Friday, October 31, 2014
World Weather Hot Spot for October 31-November 1,2014 from accuweather.com
Vitoria,Brazil: Extremely heavy rain;received a whopping 7.64 inches of rain on Thursday (October 30,2014)
WeatherWhys for October 31,2014 from accuweather.com
The Halloween storm of 1991, otherwise known as the perfect storm, was a
massive ocean storm off the U.S. East Coast which produced
hurricane-force winds and 30- to 50-foot waves offshore. The storm ended
up killing 12 people.
National Temperature and Rainfall Extremes for October 31,2014 from accuweather.com
As of 1:15AM,EDT/10:15PM,PDT
Daily U.S. Extremes
past 24 hours| Extreme | Location | |
|---|---|---|
| High | 95° | Phoenix, AZ |
| Low | 5° | Langdon, ND |
| Precip | 2.69" | Corpus Christi, TX |
Thursday, October 30, 2014
Forecasts for Four of America's Thrilling Halloween Haunts
By Michael Kuhne, AccuWeather.com Staff Writer
October 30,2014; 10:48PM,EDT
While a blast of cold air and the potential for snow will highlight the weather for millions in the Eastern states this Halloween, visitors to some of America's largest Halloween attractions will see more pleasant conditions Friday, which will carry into the evening hours.
Take a look at four U.S. Halloween attractions and their weather forecasts in order to prepare for the holiday.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Located on the grounds of the Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia and barricaded within the confines of inescapable, towering walls, the "Terror Behind the Walls" event is one of the most popular attractions in the country for daring guests seeking a frightening Halloween night. All proceeds garnered from the haunted attraction are used in the preservation of the penitentiary, which is considered a national historic landmark, and operates year round."Eastern State Penitentiary was once the most famous and expensive prison in the world but stands today in ruin, a lost world of crumbling cellblocks and empty guard towers," according to the landmark's press office. "This gothic structure, with soaring 30-foot-high fortress walls, is intimidating enough during the day. At night, the cellblocks fall into darkness, and the building becomes truly terrifying."
(Photo/ John Van Horn - Eastern State Penitentiary)Tales of ghostly occurrences at Eastern State Penitentiary, which opened in 1829, have been common among guards, inmates and visitors, prompting an average of 60 paranormal investigation teams to visit the structure each year.
For those spending Halloween in the City of Brotherly Love, there will be an increase in clouds, but the region will remain dry for much of the day into the evening hours.
"Any showers should hold off until after midnight," AccuWeather.com Meteorologist Carl Erickson said.
Temperatures will remain in the high 50s into the afternoon before slowly dropping to near 50 F by midnight.
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Salem, Massachusetts
The city of Salem, Massachusetts, is now known for witchcraft and the infamous mass hysteria, trials and executions that swept over several towns across the colonial Province of Massachusetts Bay in 1692 and 1693.Although the Salem Witch Museum is open year round to educate the public on one of the darkest times in the region's history, Halloween in Salem is a month-long celebration of the fall season. Salem's Haunted Happenings festivities blend the city's rich history and landmarks with tours, attractions and dining. It is also home to the month-long Festival of the Dead.
For those celebrating Samhain and the fall season in Salem, Halloween will offer intervals of clouds and sunshine throughout the day with a high of 53 F in the afternoon.
"It will remain dry through most of the night as any shower activity should hold off until closer to daybreak Saturday morning," Erickson said.
Temperatures will fall to around 50 F at sunset, then slowly drop into the middle 40s by midnight.
Sleepy Hollow, New York
Similar to Salem, Sleepy Hollow, New York, conjures its own unique, American vision of the supernatural, inspired by Washington Irving's 1820 tale, "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow." The ghostly shadow haunting the small village is the spirit of an infamous, decapitated Revolutionary War era solider known as the Headless Horseman. In a nightly quest, the Horseman returns to the battleground in search of his lost head.Sleepy Hollow, which celebrates the Halloween season for the duration of October, is located on the eastern bank of the Hudson River, approximately 25 miles north of New York City. The month-long celebration offers visitors a variety of attractions, live musical performances, historical landmarks and other frightening events to capture the terror that befell poor schoolmaster Ichabod Crane from Irving's story.
