Scott Sumner's career in weather has taken him from New York City to North Carolina over a period of 15 years. He has written weather articles for a few newspapers and magazines over that same period.
With a moderate to strong La Nina winter forecast * anticipated in the D.C. area, for those who despise the cold and the snow, the forecast can't come to fruition soon enough. I say that because even though...
If you thought my title was politically based, think again. This past Tuesday, November 30th, the NYC metro area was struck with a 3.9 magnitude earthquake that was felt across much of Suffolk County, Long Island. The quake...
Nov. 30, 1967:A record November snowstorm struck the Washington D.C. area. It produced up to a foot of snow in a 12 hour period. In addition, I found that the month of November in 1995, was truly...
After a silent half to the hurricane season, in part due to:
1) A unusual number of upper-level low pressure systems, which tend to bring high wind shear (also called Tropical Upper Tropospheric Trough (TUTT))
2) Vertical instability being...
Aug 16,1997:
West winds circulating around a "Bermuda" high pressure system allowed temperatures to soar during the 16th and 17th. Record maximum temperatures were achieved on both days. On the 16th, the previous record of 95 degrees...
July 1, 1999:
High pressure was the dominant weather feature during the month. This forced most rain producing storm systems to steer north of the area and resulted in the continuation of the climatological, meteorological, and hydrological drought that has...
June 19, 1996:
A 22 year-old man was reported in critical condition after being struck by lightning during the early evening of the 19th.
June 19, 2006:
A strong cold front moved from the Ohio Valley in the early...
June 17, 2004
A man was struck by lightning while visiting the Lincoln Memorial as he took shelter under a tree in the midst of a passing thunderstorm. His clothes and shoes were shredded from the bolt as he was...
June 7, 1999:
Exceptionally hot weather was felt over the Southeast U.S., as High Pressure caused air to downslope over the Appalachian Mountains, sending afternoon temperatures into the upper 90s to lower 100s. The heat, in combination with very...
To those of you who have read my past articles, I apologize for not having written anything lately, but my goal for the rest of this year is to bring to you a series of articles pertaining to influential women...