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2018: The Fire Tornado Near Redding, California (Blog Update #18)
A fire tornado? Yes, it really is a thing. The fire tornado is Redding had winds on par with those of an EF3 tornado. This fire tornado...
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May 2, 20211 min read
2020 California Wildfires (Blog Update #17)
In what was a record-setting year of wildfires in California, 9,639 fires burned 4,397,809 acres. That number is 4% of the state's...
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May 2, 20211 min read
1999 Oklahoma Tornado Outbreak (Blog Update #16)
During this week long event, 154 tornadoes touched down and more than half of them took place on May 3rd and 4th. The most significant...
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May 2, 20211 min read
August 2019 Colorado Hail Storm (Blog Update #15)
Colorado is known for its intense and strong hail storms across the easter parts on the state. On August 13th, 2019, A major hailstorm...
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May 2, 20211 min read
North American Blizzard of 1996 (Blog Update #14)
This blizzard was a part of a nor'easter that dumped up to 4 feet of snow in some locations on the east coast. Much of the snow was...
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May 2, 20211 min read
February 13–17, 2021 North American Winter Storm (Blog Update #13)
This winder storm, also known as Winter Storm Uri, was a widespread winter storm that reached into as far south as Mexico and caused...
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May 2, 20211 min read
Hurricane Sandy (Blog Update #12)
The year of 2012 had many severe and crazy weather vents that took place during the year. And Hurricane Sandy was no exception. Sandy...
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May 2, 20211 min read
Two F5 Tornadoes Hit Same Town on Same Day (Blog Update #11)
Ef-5 tornadoes are very rare and the United States usually only has one Ef-5 tornado a year. However, during the tornado outbreak of...
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May 2, 20211 min read
2012 Freak March Heat Wave in the Midwest (Blog Update #10)
Never before has such an extended period of temperatures so far above normal been recorded except for the March heat wave of 2012. In...
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May 2, 20211 min read
January 2014 Gulf Coast winter storm (Blog Update #9)
This was a winter storm that impacted the eastern and southeastern portions of the United States. The gulf region is severely impacted...
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May 2, 20211 min read
Hurricane Harvey (Blog Update #8)
Hurricane Harvey was a Category 4 hurricane that mad land on Texas and Louisiana in August 2017. The storm caused catastrophic flooding...
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May 2, 20211 min read
2011 Super Outbreak (Blog Update #7)
The 2011 Super Outbreak was the largest, costliest, and the most deadliest tornado outbreak ever recorded. 175 tornadoes struck Alabama,...
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May 2, 20211 min read
August 2020 Midwest Derecho (Blog Update #6)
The Midwest Derecho swept across the states of Nebraska, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana. Damage was moderate to severe across much...
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May 1, 20211 min read
2011 Joplin Tornado (Blog Update #5)
The Joplin tornado was a devastating EF-5 tornado that struck the city of Joplin, MO on Sunday, May 22, 2011. The tornado reached a...
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May 1, 20211 min read
El Reno Tornado (Blog Update #4)
In the evening of Friday, May 31, 2013, a powerful tornado occurred in central Oklahoma. This rain-wrapped, multi-vortex tornado would...
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May 1, 20211 min read
Hurricane Katrina (Blog Update #3)
These posts will be about extreme weather events that have taken place across the United States. I will offer information on them as well...
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May 1, 20211 min read
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