Dennis Mersereau
Forbes
North Carolina, United States
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January Saw Plenty Of Tornadoes. What Could February Bring?
Despite some damaging tornadoes, January looks to end as a below-normal month for severe weather in the U.S. Here's a look ahead at what to expect heading into February. → Read More
A Powerful Storm Will Race Across The U.S. Through New Year’s Day
A classic winter storm will ring in the new year with bitterly cold temperatures and hefty snow to the north, with muggy temperatures and a severe storm risk to the south. → Read More
A Dangerous Nighttime Severe Weather Outbreak Is Possible On Friday
Severe thunderstorms are likely to roll across portions of the central U.S. on Friday night, bringing the risk for damaging winds, strong tornadoes, and possibly some hail. → Read More
Why The Northwest’s Historic Heat Is Nothing Like Summer In The South
The heat wave in the Pacific Northwest isn't your average summer weather in the rest of the country. All-time high temperature records are at risk of falling across Washington and Oregon. → Read More
How to Read a Surface Weather Map
Detailed surface weather maps are only as useful as your ability to understand what they're telling you. Here's how to read them. → Read More
The Eastern Pacific Ocean Just Saw Its Earliest Tropical Cyclone On Record
Tropical Depression One-E is the earliest tropical system ever recorded in the eastern Pacific Ocean. → Read More
One Of Mississippi’s Devastating Easter Tornadoes Was ‘At Least’ Two Miles Wide
One of the tornadoes in Easter Sunday's prolific tornado outbreak was "at least" two miles wide, according to the National Weather Service, making it the largest tornado on record in Mississippi and one of the largest ever recorded anywhere in the country. → Read More
Historic Hurricane Lorenzo Becomes A Category Five In The Atlantic Ocean
Against all odds, Hurricane Lorenzo became a category five hurricane in the Atlantic on Saturday, again breaking the record for the strongest storm on record so far east in the Atlantic. The storm could threaten the Azores around midweek before moving toward the British Isles by Friday. → Read More
Hurricane Lorenzo Is The Strongest Hurricane On Record In The Eastern Atlantic Ocean
Hurricane Lorenzo is the strongest hurricane ever recorded so far east in the Atlantic Ocean. While no immediate threat to the land, it could threaten the Azores Islands by the middle of next week. → Read More
Hurricane Humberto Lashes Bermuda With Wind Gusts As High As 114 MPH
Bermuda's airport recorded a wind gust of 114 MPH on Wednesday night as the eye of Hurricane Humberto moved just northwest of the tiny island in the western Atlantic. → Read More
President Trump Shared An Altered Hurricane Forecast To Justify His False Tweets About Hurricane Dorian
President Trump displayed an outdated and falsely altered National Hurricane Center forecast map on Wednesday during a public briefing on Hurricane Dorian’s threat to the Carolinas over the next two days. → Read More
Category Five Hurricanes Are So Destructive That There’s No Need For A ‘Category Six’
Hurricane Dorian made landfall in The Bahamas with 185 MPH winds. The storm's terrifying strength led many to ask why the Saffir-Simpson scale only goes up to category five. Why isn't there a category six? → Read More
After Dorian, Two Tropical Disturbances Could Develop In The Atlantic Next Week
All eyes are on Hurricane Dorian as it approaches the southeastern United States over the next couple of days, but there are two more tropical disturbances out in the Atlantic Ocean that could develop through next week. → Read More
Six Important Points To Remember As Tropical Storm Dorian Threatens Florida This Weekend
The next five days are best spent paying attention to trustworthy forecasts and preparing for hazardous conditions. → Read More
America's Weather Forecasts Are About to Get Better
The United States' main weather-modeling system is getting a boost. → Read More
How to Read Weather Radar Like a Pro
Radar data is freely available for anyone to use. One of the best ways to stay safe from the weather as it gets warmer is to invest in a decent radar app on your phone and know how to read radar imagery like it’s second nature. → Read More
How Weather Affects Your Body
Want to know what the weather is going to look like? Ask your knees. → Read More
The President's Proposed Budget Would Fire Hundreds Of Meteorologists And Slash Tornado Research
The president's proposed budget would slash more than $75,000,000 from the National Weather Service in 2020, which would eliminate hundreds of positions and reduce observations that help forecasters create better forecasts. → Read More
This Spring’s Weather Could Be Just as Wild as Winter’s
All signs point to active weather continuing into the warmer months, which will bring a litany of new hazards → Read More
Here's How Today's 'Bomb Cyclone' Formed On The Central Plains
A low-pressure system underwent "bombogenesis" today on the central Plains, becoming one of the strongest lows ever recorded in this part of the country. → Read More