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New NSF funded study shows how currents and winds shaped where hydrocarbons from Deepwater Horizon went The Deepwater Horizon oil spill in spring 2010 is the largest oil spill in the history of the United States, with more than 200 million gallons of crude oil released at about 1,500 m. depth off the Mississippi Delta in the Gulf of Mexico. At the time of the accident, the proximity of the intense Loop Current, flowing from the Yucatan Channel to the Florida Straits, raised major concerns...

redOrbit Meteorologist Joshua Kelly Big Story Weather from July 6-8: A frontal boundary began to start moving through the Northern Plains finally bringing some relief from the heat to places like Chicago and Minneapolis. The front was also responsible for storms that brought hail and strong winds from the Northern Plains extending into the Mid-Atlantic back into the Southeast this past weekend. Big Story Weather Outlook: Partly cloudy skies and cooler weather will extend from the...

redOrbit Meteorologist Joshua Kelly Big Story Weather from July 5: The heat continued to impact many from the Plains eastward and also into the Southeast, where many places saw temps rise above the 100F mark and heat index values around 105-115F. The severe weather was found from the Mid-Atlantic all the way back into the Southeast and along the Gulf States with reports of wind and hail damage. Big Story Weather Outlook: The Northeast will still see a few lingering...

redOrbit Meteorologist Joshua Kelly Big Story Weather from July 4, 2012: The heat was around in full force yesterday from the Plains all the way into the Southeast as temps again soared well into the upper 90’s with heat index values in the 100-110F range. The biggest severe weather threat yesterday was the winds with over 200 wind damage reports extending from Minnesota down southward into the Southeast. The strongest winds were concentrated in the Southeast portion of the United States...

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...