StormTRACK Weather: Breezy start to the week
Good Morning! Warm and dry weather is expected this week. Tie down your Halloween decorations, today and tomorrow winds will increase around 15 to 25 with gusts around 30 mph.
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ABC-7 StormTRACK Weather: Sunny Sunday, breezy Monday
Hello all! I hope this Sunday will be perfect for you all. Temperatures are going to feel absolutely comfortable out there. If you have to take the kids out to any sports games, they will be loving the weather. We’ll have mostly sunny skies today, tomorrow and the next several days; the only forecast concern
Continue ReadingSouthern California’s Alisal Fire is 50% contained
By Amanda Watts and Jason Hanna, CNN Southern California’s Alisal Fire, which earlier this week closed portions of US Highway 101 and the Union Pacific Railroad west of Santa Barbara, was 50% contained as of Saturday morning, fire officials said. That’s an improvement from Friday morning’s 41%. The fire has burned about 17,200 acres since
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ABC-7 StormTRACK Weather: Breezy at times
Good Saturday morning! I hope you all are waking up healthy…I know some people are getting colds (including me) from the cooler weather. I don’t have a lot of weather concerns in this week’s forecast! We will experience some gusty winds over the next few days but not like our First Alert from the past
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Great looking weekend
Nice weather continues for the weekend with temps in the mid and upper 70’s. Winds will be generally light out of the southeast. Just some high clouds from time to time.
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StormTRACK Weather: Beautiful weather continues through the weekend
Good Morning and Happy Friday, everyone. It will be a nice day across the borderland with dry conditions and sunny skies. Temperatures will run below normal in the mid and low 70s with winds around 5 to 15 mph. Friday night football game temperatures will be cool so be sure and take a jacket with
Continue ReadingReagan’s ranch is still threatened but firefighters gain ground on Alisal Fire
By Aya Elamroussi and Cheri Mossburg, CNN Santa Barbara’s famed Reagan Ranch, known as the Western White House during the Reagan administration, narrowly escaped the flames of the Alisal Fire, which has charred nearly 17,000 acres since igniting last Monday. Firefighters appear to be gaining ground on the blaze, as containment of the fire jumped
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Looking good through the weekend
The weather looks good for all your outdoor activities with sunshine and temps in the mid and upper 70’s. A weak cold front arrives Friday morning and will kick up the winds a bit at 25-30 mph from the NE. Temps will cool a few degrees below Thursday’s highs – in the low to mid
Continue ReadingLast month was the driest ever September in Los Angeles County. Now come the Santa Ana winds
By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist After the hottest and driest summer in California history, and a September that was Los Angeles County’s driest ever, concerns are high that Santa Ana wind season could significantly worsen what has already been a disastrous fire year. For the second time this week, Pacific Gas & Electric has had
Continue ReadingLast month was the driest ever September in Los Angeles County. Now come the Santa Ana winds
Santa Ana winds increase southern California fire threat as the East finally sees fall temperatures. CNN meteorologist Derek Van Dam has the weekend weather.
Continue ReadingLa Niña has arrived and will stick around. Here is what that means for the dry Southwest and US hurricanes
By Brandon Miller and Judson Jones, CNN Winter weather, ongoing drought conditions and even the remainder of hurricane season will see impacts from a recent cooling of sea surface temperatures in the Pacific. La Niña conditions — the opposite phase of El Niño — have emerged in the tropical Pacific Ocean over the past month,
Continue ReadingThis website helps you imagine what extreme climate change will do to your home
By Rachel Metz, CNN Business The other day I found myself looking at a startling image of my Northern California home, the daylight dampened by an eerie orange glow as wildfire smoke blocked the sun. It looked exactly as it had on September 9, 2020, when the entire San Francisco Bay Area was shrouded in
Continue ReadingLa Niña has arrived and will stick around. Here is what that means for the dry Southwest and US hurricanes
La Nina is the opposite of El Nino, it’s the cool phase of the El Nino-southern oscillation climate pattern.
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StormTRACK Weather: Breezy and dry, Thursday
Good Morning! Breezy winds will remain in the forecast for the next several days with today being the windiest. Winds will peak around 30 mph today with gusts around 20 to 25 mph through the weekend. A weak cool front will drop the temperatures down a few degrees tomorrow. High pressure will bring warming temperatures
Continue ReadingHurricane Sandy Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Hurricane Sandy, which was also called “Superstorm Sandy.” According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Hurricane Sandy affected 24 states and all of the eastern seaboard. Causing an estimated $78.7 billion in damages, it was the fourth-costliest US storm behind Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and hurricanes Harvey
Continue ReadingCalifornia’s Alisal Fire threatens power outages, prompts evacuations and sparks concerns over Ronald Reagan’s Rancho del Cielo
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN The heavy winds that have been fanning the Alisal Fire — which already closed part of Highway 101 and shuttered Amtrak railways in Santa Barbara County, California, are likely to continue, possibly hindering progress in battling the blaze — and triggering power outages. “When the winds are strong and they shift,
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Beautiful weather continues
Great weather will continue for the next several days with sunshine and temps in the 70’s. Winds will kick up a little bit for Thursday afternoon but gusts should only hit around 30 mph out of the west. The weekend looks good too. Highs in the mid and upper 70’s with some added clouds Sunday.
