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The SCOfficial 2018-19 Winter Outlook
In our previous post, we described the atmospheric patterns that could affect the northern hemisphere jet streams — and therefore our weather — this winter....
Winter Outlook: A ‘Similar but Different’ El Niño Taking Shape
Today, we kick off our seventh annual winter outlook series by looking at the state of the oceans and atmosphere entering the winter, along with...
Winter Recap 2017-18: A Season of Surprises
It was the winter that kept us guessing. Just when we thought our warm fall would persist into 2018, a record-setting cold snap ensued. We...
A Tale of Weather Transitions in 2017
Today, we’ll catch you up on last year’s weather storylines in North Carolina, and discuss just how extreme the past year was for our state....
Rapid Reaction: Season’s Third Snow Did Things Its Own Way
It sounds like a familiar story: a mid-January blast of cold air was followed by a winter storm, bringing snowfall across North Carolina. However, the...
Rapid Reaction: Snow Blows In Down East
After a week of cold and dry weather, flakes finally flew across much of eastern North Carolina with the passage of a fast-moving but potent...
Rapid Reaction: December Begins with a Wintry Wake-Up Call
We don’t often see snow on the ground before Christmas in North Carolina, but a potent weather system spurned the climatological and La Niña-skewed odds...