parts of Southern California and Nevada, where damage was widespr...

The Elusive Snow Tornado Mar 5, 2012; 8:00 AM ET We're seeing something rare, but not unprecedented this morning: snow on tornado damage. Here's an image from Twitter this morning via my Facebook friend Chickage Windler, a meteorologist for WTHR: It'...

Tornado Outbreak: 1,000 Warnings, 1,300 Reports Mar 3, 2012; 9:13 AM ET It was incredible to watch the warnings, reports, photos and videos come in live yesterday during my 11-hour shift at AccuWeather.com HQ. For a complete story on the tornado outbr...

High Tornado Risk: Stats, Updates, Behind the Scenes Mar 2, 2012; 8:25 AM ET The NWS has issued a HIGH RISK for tornadoes in many of the same areas that got hit by this week's storms. It's a somber morning here at AccuWeather HQ, and it's going to be ...

Tornado Outbreak So Far - And Even Worse Friday Mar 1, 2012; 11:56 AM ET By my count of official NWS storm surveys, I count 14 confirmed tornadoes in four states as of this morning (with many more surveys still ongoing). You can read our detailed time...

800-Mile Supercell Drops Multiple Tornadoes Feb 29, 2012; 3:42 PM ET Thanks Henry for the tip. Looking at the radar loop from the tornadoes last night, it looks like the same area of energy (mostly the same supercell thunderstorm)* traversed over 800 ...

Are You There Snow? It's Me, Jesse Feb 27, 2012; 9:44 AM ET The buzz around my stepdaughter's school this winter here in Central Pennsylvania has been the lack of snow (and snow days -- not a single one). For her 3rd grade science project, we decided ...

Tornadoes Vs. Mobile Homes Feb 23, 2012; 2:46 PM ET I have more than once heard the question "Are tornadoes attracted to mobile homes?" We wrote an article about the subject yesterday; in researching it, I came across some more information that I want...

Mid-Atlantic Snowfall Map, Up to 17 Inches! Feb 20, 2012; 9:23 AM ET UPDATE: The AccuWeather version of the map below is now available: Up to 17 inches of snow fell in the mountains of Virginia during the weekend snowstorm, but the major cities of th...

Confirmation of Snowless, Warm U.S., Cold Europe Feb 15, 2012; 2:06 PM ET This far through the winter, it's pretty obvious that much of the United States (certainly the East) has had a lack of snow, while Europe has suffered a harsh cold wave. But in ...

Super Tropical Cylone Giovanna Vs. Madagascar Feb 13, 2012; 9:59 AM ET Extreme Tropical Cyclone Giovanna is a beautiful, concentric storm on satellite this morning at 125 knots (Category 4) strength. forecasts maxing it out at 130 knots before landfal...

Anniversary of 2010 Snowmageddon Snow Storms Feb 8, 2012; 3:54 PM ET This week is the two-year anniversary of the "Snowmageddon" blizzard of 2010 in the mid-Atlantic, a storm which was followed by another, slightly north, only a few days later. Since ...

Storm Chaser Andy Gabrielson Killed in Accident Feb 6, 2012; 9:27 AM ET Storm Chaser Andy Gabrielson, who had an uncanny ability to film dozens of tornadoes up close, perished Saturday evening in a tragic traffic accident in Oklahoma. He, and another ...

Photos: 10 Feet of Rime Ice at Mount Washington! Feb 3, 2012; 9:55 AM ET Mount Washington, New Hampshire, "Home of the World's Worst Weather" (and our own Mount Washington Blog) rarely sees anything that surprises the observers who have recorded the w...

Was U.S. Record Low Temperature of -80 Broken in Alaska? Jan 31, 2012; 11:55 AM ET It seems that an amateur weather station for the Alaska Department of Transportation at Jim's River, AK, measured a temperature of -79 F Saturday, one degree below the ...

Warm Winter Waterspouts, Confused Birds, Lack of Flu Jan 27, 2012; 2:33 PM ET It's been warmer (or at least less snowy) than normal over much of the United States this Winter. That may have led to rare winter waterspouts forming over bodies of water. ...

Could Tropical Cylone Funso Reach Category 5? Jan 23, 2012; 7:37 PM ET Deadly Cyclone Funso could make a run at Category 5 intensity, which would seem to be pretty impressive as it's wedged in-between Madagascar and Africa. NASA's TRMM satellite says ...

Could Tropical Cylone Funso Reach Category 5? Jan 23, 2012; 7:37 PM ET UPDATE 1/25/2012: We have updated our news story again; Funso is still a Category 4. The storm is looking better on satellite and has seen winds increase to 120 knots, but the maxi...

Is Discovery Channel Storm Chasers Cancelled? Jan 20, 2012; 4:11 PM ET A rumor, started this morning by a couple of people in the Storm Chasing community on Facebook, has spread like wildfire on Social Media today: Discovery Channel's "Storm Chasers" ...

Discovery Channel Storm Chasers Cancelled! Jan 20, 2012; 4:11 PM ET UPDATE: 1/24/2012: There is still no confirmation from Discovery Channel, but we do have written confirmation from one of the show's stars, Tim Samaras, as broken by StormChaserMovies...

Flying Wild Temperatures in Alaska Jan 18, 2012; 9:17 AM ET We all know Alaska has been seeing record snowfall this year, and record cold, but they've also had some huge temperature swings. The NWS talks about 24-hour swings of 50 degrees in the link;...

Flying Wild Temperatures in Alaska Jan 18, 2012; 9:17 AM ET We all know Alaska has been seeing record snowfall this year, and record cold, but they've also had some huge temperature swings. The NWS talks about 24-hour swings of 50 degrees in the link;...

Wake Low Wind Gusts in Florida Keys Wednesday Jan 14, 2012; 10:42 AM ET The NWS in Key West, Florida released a statement about a rare "Wake Low" that crossed the Keys earlier this week, which is quoted below. Here is a map showing wind gusts as the e...