Yesterday morning we said goodbye to our old friend Jett, our companion for 15 years. He was an Aussie (Australian Shepherd) who was a protector, grandchild herder, and soccer ball lover. We had many toys for him however he generally only would play with his soccer ball. He went through several during his lifetime. Luckily […]
April 19 1957: Less than a week after record low temperatures in the teens, high temperatures are pushing 80 degrees across Lower Michigan. Muskegon went from 19 degrees on the 15th to a high of 79 on this date, a rise of 60 degrees in four days. April 20 1966: A tornado killed livestock and […]
Bringing Science to Weather Forecasting Cleveland Abbe (1838-1916) was already established as an astronomer and meteorologist when the federal government formed a brand new weather service in 1870 under the U.S. Army Signal Corps. On January 3, 1871, Abbe took a risk and joined the fledgling organization as its first chief scientist. This move […]
I was asked where these articles came from. Some of these come from the NOAA and NWS archives, others from scouring the internet for old publications on college and government servers. These articles are becoming harder to find especially those about the weather. I am getting them here on my server for prosperity so they […]
Once again I am continuing with some old history of meteorology for prosperity. This once is interesting because it contains the first known photograph of a tornado and the explanation of their formation. This article will continue tomorrow. JOHN PARK FINLEY: EARLY TORNADO FORECASTS Part 1: The Early Years To know when severe weather approaches […]
This is another article within the archives of the NWS which I have put here for prosperity before it becomes lost – it is rather lengthy so I won’t get into a lot of dialog in preparation of the story. Mary Celeste, the Argosy of an Abandoned Ship, by Charles Edey Foy, invites a critical […]
I have said before some of the info in the historical area of the NWS site has slowly been disappearing over time. For prosperity I have been bringing those articles here. This is one written nearly a hundred years ago describing three tornadoes in Kansas: BY ALONZO A. JUSTICE [Weather Bureau Office Dodge City, Kans.] […]
We had a couple of nice snow bursts yesterday which covered the ground. With the ground temps being warm it didn’t hang around for long. We could see some more snow today mainly south of Grand Rapids which could put down a quick inch or more later this morning. Temps will remain in the mid-thirties […]
Over the many years I have been around I have never seen Lake Michigan at levels we are seeing today. I have wondered why anyone would build so close to the lake. Granted most of our folk build higher up on the dunes and now the lakes are eating up those. Of course, we have […]
The main theme for today will be the wind with advisories and warnings for much of the U.S. east of the Mississippi River. Our wind advisory will last through 8 pm this evening and a lakeshore flood warning is in place through 5 am tomorrow. From the NWS: It will be windy today as northwest […]