Flooding in the Midwest

As a native Midwesterner, this is something of a concern for me. With storms that have dumped nearly a foot of rain in a short period, rivers across parts of Minnesota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin have overtopped. As the floodwater moves south, areas of Iowa will be under the gun next.

No rain is in the forecast for a while though, so hopefully will see a recession of the flood waters there soon.

Why to stay inside during lightning storms

I need to be struck by lightning like I need another hole in my... wait, what?

Told ya

As I said a few days ago, I knew I wasn't going to be last to make bad puns about Earl.

Earl from space

It's all Earl all the time here this week. This time it's not some practical or boring like a forecast. It's a pretty picture of Hurricane Earl from space.

More Earl

Hurricane Earl is still out there.

The forecast track for Hurricane Earl will bring it on the closest approach to tri-state Friday evening. The current position is south of the Outer Banks of North Carolina and east of northern Florida. It will continue to track north-northwest, turning north and then northeast as it moves up the coast. The hurricane is expected to remain out to see as it passes by North Carolina, but it will be close enough that they will be affected by hurricane force winds and heavy rain late this evening and overnight. Earl will continue to move up the coast and will affect much of the Tri-State with heavy rain and gusty winds. The areas that will be most affected by the system will be Long Island, eastern Connecticut and coastal areas where strong storm surges and pounding waves are expected. The rain will begin for the northeastern U.S. Friday morning for parts of New Jersey and in the afternoon and evening for other parts of the region. Strong gusty winds up to 50 mph will be possible, with the strongest winds affecting eastern parts of the region. The storm will pass quickly up to the Cape Cod area, which will be affected by hurricane force winds Friday night and early Saturday morning. The system will move away quickly, leaving Saturday mostly sunny, though still windy.

More Earl

Hurricane Earl brought lots of wind and rain to the parts of the Caribbean, including Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. The storm's track will take it up the U.S coast. While it is forecasted to remain offshore, some uncertainty is still in the track. Parts of the Outer Banks of North Carolina will want to keep an eye on this in the next couple of days, as well as parts fo the northeastern U.S.

It's Name is Earl

Oh, come on! I won't be the last to use that pun. I'm probably not even the first.

Anyway, I'm sure that you've heard that Hurricane Earl is being a little worrisome for the northeastern U.S. Well, I'll definitely be watching the system, both here and especially at my website. It's not time to buy bottled water yet.