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Corey Davis

May 29, 2014

FAQ: Seasonal Hurricane Outlooks

It is National Hurricane Preparedness Week, so we begin our 2014 summer outlook series with a primer on seasonal hurricane outlooks. As the beginning of hurricane season approaches each June, research teams around the world release their predictions for the number of tropical storms and hurricanes in the Atlantic over the coming summer and fall.…

May 1, 2014

Fire Weather Portal Keeps Users Aware of Fire Risk in NC

In our previous post, we looked at the importance of fire to ecosystems in North Carolina. Today we conclude this series on drought and fire by looking at a tool designed to help with monitoring weather and fire risk conditions across the state. Each spring, the risk of wildfires starting across North Carolina increases as…

Mar 27, 2014

Winter 2013-14: Event Recap, Prediction Review, and Spring Outlook

It has been a long and active winter in North Carolina, and it appears it is finally coming to an end. In this blog post, we recap our eventful winter, revisit the seasonal predictions made last fall, and look ahead to the spring. Event Recap In our previous post, we quantified just how variable this…

Mar 26, 2014

Winter 2013-14: By the Numbers

In North Carolina, we had a little bit of everything this winter, from frozen precipitation to severe storms, and from single-digit low temperatures to highs pushing 80 degrees. We have highlighted some of this winter’s interesting statistics in this post. The rankings for the meteorological winter — December, January and February — show that North…

Feb 14, 2014

Extended Wintry Event Sees a Mixed Bag of Precipitation

Winter’s latest chapter in North Carolina was the longest and most eventful of the year, bringing the suspense of precipitation type transitions, the fears of freezing rain and power outages, and the drama of gridlock caused by snowy roads. Here’s a summary of how the event unfolded, including a map of three-day snow totals. The…

Jan 29, 2014

Rapid Reaction: 3 Observations about Last Night’s Winter Weather

Just a week after a quick round of snow dusted much of North Carolina, last night’s event brought an even heartier helping of winter weather to the state. Here are three observations we made about this event: 1. The most snow — and most liquid — fell in the eastern part of the state. As…

Jan 22, 2014

Lake Effect Snow in North Carolina? It’s Happening Today!

When you hear the term “lake effect snow”, you probably think of the Great Lakes phenomenon that gives cities like Buffalo, NY, several feet of snow each winter. But this morning, thanks to a quirk of our cold weather, lake effect snow is happening right here in North Carolina! Radar and surface observations from around…

Jan 7, 2014

Rare Air: A Look at the Cold Air Outbreak on January 7

We recently saw — and felt — some of the coldest temperatures in more than a decade all across the state. On Tuesday morning, much of the coast dropped into the teens, including 17°F in Wilmington and 13° in Elizabeth City. Temperatures reached digit-numbing single digits in the Piedmont, as Raleigh hit 9°, Charlotte hit…

Dec 17, 2013

Winter Storm Memories from Blog Readers and Writers

Last week, we looked ahead to the upcoming winter. Today, we want to look back and share a few stories of memorable winter storms as told by blog readers and writers alike. We hope you’ll enjoy reminiscing about some of these events along with us! From blog reader David DuMond: One of the most remarkable…