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What Two Items Do You Need During a Blizzard? Bread and Milk [VIDEO]

Eric Meier — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 20:58:57 +0000

No doubt it’s fueled by the media’s frenzy, but you know that every time there’s an impending storm or blizzard, some TV station will be at the local supermarket showing cleared off shelves. What items seem most critical? Bread and milk, of course. Check out this great viral video from stand-up comedian Vic Dibitetto frantic over [...]

How Much Snow will Winter Storm Nemo Bring to New York, Albany and Boston? Blizzard Warnings in Effect

Eric Meier — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 03:31:47 +0000

A significant snow event is being forecast for the northeast on Friday and Saturday. Dubbed Nemo by the Weather Channel (note the National Weather Service frowns on naming winter storms). Two systems may converge on the northeast and dump more than two feet of snow on the hardest hit areas.

Central New York Winter Storm Euclid [Photos]

Phil Nye — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 14:15:28 +0000

A Winter Storm Warning was issued by the National Weather Service located in Binghamton yesterday for the winter storm that meteorologists are calling Winter Storm Euclid. The storm began by depositing more than six feet of snow in the Sierra Nevadas over the weekend before bringing heavy snow to the southern states on Christmas Day. After bringing snow [...]

Pre-Christmas Winter Storm Moves into New York State

Eric Meier — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 20:41:11 +0000

A large winter weather system, dubbed Winter Storm Draco by the Weather Channel, will be moving into New York State Friday and Saturday. Winter Storm Warnings are in effect for southwestern New York including Southern Erie, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, Wyoming and Allegany Counties. The warning is in effect midday Friday until Saturday afternoon for up to 8 to 14 inches [...]

Northern Adirondacks May Deal with Pre-Thanksgiving Day Snow Storm [UPDATE]

Eric Meier — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 02:47:15 +0000

The National Weather Service in Burlington, Vermont has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for portions of Northern New York including Hamilton, Essex and Clinton counties Tuesday night through Wednesday for a mixed precipitation event that includes show and ice. Update: Northern Herkimer and Fulton counties are now in the advisory area The storm could bring 4 to [...]

Western Alaska Weathers Storm As Strong As Category 3 Hurricane [VIDEO]

Eric Meier — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:09:07 +0000

Western Alaskan communities like Nome are facing a winter storm that the National Weather Service warned would be as strong as a category 3 hurricane. The storm, which brewed in the Bearing Sea brought winds of nearly 90 miles per hour and flooding storm surge. The video below is the storm wreaking havok on Little Diomede Island and [...]

Feels Like We Dodged Mother Nature's Bullet

Eric Meier — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 15:04:24 +0000

Anyone else think we dodged another bullet with this winter storm? The pictures of the crippled Midwest are amazing and the ice storm raging just south of us is frightening, but for us in the Mohawk Valley, this morning brought some snow, whipping winds and now sleet. But weather not severe enough for the National Weather Service in Binghamton to continue their Winter Storm Warning. We've been downgraded to a Winter Weather Advisory until 1PM for slick roads caused by the sleet.

Winter Weather Terminology

Eric Meier — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 20:53:51 +0000

All winter long the National Weather Service posts watches and warnings or advisories for Winter Storms or Blizzards. Do you know the difference? To be classified as a Winter Storm, our area must be forecasted to receive at least 7 inches of snow in a 12 hour period or 9 inches in 24 hours. A [...]

NASA Takes Pictures Of The Huge Winter Storm

Eric Meier — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 22:03:29 +0000

Usually NASA has its telescopes and satellites peering into the deepest parts of the universe, but today they trained their instruments on the US and the major winter storm that’s developing. The picture here doesn’t do it justice, check out NASA’s image and full story here.