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Matt Daniel
Tropical Depression Bill a flood threat
Bill made landfall late Tuesday morning as a tropical storm. Now weakened, it will produce heavy rain in parts of the south-central U.S. on Wednesday.
June 17, 2015
NOAA forecasts slow 2015 Atlantic hurricane season
NOAA forecasts 6-11 named storms, 3-6 hurricanes, and 0-2 major hurricanes.
June 1, 2015
Central U.S. inundated with heavy rain
A month ago, much of Texas and Oklahoma were in drought conditions. This past weekend, they had serious and deadly flooding.
May 25, 2015
A seasonal tornado forecast would be tricky to create
There's a seasonal hurricane forecast. Why no seasonal tornado forecast? Here's why an official tornado or severe weather outlook for the United States would be tricky to create.
April 7, 2015
Surprise! Arctic sea ice record winter low
2015 Arctic sea ice maximum lowest measured since records began being kept in 1979. Maximum took place in February, 15 days earlier than the 1981-2010 average.
March 22, 2015
Powerful Nor’easter pounds US Northeast
Widespread winter storm conditions in northeastern U.S. New York not affected as strongly as expected, but strong effects farther north in Boston. Both cities come to a standstill.
January 27, 2015
Electrifying view inside a cyclone from ISS
If you love extreme weather, outer space and photography, you'll love this image of lightning inside Cyclone Bansi in the Indian Ocean, taken from ISS.
January 18, 2015
2014 warmest year on record
NASA, NOAA, and Japan Meteorological Agency all report 2014 as Earth's warmest year since modern-day record-keeping began in 1880.
January 17, 2015
Incredible video of dense fog over Dallas
Video capture by a drone of dense fog with zero visibility on Tuesday, December 9, in Dallas, Texas. Amazing visuals!
December 9, 2014
Incredible lake-effect snow pounds Buffalo area, continuing today
Over five feet (1.5 meters) of snow fell just south of Buffalo, New York on November 18, 2014. A second round is forecast for today.
November 20, 2014
