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When the weather turns rough, your home is often the first line of defense. Whether it’s a heavy rainstorm, gusty winds, or a blanket of snow, your property needs to be equipped to withstand the elements, especially in regions like Longmont, Colorado, where unpredictable weather is common.
Continue reading Weathering the Storm: Home Improvement Projects That Protect Your Property
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Ridgewood NJ, You might be familiar with Groundhog Day from the 1993 film in which a TV weatherman experiences the same day repeatedly. In this iconic movie, Bill Murray’s character covers the annual celebration over and over, putting Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, on the map.
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Punxsutawney PA, for over 130 years, Punxsutawney Phil has predicted the weather every Groundhog Day on Feb. 2 . This year (02/02/22 ) the famous groundhog from Punxsutawney, saw his his shadow at daybreak, meaning there will be six more weeks of winter.
Continue reading Groundhog Day : Punxsutawney Phil Predicts 6 More Weeks of Winter
Due to global warming, the world’s climate is becoming extremely unpredictable. Irregular weather conditions are now a part of our lives, from Indian summers in the British Isles to snowstorms in Texas. You need to make sure that you adhere to the government’s advice on reducing your emissions. You also need to make sure that you’re prepared for unexpected changes in the weather, especially if you live in an area that’s prone to hurricanes or tornadoes.
Continue reading How To Be Fully Prepared For A Power Outage During Winter And Hurricane Seasons
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Ridgewood NJ, the National Weather Service has issued an EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING. An EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING…
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EDT THURSDAY.
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UAE, the United Arab Emirates is testing drones that can make clouds produce rain by giving them an electric shock. Cloud-seeding technology is already used in the country, but the UAE wants to generate more rain. The country only averages 100mm of rain per year. In 2017, the government provided $15m (£10.8m) for nine different rain-enhancement projects.
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Ridgewood NJ, forest fires in California last summer were prima facie evidence of global warming, climate change ,global cooling and so on , but the polar vortex that has swept through the entire center of the country from Texas to the Dakotas bringing near-century low frigid temperatures doesn’t mean the opposite?
Continue reading Punxsutawney Phil Predicted 6 more Weeks of Winter
January 28,2020
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Ridgewood NJ, Groundhog Day or Ground-Hog Day,is a popular tradition celebrated in the United States and Canada on February 2.It derives from the Pennsylvania Dutch superstition that if a groundhog (Deitsch: Grundsau, Grunddax, Dax) emerging from its burrow on this day sees a shadow due to clear weather, it will retreat to its den and winter will persist for six more weeks, and if he does not, due to cloudiness, spring season will arrive early.
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Ridgewood NJ, Black ice is difficult to see and makes roads very slippery, especially bridges and overpasses.
Temperatures have tumbled below freezing in some areas and precipitation may create black ice conditions.
Continue reading New Jersey Office of Emergency Management: Watch For Black Ice
February 2,2018
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Punxsutawney PA, Punxsutawney Phil, America’s most famous groundhog, and foremost weather rodent saw his shadow Friday morning, predicting six more weeks of winter.
With Groundhog Day festivities well underway in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, the groundhog known as Phil saw his shadow Friday morning, which, according to legend, means another six weeks of winter.
The 20-pound groundhog’s predictions have been accurate 39 percent of the time since the first Groundhog Day in 1887, according to StormFax.com. Phil has done slightly better in recent years, getting the forecast right 46 percent of the time since 1988.
However the average weather man or women prediction fairs far worse predicting 25 or the last 6 snow storms .
Jason Vigorito gives us some history (I’m biased on this one since it’s my hometown!) On this day in 1887, Groundhog Day, featuring a rodent meteorologist, was celebrated for the first time at Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. According to tradition, if a groundhog comes out of its hole on this day and sees its shadow, there will be six more weeks of winter weather; no shadow means an early spring. In 1993, the movie “Groundhog Day”, starring Bill Murray, popularized the usage of “groundhog day” to mean something that is repeated over and over. Today, tens of thousands of people converge on Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney each February 2 to witness Phil’s prediction. The Punxsutawney Groundhog Club hosts a three-day celebration featuring entertainment and activities. Also as a sidenote, the Punxsutawney Area School District is the only district to have the day off as a holiday, since most of the students played hooky anyway before the policy went into effect.
