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redOrbit Meteorologist Joshua Kelly Big Story Weather from July 3, 2012: Yesterday’s big story was again the heat that spread from the Northern Plains all the way eastward into the power-less places like Maryland and West Virginia. Also, the heat spread further back into the Southeast for another day where heat index values topped 105F. The other side to the story was the severe weather which also occurred in the Southeast. The main threat was from wind damage, with places from the...

redOrbit Meteorologist Joshua Kelly Big Story Weather from July 2: Yesterday's weather consisted of a major squall line going through Northern Minnesota bringing with it a large area of wind damage. Other areas that saw wind damage were Tennessee and Kentucky.  A third area was associated with thunderstorms along the Gulf Coast and Northern Florida. The majority of the hail reports came from Minnesota with the size ranging from 1.0in to 1.75in based on National Weather Service reports....

redOrbit Meteorologist Joshua Kelly Big Story Weather from June 29-July 1: The major story of the weekend was the heat that continued to affect well over 2/3 of the country from the Plains all the way east and south. This weekend’s temps were record breaking for many places as they topped out above 105F. A few places that did have the record heat were Memphis TN, St. Louis MO. Both of these places cleared well over 100F. Another major huge story from the weekend was the Derecho that went...

Heat stress safety is easier than ever with the release of the Kestrel 4400 handheld weather meter, which tracks a number of critical environmental factors. (PRWEB) June 30, 2012 Heat stress safety, an important issue for anyone who works or trains outdoors, has been simplified with the release of the Kestrel 4400 handheld meter. Online Kestrel meter retailer, KestrelMeters.com, recently added the Kestrel 4400 to the site’s inventory of advanced weather and wind meters. The Kestrel...

redOrbit Meteorologist Joshua Kelly Big Story Weather from June 28: The heat again was the big story with many places hitting the century mark, while others were dealing with Heat Index values well over 110. Severe weather was limited to the Chicago area and also over into Pittsburg with the primary storm reports being wind and hail damage. Big Story Weather Outlook for June 29: Low pressure will bring a few lingering thunderstorms to Northern Maine throughout the day. Otherwise,...

redOrbit Meteorologist Joshua Kelly Big Story Weather from June 26: Debby was downgraded to a tropical depression yesterday. However, it still kept producing extreme conditions across Northern Florida with heavy rain and surge and stronger winds. The second big event of the day came from the heat that spread across the majority of the Central Plains from the Dakota’s all the way to the Gulf Coast. Big Story Weather Outlook for June 27: The remains of Debby are crossing over...

redOrbit Meteorologist Joshua Kelly Big Story Weather from June 25: Three major events over the last 24hrs dominated the weather over the United States. First, Tropical Storm Debby continues to wreak havoc on Florida. Pretty much the entire state is dealing with massive flooding, strong winds and high seas. Secondly, was the severe weather over the Northern Rockies which brought multiple warnings overnight for the region. The third impact is the heat that is building up over the...

Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com NASA's Cassini spacecraft has revealed just how Saturn's jet streams work, according to a new study published in the journal Icarus. Scientists have been trying to understand the mechanism that drives Saturn's jet streams, which blow faster in other places, and churn east and west across the planet. The jet streams in Saturn's atmosphere slice across the face of the planet and are visible to the human eye, and also visible at altitudes detectable by...

redOrbit Meteorologist Joshua Kelly Big Story Weather from June 20: Heavy rain and scattered storms were seen from Minnesota to the Great Lakes, with places in Minnesota receiving well over 4 inches of rain. Damaging hail and wind was reported from the Panhandle of Texas all the way north into the Great Lakes region.  The second major story was the heat along the East Coast and the Mid Atlantic where places around DC and Baltimore hit the upper 90’s with heat indexes well over...

Discoveries could help predict weather in the future This past March was the second warmest winter month ever recorded in the Midwest, with temperatures 15 degrees above average. The only other winter month that was warmer was December of 1889, during which temperatures were 18 degrees above average. Now, MU researchers may have discovered why the weather patterns during these two winter months, separated by 123 years, were so similar. The answer could help scientists develop more accurate...