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StormTRACK Weather: Sunny and cooler, Wednesday
It will be cooler as you head out the door this morning. The cold front that moved in yesterday not only cranked up the winds and dust but afternoon highs will run about 10 degrees cooler than yesterday. Temperatures will reach the low 70s this afternoon.
Continue ReadingCalifornia’s Alisal Fire has prompted evacuations, road and Amtrak closures. And the heavy winds are making it hard to tame
By Aya Elamroussi and Joe Sutton, CNN California firefighters are battling flames and strong winds as they tackle the Alisal Fire, which has shut down a section of the iconic Highway 101 and Amtrak lines in Santa Barbara County. The 15,400-acre fire, burning 20 miles northwest of Santa Barbara in Refugio Canyon, was 5% contained
Continue ReadingState climatologist finds Texas is seeing hotter days due to climate change
AUSTIN, Texas — Climate change has made the Texas heat worse, with less relief as nighttime temperatures warm, a newly published report from the state’s climatologist has found. Climate data also show that the state is experiencing extreme rainfall — especially in eastern Texas — bigger storm surges as seas rise along the Gulf Coast and
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‘It’s so windy!’: Borderland slammed by strong gusts
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Just how windy was it on Tuesday? “Can you just look at my hair?” joked Josue Grajeda, a New Mexico State University student on his way to class. “I can’t even see you right now,” he added, as winds whipped his hair in front of his eyes. How windy is
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High winds hammer the area
A storm moving through the SW hammered the Borderland today with gusts 45-55 mph with blowing dust and sand. The winds will settle down tonight but colder air arrives behind a cold front arriving from the west. This front will cause some early wind chills tonight so some will need the lighter coats. Temps will
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Wind Advisory for Borderland: 50mph gusts, blowing dust
URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service El Paso TX/ Santa Teresa NM 635 AM MDT Tue Oct 12 2021 NMZ410>414-417-TXZ418>424-130000- /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0026.211012T1600Z-211013T0200Z/ Northern Dona Ana County-Southern Dona Ana County/Mesilla Valley- Central Tularosa Basin-Southern Tularosa Basin- West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet-Otero Mesa- Western El Paso County-Eastern/Central El Paso County- Northern Hudspeth Highlands/Hueco Mountains-Salt Basin-
Continue ReadingSummer and winter are clashing, delivering tornadic weather and feet of snow
An October winter storm is bringing heavy snow, strong winds and cold temperatures down to the Mexican border. This storm is also bringing a level 3 out of 5 severe weather risk for the Central Plains and CNN Meteorologist Tyler Mauldin has the details.
Continue ReadingSummer and winter are clashing, delivering tornadic weather and feet of snow
By Judson Jones, CNN Meteorologist A clash between summer and winter across the central US is causing an autumn outbreak of snow where the air is colder and severe storms, along with tornadoes and flash flooding, where it’s warmer. There’s a “big temperature contrast across the country as a battle of the seasons commences,” said
Continue Reading18 weather and climate disasters this year have killed over 500 people and cost over $100 billion in US
By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist Weather and climate disasters in the US have taken more than 500 lives and cost over $100 billion so far this year, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association. In the first nine months of 2021, the US has already faced 18 disasters that have cost more than a
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ABC-7 First Alert: Very windy conditions Tuesday
The ABC-7 First Alert continues for very strong winds Tuesday followed by a cool down. This afternoon wind gusts are expected to reach 50+ mph with some blowing dust and sand in some locations. The strongest winds will affect the east and northeast sides of town. The winds will gradually decrease tonight. Temps will cool
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ABC-7 First Alert: Strong winds Tuesday
Strong winds will arrive Tuesday out ahead of a Pacific Cold front. Gusts are expected to hit 50 mph or so with some blowing dust and sand in spots. The strongest winds will affect the folks out in the NE/E side of town. The winds will gradually decrease later in the evening and at night.
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ABC-7 First Alert Tuesday
Strong winds will arrive Tuesday out ahead of a Pacific Cold front. Gusts are expected to hit 50 mph or so with some blowing dust and sand in spots. The strongest winds will affect the folks out in the NE/E side of town. The winds will gradually decrease later in the evening and at night.
Continue ReadingFirst significant snowstorm of the season takes aim at the Rockies
By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist The first significant snowstorm of the season is gearing up to impact portions of the Rockies this week. After a lackluster season in 2020, any precipitation is needed, but the system could also be a dangerous one. Portions of nearly every western state are under some sort of winter storm
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