Jun 15, 2022

Early June 13th, isolated storm clusters began to pop up over southern Minnesota and Northern Iowa. A warm front was lifting steadily north across the area, and a potent mid-level disturbance was starting to ride along the edge of the front, setting up a “derecho” – like thunderstorm scenario fo…

Jun 01, 2022

The first hurricane of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season struck off the southern Pacific coast of Mexico on Sunday and quickly gained strength as it headed towards a stretch of tourist beaches and fishing towns.The storm made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane Monday afternoon or evening near Pu…

May 18, 2022

America’s electric grid needs a major upgrade. The goal is for the grid to use only zero-carbon electricity by 2035. However, with the surge in electric vehicles and renewable power installation, a massive investment is required. It is estimated that an investment in the range of $2 trillion wil…

May 13, 2022

A record heat wave, severe storms, and wildfires may be causing power outages in specific areas of the United States in the next few days.A heat wave that parched Texas is expected to expand into the central and Northeastern regions of the country.Temperatures are expected to exceed 100°F will a…

May 12, 2022

According to the California Public Utilities Commission, the state of California could be short nearly 1,700 megawatts of power this summer. That’s enough energy for about 1.3 million homes. And it could get worse. That gap may expand to as much as 1,800 megawatts by 2025. This does not include …

May 06, 2022

A broad circulation moved through and out of Texas and Oklahoma on May 4 delivering heavy rainfall and tornadoes to the area. Major tornado damage occurred in Lockett, OK, near the Texas border and in Seminole, OK, southeast of Oklahoma City. Throughout Oklahoma, about 14,000 business and resi…

May 03, 2022

Two separate weather systems combined to bring strong storms to more than a dozen states in the last two days of April. Dry, gusty winds and very low humidity in the Southwest continued to produce wildfires in New Mexico and Colorado. On April 30, the severe storm threat extended from west centra…

Apr 19, 2022

A spring nor’easter is expected to strike the Appalachians up through New York, Pennsylvania, sections of Vermont and Massachusetts. Eight million people could be affected.Upstate New York and the far northeast of Pennsylvania are expected to get 5 to 10 inches of snow. In New England, the snow i…

Apr 14, 2022

A Blizzard and strong wind gusts hit parts of Montana and North Dakota on Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service.As much as 47-inches of snow fell in Albro Lake in Montana, forcing a number of road closings. The Weather Service noted that travel will be difficult to impossible in the …

Apr 12, 2022

Power has been restored to nearly 100 percent of customers of LUMA Energy customers on Monday after a fire at a power plant near Cost Sur plunged the island into darkness on Wednesday April 6. On Thursday, Luma, which began operating the transmission and distribution system in June, reported th…

Apr 07, 2022

Although the Atlantic hurricane season for 2022 doesn’t start until June 1, AccuWeather, the experts in hurricane season predictions have come up with its predictions and it should be on everyone’s mind due to the recent intense hurricane seasons we have witnessed recently. Many communities are …

Mar 24, 2022

A total of 27 tornadoes were reported Tuesday, with most of them touching down in Mississippi and one in New Orleans. Flood warnings have also been issued across the region.The tornado that struck New Orleans on Tuesday killed at least one person, destroyed many homes and knocked down power lines…