After many years of consideration, Sleepy Hollow became the official name of North Tarrytown, New York, in 1996, according to the village's website.
"This event is not suitable for small children or the timid, but it is Sleepy Hollow's premier haunted attraction, right in the heart of the village," according to event's website.
For those roaming the historic grounds of the infamous Horseman's lair, a shower may pass through the area later in the evening, but much of the day will remain dry.
Temperatures will remain in the middle 50s for the afternoon before slowly sinking into the upper 40s for most of the night.
"Not much in the way of rain expected overnight, but there can be a spotty shower late, especially after 9 p.m.," Erickson said.
Find out when the rain will fall in Sleepy Hollow by checking out AccuWeather MinuteCast®.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Considered by many to be the most haunted city in America, the culture and history of New Orleans provide visitors with a unique venue for a variety of exciting Halloween attractions and celebrations, only rivaled in scope by the city's Mardi Gras festivities.Whether you're attending the three-day Voodoo Music and Arts Experience or touring the historic haunts of the French Quarter and Garden District, New Orleans offers visitors plenty of Halloween festivities.
(Thinkstock/istock)As the night progresses, the city's Halloween celebrations will converge on Frenchmen Street in the Faubourg Marigny.
"Throngs of partygoers, including locals and tourists, take to the streets in their elaborate and frequently outlandish outfits," according to the city's tourism website.
Those spending Halloween on the streets of The Big Easy will see dry weather with plenty of sunshine during the day and clear skies at night.
Temperatures will remain around 75 F before dropping into the upper 60s around sunset. Temperatures will sink into the 50s around midnight with lows in the high 40s by daybreak.
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Officials Stockpile Snow Removal Supplies Ahead of Winter
By Michael Kuhne, AccuWeather.com Staff Writer
October 30,2014; 10:43PM,EDT
Following last year's harsh winter season, which shattered snowfall, temperature and maintenance expenditure records across the country, transportation departments have been amassing supplies in preparation of winter's icy return.
While some areas in the north-central United States may see a below-average snowfall total this year, higher-than-normal amounts are expected to fall upon the Northeast, coupled with a return of the bitter cold air that resulted from last season's polar vortex, according to the AccuWeather.com 2014-15 Winter Forecast.
"We'll see that happening in mid-January into February, but again, it's not going to be the same type of situation as we saw last year, not as persistent," AccuWeather.com Expert Long-Range Forecaster Paul Pastelok said. "The cold of last season was extreme because it was so persistent. We saw readings that we haven't seen in a long time: 15- to 20-below-zero readings."
Higher-than-normal snowfall totals are forecast west of the I-95 corridor.
"Places like Harrisburg, down to Hagerstown getting into the mountains, the Appalachians, I think that's where you're going to see your bigger, heavier amounts," Pastelok said.
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation spokesman Richard Kirkpatrick said the 2014-15 budget is currently set at $203 million, $14 million more than last year's budget.
"PennDOT used [more than 1.2 million] tons of salt, the highest amount in at least 16 years," Kirkpatrick said, referring to statewide total for the 2013-14 winter season. "We also used 861,003 tons of anti-skid materials, again the highest amount in the last 16 years."
Last winter cost the department a total of $259 million, and severely damaged much of the state's infrastructure.
"Because of the long-range transportation plan that Governor Tom Corbett signed in November 2013 (Act 89), Pennsylvania was able to quickly repair severe pavement damage caused by last winter's extreme weather," he said.
The plan gave PennDOT $800 million more than it would have otherwise had in 2014, allowing the department to start work on improving more than 1,600 miles of roads and 83 bridges.
"A prime example of the renewal is on City Avenue in Philadelphia, which was ravaged by winter," he said. "The $3 million improvement project for five miles of the road finished two weeks early in June. PennDOT has the resources to deal with harsh weather and continue improvements to the road and bridge system."
During the summer and early fall, the transportation department received deliveries totaling 63,751 tons of salt for the five-county Philadelphia region. An additional 27,049 tons are scheduled to be received in the coming weeks.
"PennDOT's Philadelphia region, District 6, will have 108,000 tons of salt stockpiled throughout the region for the start of the winter season," Kirkpatrick said, adding that an additional 17,000 remained in stock from last season.