January 2,2017
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Ridgewood NJ, the National Weather Service warns of Wind chill values near 0 to -10 degrees F are expected into this morning.
Wednesday through Monday expect at least a light accumulating snowfall is expected Wednesday night into Thursday night for most of the region as strong low pressure
passes east of the area. Eventual impacts will depend on the track of the low which still remain uncertain. There currently is a low to
moderate chance for at least 6 inches of snow accumulation, highest probability across Eastern Long Island and Southeastern Connecticut.
December 31,2017
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Paramus NJ, we picked this up form the Paramus Office of Emergency Management . You may not be near a TV or radio to find out when severe weather is approaching. Learn the different ways you can get alerts and warnings by using the “Be Smart: Alerts and Warnings” guide.
Receiving timely information about weather conditions or other emergency events can make all the difference in knowing when to take action to be safe. Local police and fire departments, emergency managers, the National Weather Service (NWS), the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and private industry are working together to make sure you can receive alerts and warnings quickly through several different technologies no matter where you are–at home, at school, at work, or in the community. For those with access and functional needs, many messages are TTY/TDD compatible and many devices have accessible accommodations. Review this fact sheet to make sure you will receive critical information as soon as possible so you can take action to be safe. Be sure to share this information with your family, friends, and colleagues. And remember to keep extra batteries for your mobile phone or radio in a safe place or consider purchasing other back-up power supplies such as a car, solar-powered, or hand crank charger.
link: https://www.fema.gov/media-library-data/1440448868597-c0112a8bd0aa1c4a62ed44ba68b24d3f/Alerts_and_Warnings_508_20150824.pdf
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URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
329 AM EDT MON JUL 20 2015
…HOT AND HUMID WEATHER TODAY…
…HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A HEAT
ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
* LOCATIONS…EASTERN PASSAIC…HUDSON…BERGEN…ESSEX AND UNION
COUNTIES IN NEW JERSEY.
* HAZARDS…HEAT.
* HEAT INDEX VALUES…AROUND 100.
* TIMING…TODAY.
* IMPACTS…PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO HIGH HEAT AND HUMIDITY COULD
RESULT IN HEAT EXHAUSTION OR HEAT STROKE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A HEAT ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE COMBINATION OF HEAT AND
HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 100 TO
104 DEGREES FOR TWO CONSECUTIVE HOURS.
TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS
IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY
HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE
IS AN EMERGENCY…CALL 9 1 1.
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BRACE FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
349 PM EST WED MAR 4 2015
…ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY…
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
7 PM EST THURSDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW YORK HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.
* LOCATIONS…COASTAL CONNECTICUT…INTERIOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST
NEW JERSEY…AND SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER COUNTY IN NEW YORK.
* HAZARD TYPES…SNOW.
* ACCUMULATIONS…SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 5 INCHES.
* TIMING…RAIN MIXES WITH SLEET AND SNOW BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL
SNOW THIS EVENING. SNOW MAY BE MODERATE AT TIMES LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING…BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE THURSDAY
AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS…HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO
GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND ACCUMULATING SNOW.
* VISIBILITIES…ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW…SLEET…OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CA– USE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES…AND — USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
1030 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015
…BLIZZARD WARNING FOR COASTAL CONNECTICUT AND SUFFOLK COUNTY
LONG ISLAND TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING… …SNOW AND STRONG
WINDS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY…
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
SUNDAY…
…WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING…
* LOCATIONS…INTERIOR NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY…THE LOWER HUDSON
VALLEY…AND SOUTHWEST CONNECTICUT.
* HAZARD TYPES…SNOW…STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW…WITH
NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
* ACCUMULATIONS…SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 7 INCHES.
* WINDS…WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
* TEMPERATURES…FALLING INTO THE TEENS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.
* WIND CHILL…25 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO AFTER MIDNIGHT SUNDAY
THROUGH NOON MONDAY.
* VISIBILITIES…ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.
* TIMING…LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON…BECOMING
HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING…BEFORE
TAPERING OFF BY NOON SUNDAY. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW…WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS…IS LIKELY LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS…DANGEROUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WITH
NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. STRONG WINDS MAY DOWN POWER LINES
AND TREE LIMBS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW…SLEET…OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CA– USE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES…AND — USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THE THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A
COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE
DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS
AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
