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Why a 50% chance of rain usually means a 100% chance of confusion.

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It’s one of the most misunderstood terms in all of weather,…

What El Nino could mean for Charlotte this winter.

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So by now we have all seen the headlines about the strong El…

Perseid Meteor shower peaks tonight, here's how to find a dark spot.

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Tonight's the peak of the best meteor shower of 2015. So after…

Best Meteor shower of 2015 is this week!

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We have many meteor showers throughout the year, but here are…

Hurricane Seasonal Outlooks raise awareness but take with a grain of salt.

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We are less than a week away from the beginning of the 2015 Atlantic…

Why WX is the abbreviation for Weather.

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If you are reading this blog, follow me on social media or follow…

Perspective on the accuracy of Meteorologists

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I know what you are thinking. “Here we go another Meteorologist…

Mecklenburg County Tornado History

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Yesterday Mecklenburg County had the 1st tornado warnings issued…

Why it's Called Uptown & Why Charlotte's Uptown Streets go Northeast.

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Ever notice how we call downtown Charlotte Uptown? Or why North…

What the pattern that produced Sandy means for our Winter

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Only a week removed from my annual winter forecast for the Carolinas…

Sandy’s Cold & Snowy Side

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The impacts of Sandy are about to really be felt across the North…

8th Annual Winter Forecast 2012-2013

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It’s that time of year again for my annual winter forecast…

Sunday Storm: Mostly Rain, Watch for Icy Spots Monday AM

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A large a very powerful storm system will be moving towards the…

Weekend Storm Update: Mountain Snow & Piedmont Rain

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The weekend storm is going to be good one just not wintry for…

Very Early Look at Sunday’s Storm.

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It’s way early and I’d probably not even blog about this…

Tuesday Morning Update: Plus Looking Ahead

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Looking at Tuesday morning this event should be all light rain…

Winter May Actually Arrive This Weekend

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For the first time this winter there is lots of winter weather…

Northwest Flow Snow: How The Great Lakes Bring Snow to The Carolinas

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The perfect set-up for northwest flow snow will continue into…

Mixed bag of weather for the mountains on Tuesday

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The North Carolina mountains will see a little bit of everything…

Flooding Rains Move In

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A cut-off low will bring heavy rain, cold air and even a little…

Tough Forecast for Early Next Week

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No one ever said forecasting the weather was easy. Starting Sunday…

Ski season in the Carolinas starts this weekend

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With cold temperatures and Thanksgiving just 2 weeks away there’s…

Winter Forecast 2011-2012 for the Carolinas

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Last winter was our second straight winter with well below temperatures…

Maybe a little Spring Snow on Monday

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While it’s not unheard of and there is plenty of precedent…

Flooding & Snow

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While everyone is getting soaked this morning with rain the mountains…

Our little snow was really little/nothing

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Almost no accumulation at all overnight, most areas picked up…

Light snow tonight not a big deal, except for the timing

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The snow is still on the way but this is going to be a very light…

Updated Snowfall maps, 1-2”

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Not much change, just minor shift in the the 2-4” totals and…

Thursday looks like all snow, just not a lot of it

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Latest data keeps pouring in and really my thinking has changed…