Areas across Michigan including the city of Detroit, also suffered severely winter battered roadways.
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Detroit was slammed with 94.9 inches of snow last season, the snowiest winter in the city's history, dating back to the 1880-81 season when snowfall information was first recorded.
"We used 645,860 tons of salt last year statewide on state highways, freeways and interstates, a 28 percent increase over the previous winter," Michigan Department of Transportation Communications Representative Diane Cross said. "We spent $31.73 million on salt, a 13 percent increase over the year before."
The 2014-15 season will offer a closer-than-normal snowfall in the Detroit area, according to the AccuWeather.com winter forecast.
"Our winter maintenance budget has not yet been set, but will be shortly," Cross said, adding that last year's winter maintenance budget was $88 million, but total expenditures ended up about $136 million.
"Even with a one-time appropriation from the legislature of $39 million to fill the winter maintenance budget hole, the harsh winter still cut into our non-winter maintenance program, she said. "Our fiscal year goes from Oct. 1 to Sept. 30, so winter maintenance is pretty much our first priority at the beginning of each fiscal year."
While the winter budget is still based on the five-year average, additional funds will increase the total, which serves to help balance the expenses associated with an unpredictable winter, she added.
"[Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder's] 2014-15 budget has included an additional $10 million for maintenance activities, which would include both winter maintenance and non-winter activities, such as pothole patching," Cross said.
Despite the planning, Cross said the department has other concerned when stockpiling salt.
"One chief concern this coming winter is the rising cost of road salt," she said. "Last year, we paid an average of $44.99 per ton for salt, and this year the average price is $65.81 per ton, an increase of 46 percent. If we used the same amount of salt again this year, we'd spend about $42 million in salt, up from $31.73 million. That has the potential to consume a huge portion of our winter budget."
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almost everywhere below freezing relatively early in the late
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430 TONS of salt used last winter, An increase in salt use expected this winter. My colleagues continue prayers for less snow #chibudget
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Oct 29World Weather Hot Spot for October 30-31,2014 from accuweather.com
Junin,Argentina: Received over 5 inches of rain on Wednesday (October 29,2014)
WeatherWhys for October 30,2014 from accuweather.com
The massive Halloween storm of 1991, otherwise known as the perfect
storm, was the result of an interaction between a hurricane and an ocean
storm. As the two systems met off the East coast, a tremendous amount
of energy from Hurricane Grace transferred to the ocean storm, forming
the powerful slow-moving storm.
National Temperature and Rainfall Extremes for October 30,2014 from accuweather.com
As of 11:30PM,EDT/8:30PM,PDT
Daily U.S. Extremes
past 24 hours| Extreme | Location | |
|---|---|---|
| High | 94° | Phoenix, AZ |
| Low | 13° | Angel Fire, NM |
| Precip | 0.98" | Quillayute, WA |
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
This Date in Weather History for October 29,2014 from weatherforyou.com
Weather History
For Wednesday,October 29,2014
For Wednesday,October 29,2014
1917
- The temperature at Denver, CO, dipped to zero, and at Soda Butte, WY,
the mercury plunged to 33 degrees below zero, a U.S. record for the
month of October. (David Ludlum)
1942
- A tornado struck the town of Berryville in northwest Arkansas killing
20 persons and causing half a million dollars damage. (David Ludlum)
1956
- A violent tornado, or series of tornadoes, moved along a path more
than 100 miles in length from south of North Platte NE into Rock County
NE. It was an unusually late occurence so far north and west in the U.S.
for such a storm. (The Weather Channel)
1987
- Severe thunderstorms in Arizona produced wind gusts to 86 mph at the
Glendale Airport near Phoenix, baseball size hail and 70 mph winds at
Wickenburg, and up to an inch of rain in fifteen minutes in Yavapai
County and northwest Maricopa County. Arizona Public Service alone
reported 2.5 million dollars damage from the storms. (The National
Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1988
- Wintry weather prevailed in the Upper Midwest. South Bend, IN,
equalled their record for October with a morning low of 23 degrees.
International Falls MN reported a record low of 11 degrees in the
morning, then dipped down to 8 degrees above zero late in the evening.
(The National Weather Summary)
1989
- Thunderstorms developing along a cold front produced severe weather
in Oklahoma and north central Texas during the late afternoon and
evening hours. Thunderstorms in Oklahoma produced weak tornadoes near
Snyder and Davidson, and produced hail two inches in diameter at Altus.
Large hail damaged 60 to 80 percent of the cotton crop in Tillman County
OK. Nine cities in the northeastern U.S. reported record high
temperatures for the date as readings warmed into the 70s. For Marquette
MI it marked their fifth straight day of record warmth. Arctic cold
invaded the western U.S. Lows of 7 degrees at Alamosa CO and 9 degrees
at Elko NV were records for the date. (The National Weather Summary)
2011
- New York City received one inch of snow, the earliest they had
received that much snow since records began. It was also only the fourth
times since the Civil War snow had fallen in New York City in October.
The storm also left over three million people without power including
62% of the customers of Connecticut Light and Power.
Winter's Fiercest Weather Aims for Atlantic Canada; West to Remain Dry
October 29,2014; 10:05PM,EDT
The 2014-2015 winter season will brew a mix of conditions across Canada's vast landscape. Atlantic Canada will bear the brunt as an abundance of storms will deliver heavy snow, rain and strong winds throughout the season. From the central Prairies to Ontario, winter will not be nearly as harsh as last season, which broke or tied numerous long-standing records. Western Canada will also dodge extreme lows this winter with a mild overall season in the forecast as arctic air is diverted elsewhere.
Drier and milder conditions relative to normal will likely dominate this winter across British Columbia, especially during January and February. The winter will be rather placid in the Vancouver area with below-normal snowfall.
Meanwhile, ski country in British Columbia should get off to a solid start in terms of snowfall before a drier pattern takes hold for the middle and later part of winter.
Despite the early September snowstorm, much of southern and western Alberta, including Calgary, will receive less snowfall than usual this winter with slightly above-normal temperatures. There are also indications that this upcoming winter could be windier than average.
Across the central Prairie region, including Regina and Saskatoon, average wintertime conditions can be expected with quick shots of dry, very cold air intermixed with periods of milder weather.
Invasions of arctic air will tend to be more directed into Manitoba and northwestern Ontario this winter, especially during January and February. Despite this, the low temperatures will be less severe than the previous season.
Last year, Thunder Bay, Ontario, felt its coldest winter in 35 years.
In January and February, the colder weather will suppress the main storm track too far south and east, resulting in below-normal snowfall from Winnipeg, Manitoba through Thunder Bay and Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.
This will be a relief for many after winter 2013-2014 delivered the snowiest season in 52 years to Winnipeg.
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Much of southern and eastern Ontario, including Windsor and the greater Toronto area, will end up averaging slightly colder than normal from January to February despite a mild start to the season. The cold will not be as harsh as last winter.
Snowfall will arrive sooner, however. There will be an increased opportunity for a couple of significant snowfall events during the month of December with an active storm track nearby.
However, less snowfall than usual is forecast for January and February, as the region generally remains a little too far north and west of the primary storm track.
There will be an abundance of storms this winter from southern Quebec through much of Atlantic Canada. This pattern will result in a higher probability for major snowfall events for locations such as Montreal and Quebec City on eastward toward Moncton, New Brunswick.
Skiers and snowmobilers across eastern Canada should expect fairly typical winter conditions overall, but with the reduced threat for sustained, bitter cold, especially from the eastern Great lakes to Quebec.
Despite the stormy outlook, areas from Nova Scotia to Newfoundland, including Halifax and St. John's, will escape the worst of winter's cold thanks to a combination of increased cloud cover, prevailing winds and above-normal surface water temperatures.
Even though temperatures will be milder this winter, seasonal snowfall will still end up above average over much of the region due to the higher potential for large storms that produce heavy, wet snow.
For a more detailed forecast and additional maps, visit Brett Anderson's Canadian Weather blog.
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Nam Dinh,Vietnam: Very heavy rain;received a whopping 3.86 inches of rain early Wednesday morning (of October 29,2014)
WeatherWhys for October 29,2014 from accuweather.com
On this date two years ago, Hurricane Sandy made landfall along the
southern coast of New Jersey. Sandy was the second-costliest hurricane
in U.S. history. A total of 148 people were directly killed by the
storm.
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